541 Nodes316 stainless steel “spheres”, 60 mm diameter – Each sphere weighs about 2 pounds

905 Elements5 sizes of “rods” from 5/16” to 5/8” – A total of 958 feet, 2205 Duplex stainless steel

56 Feet Tall – Fits within a 12 foot x 12 foot space

1,800 Pounds

“CHORD”Best National Project 2017Best Regional Project 2016Specialty Contracting

A Cambridge, MA university recently awarded Antony Gormley a commission to design and install his latest sculpture, “CHORD” in the staircase of its mathematics building.

Summit Metal Fabricators (SMF) was selected by Gormley Studios to fabricate and install the sculpture for its AISC certified teams, skilled project managers and its ”clean” shop space, ensuring Gormley Studios that no impurities would get into the intricate stainless steel welds required for the work.

Utilizing specialized jigging and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) manufactured templates allowed SMF’s skilled fabrication team to precisely manufacturer and assemble every node and element within the massive 56 foot tall sculpture. All welding for this sculpture was via the Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) process.

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FABRICATION & INSTALLATION OF THE ANTONY GORMLEY SCULPTURE “CHORD”:

Summit Metal Fabricators developed a specialized system to install the sculpture within the 4-story stairwell.PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Location:Major Technology Institute, Cambridge, MA

Technology: Stainless Steel artworkfabricated and installed by AISCcertified technicians utilizing theTungsten Inert Gas (TIG) process.

Artist/ArchitectAntony Gormley, London, UK

Structural Engineer:Silmon, Boston, MA

Summit Metal Fabricators :: 144A Main Street, PO Box 1280, Plaistow, NH 03865 :: 603-328-2211 :: www.SummitMetalFab.com

For more information on Summit Metal Fabricators, email Allen Kerr at akerr@summitmetalfab.com

It took Summit Metal Fabricators only 1 month to installthe work within the mathematics building stairwell, which was protected during the construction and assembly phases by reinforced poly, keeping the staircases and the work site clean and safe for student travel between floors.

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Summit Metal Fabricators designed and fabricated this hoisting system that allowed the six sculpture sections to be assembled at ground-level and then raised into position.

It has been a pleasure in every way to deal with such a highly motivated and well balanced team at Summit and we have thoroughly enjoyed and learned from our experience with them.

I am more than grateful, I feel that we have made something extraordinary and am confident that we have got the best result possible. Antony Gormley - April, 2016

Summit Metal Fabricators :: 144A Main Street, PO Box 1280, Plaistow, NH 03865 :: 603-328-2211 :: www.SummitMetalFab.com

Enclosing the 12’ x 12’ staircase in reinforced poly, allowed students to move safely between the 4 floors.PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS