May 2, 20241 yr Updated renderings of the first two fabs at Intel's Ohio One facility (Released May 1st) https://www.nbc4i.com/intel-in-ohio/differences-appear-in-intels-latest-renderings-of-its-ohio-one-plant-in-new-albany/
May 12, 20241 yr Got a few quick ones from Intel while we were in the NAIBP yesterday Work continues on a new water tower adjacent to the site
May 12, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, CbusOrBust said: Got a few quick ones from Intel while we were in the NAIBP yesterday Work continues on a new water tower adjacent to the site Did you notice where they are parking all of the oversize loads? Edited May 12, 20241 yr by John7165
May 12, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, John7165 said: Did you notice where they are parking all of the oversize loads? No - I didn't see them but I only had a few extra minutes while I was there so I was kind of hurrying
May 15, 20241 yr The sixth superload (10th overall) headed to Intel will be on area roadways this weekend. No movement is scheduled for Saturday because of the Komen Race for the Cure. LOAD 10 TO NEW ALBANY Cargo: Tank — LOX Height: 19’2” Width: 16’3” Length: 197’ Weight: 436,410 pounds • Thursday, May 16: Load 10 moves from the dock to Ross County Fairgrounds • Friday, May 17: Load 10 travels from Ross County Fairgrounds to Rickenbacker • Saturday, May 18: Load 10 remains at Rickenbacker because of the Komen Race for the Cure • Sunday, May 19: Load 10 travels from Rickenbacker to New Albany for delivery https://siliconheartland.newalbanyohio.org/2024/04/10/upcoming-superload-deliveries/
May 15, 20241 yr Intel’s Ohio site will become 'AI systems hub for America,’ CEO Pat Gelsinger tells Columbus audience "Intel Corp. CEO Pat Gelsinger predicted the company’s Ohio complex would become “the AI systems hub for America” during an appearance in Columbus on Tuesday, with the “gravitational pull” of the fabs leading to expansions by suppliers. Gelsinger got a first-hand look at the company’s developing Ohio One campus in New Albany before attending the Ohio Business Roundtable’s annual Ohio CEO Summit. Gelsinger said he was pleased with progress on the $28 billion project, but made the first of several pleas for Ohio to step up its workforce development efforts. As the plants get closer to reality, he said, that will lead to follow-on development from the entire spectrum of suppliers to the industry. “The Chips Act was really about the fabs. That's sort of the heart,” he said. “If you get the fabs moved, it's sort of a gravitational pull for everything else. … It's a magnet for so many other industries and opportunities to rise up around it.” Gelsinger also discussed the impact of artificial intelligence on the semiconductor industry, with Gelsinger predicting the technology will be “as transformative as the Internet.” “It will change everything,” he said. “... And it’s going to need a whole lot of chips.” Those advanced chips, Gelsinger said, will come out of Ohio. “I want our Columbus site here, Ohio One, to be the AI systems fab for the nation,” he said. "There's just so much opportunity for these AI systems," he said. "It's going to drive the most leading-edge chips, just like we’re going to make here.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2024/05/15/intel-ohio-ai-ceo-technology-systems-fab.html Edited May 15, 20241 yr by Luvcbus
May 17, 20241 yr Aiming to lead the way on AI Intel CEO discusses big plans for Ohio facilities "Intel’s $28billion project in Central Ohio will one day produce the semiconductors that will be the driving force behind artificial intelligence. Gelsinger said the AI push is going to be as transformative to personal computers, cellphones and other devices as the introduction of the internet was 30 years ago. “It’s going be a stunning period,” Gelsinger said. “I think we’re in a super cycle of technology innovation largely driven by AI and chips for the next 20 years.” While in Columbus, Gelsinger said he visited the construction site that has grown to now have about 1,700 construction workers. He said he expects that number to ramp up through the year and that the company needs more workers to keep the project on track. Intel will need construction workers for years to come, Gelsinger said, repeating previous comments that Intel intends to add more factories at the site in the future and that the site could ultimately become a $100 billion investment for the Silicon Valley company. “I expect construction workers who come here to finish their career here,” he said. “When we finish the first two modules, we want to start the third, then the fourth and then the fifth. We just want to continue to build out the location over time.” https://www.dispatch.com/
May 28, 20241 yr Another superload will be on area roadways this weekend: LOAD 11 TO NEW ALBANY Cargo: Tank — LOX Height: 19’11” Width: 17’6” Length: 197’ Weight: 435,420 pounds • Thursday, May 30: Load 11 moves from the dock to Ross County Fairgrounds • Friday, May 31: Load 11 travels from Ross County Fairgrounds to Rickenbacker • Saturday, June 1: Load 11 travels from Rickenbacker to New Albany for delivery https://siliconheartland.newalbanyohio.org/2024/04/10/upcoming-superload-deliveries/
June 5, 20241 yr Push by federal government to recruit more women construction workers at Intel site "U.S. Department of Commerce officials gathered in Columbus on Tuesday with leaders from Intel, unions and the construction industry as part of a push to boost the number of women in the region's booming construction business. The newly launched CHIPS Women in Construction Framework comes as work ramps up on Intel's $28-billion project in New Albany that has about 1,800 workers onsite now with another 1,000 coming on board by the end of the year, according to a union official. The Biden administration estimates that the CHIPS Act and the effort to provide high-speed internet access to every American will create 200,000 construction jobs, and says that there aren't enough tradespeople to meet the demand. Women currently make up less than 10% of the construction trades." Full story found here: https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/manufacturing/2024/06/05/intel-site-commerce-department-leaders-host-chips-meeting-in-columbus-push-for-more-women/73977736007/ Edited June 5, 20241 yr by Luvcbus
June 5, 20241 yr I don't inherently have an issue with initiatives like these on principle, but implementation is a whole other beast. Women working in trades as a whole requires far more than the usual lip service, and those efforts probably need to start when they're at high school or college age.
June 5, 20241 yr If colleges would just allow people to have the traditional 4-year college experience with the full general ed program while learning a trade the trades wouldn't have so many problems attracting people. People don't want to have to marry someone from high school at 19 because they will never be around another member of the opposite sex ever again. Edited June 5, 20241 yr by GCrites
June 6, 20241 yr 14 hours ago, Luvcbus said: Push by federal government to recruit more women construction workers at Intel site "U.S. Department of Commerce officials gathered in Columbus on Tuesday with leaders from Intel, unions and the construction industry as part of a push to boost the number of women in the region's booming construction business. The newly launched CHIPS Women in Construction Framework comes as work ramps up on Intel's $28-billion project in New Albany that has about 1,800 workers onsite now with another 1,000 coming on board by the end of the year, according to a union official. The Biden administration estimates that the CHIPS Act and the effort to provide high-speed internet access to every American will create 200,000 construction jobs, and says that there aren't enough tradespeople to meet the demand. Women currently make up less than 10% of the construction trades." Full story found here: https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/manufacturing/2024/06/05/intel-site-commerce-department-leaders-host-chips-meeting-in-columbus-push-for-more-women/73977736007/ Thanks for the link. I wonder why someone posted the laughing emoji as a response. Nothing funny about this article.
June 10, 20241 yr First of four extra-large "super loads" to move to central Ohio "The twelfth of nearly two dozen “super loads,” and first of four loads that exceed 900,000 pounds, will depart the dock site in Adams County on Sunday, June 16. The convoy will head to New Albany to deliver the load to the site of the new Intel plant in Licking County. This load, an air processor known as a cold box used in the silicon chip manufacturing process, measures approximately 23’ tall, 20’ wide, 280’ long, and weighs 916,000 pounds. These extra-large loads will have significant traffic impacts as they move. Unlike the previous loads, these will take more than a week to deliver and will travel much slower. Motorists are strongly encouraged to plan ahead and avoid the route while the load is moving. Due to the size of the loads and slow speed of the convoy, moves will begin earlier than previous trips to ensure each move can be completed during daylight hours." https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OHDOT/bulletins/39dd3e2
June 10, 20241 yr A little more about the next few mega loads... LOAD 12 TO NEW ALBANY – MEGA LOAD 1 The first of the four mega loads is scheduled to begin moving Sunday, June 16. These extra-large loads will have significant traffic impacts as they move. Unlike the previous loads, these will take more than a week to deliver and will travel much slower, with an average speed of 2-3 mph and a maximum speed of approximately 10 mph. Motorists are strongly encouraged to plan ahead and avoid the route while the load is moving. Cargo: Recti Box (Cold Box) Height: 22’ 9″ Width: 19’ 9″ Length: 278’ 2″ Weight: 915,546 pounds https://siliconheartland.newalbanyohio.org/2024/04/10/upcoming-superload-deliveries/ Edited June 10, 20241 yr by Luvcbus
June 14, 2024Jun 14 A little more from the Dispatch... Intel's first 'extra-large' super load is coming to central Ohio. Expect 'significant' traffic A convoy carrying a "super load" that's roughly the length of a football field and weighs as much as 76 elephants will start moving toward central Ohio on Sunday. The Ohio Department of Transportation is moving an air processor known as a "cold box" from Manchester, Ohio to the site of the future Intel plant in New Albany over the course of next week, with stops in West Portsmouth, Lucasville, Waverly, Chillicothe, Rickenbacker, Groveport, Pickerington and Pataskala. The cold box is 23 feet tall, 20 feet wide, 280 feet long and weighs 916,000 pounds. It's the first of four "extra-large" super loads to head to the plant, and the twelfth of nearly two dozen super loads to hit Ohio's roadways. Its nine-day journey will come to an end on June 23. ODOT also anticipates large crowds will gather to watch the load, increasing traffic delays. The load will have "significant" traffic impacts, and ODOT encourages drivers to plan ahead to avoid the load's route when it's moving. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2024/06/11/intel-super-load-to-move-through-central-ohio-starting-sunday/74057074007/
June 21, 2024Jun 21 Up to roughly fifteen cranes now at Intel *I was able to get a look at numerous infrastructure projects around the site today as well. It'll take me a couple hours to go through them all, so I'll try to post some of them tomorrow
