Norm Mason, The President, and Founder of Mason Industries, celebrated his 93rd birthday in August. As has been our tradition for many years, we all got together in the kitchen to wish Norm a very happy birthday. We thought you might enjoy a few photos from our get together. A few folks from the Mason…
The Minneapolis Mall of America is the largest shopping mall in the United States and perhaps the world. It is so large, it houses an Aquarium and a children’s Amusement Park. They just added another kid’s complex called SMAAASH. SMAAASH includes simulators, video games, and a complete go-cart track. Management was aware that the noise…
Congratulations to Scott Butler, Ralph Burgos, Jim Soulopulos, Allen Martens, and Reggie Gobin, for 25 years of exemplary service to Mason Industries. We are pleased to introduce the newest members of our 25 year club. Scott Butler is one of our engineering leaders. He is extremely proficient at seismic applications, complex problems, and isolation of…
One of the most interesting jobs in the New York area is 61 Bond Street in Brooklyn. The building itself is being constructed directly over subway lines, so the whole structure has to be isolated and the mechanical systems in the interconnected piping pose problems as well. The Structural Engineering firm handling the building isolation…
We were very happy to see our DNSB wall braces highlighted in a recent N.Y. Times piece entitled Soundproofing for New York Noise. This interesting article discusses the very challenging task of sound proofing apartments in New York City from noisy neighbors, sirens, HVAC equipment, and all of the other annoying clamor that is…
We developed our Z-1011 seismic snubber in 1971 following the San Fernando earthquake that hit in February. The Engineering community was shocked at the damage to the building systems and equipment despite the relatively low seismic forces. It was obvious that the static approach to seismic design was inadequate and we saw the need to…
Norm Mason, The President and Founder of Mason Industries Inc. celebrated his 92nd birthday this past week. Norm has managed and operated Mason Industries continuously for over 50 years and looks forward to at least another 50 years at the helm with continually improved product. August 4th, 2016
On college campuses all over the country, the end of the school year is marked not only by graduations, celebrations, and the start of the summer vacation, but also the mad dash to get major projects and equipment upgrades completed before the start of the following school year. At the end of May, we received…
Over the years we have developed an excellent working relationship with a European Construction and Engineering company that specializes in major construction projects worldwide. In addition to General Commercial projects they construct Transportation Infrastructure including High Speed Rail Bridges and Tunnels, Port Construction as well as construct and maintain Off Shore Wind Electrical Generation installations.…
We manufacture our molded EPDM, Kevlar reinforced Safeflex connectors up to 24″ diameter, but for larger piping, or the need for greater movement, unusual offsets, or special elastomers to handle caustic material, Mercer Rubber Company is there to help. Rubber expansion joints ready for shipment. Multiple arches improve allowable motion in all directions. The white…