June 21, 2024Jun 21 Had an extra hour in New Albany yesterday evening so I tried to get a few looks at some of the infrastructure projects taking place around the Intel site... Mink St which forms the eastern border is roughly 75% finished. Landscaping work is underway on parts of the median and work has started on the multi-use paths Intel has also started landscaping the mounds that were built along Mink Green Chapel Rd forms the northern border of the site. The roadway rebuild and roundabouts are complete. Streetlights are up and work is underway on pedestrian upgrades. Clover Valley Rd forms the western border of the site. The roadway itself is complete, streetlights are up and work has started on pedestrian upgrades. Work continues on the new water tower across the street. Intersection upgrades at Green Chapel Rd and Clover Valley Rd (northwest corner of the site) New intersection at Clover Valley Rd and Harrison Rd (southwest corner of the site)
June 21, 2024Jun 21 The next superload has made it to Rickenbacker. This one, a Cold Box, leaves for Intel early tomorrow morning
June 27, 2024Jun 27 Drone shot in today's Dispatch showing the latest superload as it worked its way to Intel. This load arrived at Intel on Tuesday
June 28, 2024Jun 28 Just over half of the superloads headed to Central Ohio have been delivered... "The thirteenth of nearly two dozen “super loads,” and second of four loads that exceed 900,000 pounds, will depart the dock site in Adams County on Monday, July 8. The convoy will head to New Albany to deliver the load to the site of the new Intel plant in Licking County. This load, an air processor known as a cold box used in the silicon chip manufacturing process, measures approximately 23’ tall, 20’ wide, 280’ long, and weighs 916,000 pounds. The move is scheduled to take more than a week. It will make stops in West Portsmouth, Lucasville, Chillicothe, Rickenbacker, Pickerington, and Pataskala, before being delivered on Tuesday, July 16." Complete route details can be found at transportation.ohio.gov/superload https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OHDOT/bulletins/3a564a8
June 29, 2024Jun 29 Found some photos of the last superload as it moved through Licking County toward the Ohio One Campus, showing utility workers adjusting traffic lights along the route https://www.newarkadvocate.com/picture-gallery/news/local/pataskala/2024/06/26/photos-intel-super-load-drives-through-licking-county/74198656007/
July 10, 2024Jul 10 The largest four of the superloads, the ones that weigh over 915,000 pounds each, are currently being delivered to Intel. (The second of four is on its way to central Ohio now) I found an article with some more details about these specific loads... They are circled in red in this pic: "The equipment will be used for air separator units to separate naturally occurring nitrogen from the air and store it for use in the semiconductor manufacturing process, according to Intel. The units won’t be immediately installed, but will eventually be located behind the front office buildings on the 1,000-acre Intel campus." The full article, that includes a video of them arriving at the port in Adams County, can be found here: https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/intel-ohio-semiconductor-campus-construction-update-super-load/719141/
July 10, 2024Jul 10 Sorry if I missed it, but where are these huge pieces of the project being manufactured? Incredible how they move em along like its nothing.
July 11, 2024Jul 11 An article in today's Dispatch about the latest superload had a little update on where construction currently stands tucked into the bottom of the article: What's the status of Intel construction? "Intel in January wouldn't give a precise date for when construction will be finished but says such projects can take as long as five years to complete from the time it breaks ground, which was in September 2022. "The building is starting to take shape," Tenney said. The foundation for the first floor is being poured and after so much attention on the underground utilities, the building is starting to emerge, she said. There are 1,500 construction workers from 75 of Ohio's 88 counties on the site as work continues to ramp up." https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/transportation/2024/07/11/intel-super-load-carries-cold-box-from-waverly-to-new-albany/74328047007/
July 16, 2024Jul 16 Intel Makes Progress On Its $28B Ohio Facilities Intel invests $28B in Ohio for 2 new factories, boosting local economy and technology sector. Project to create thousands of jobs, support education, and focus on sustainability. Significant progress made in site preparation and construction. Targeting 100% renewable energy by 2030. "To date, more than four million cu. yds. of earth has been moved — the equivalent of 248,000 dump truck loads. Crews have also installed 10 mi. of underground utilities and 32 mi. of conduit. Officials noted that sustainability plays a key role during construction. Intel has committed to reaching 100 percent renewable electricity, net positive water and zero waste to landfill by 2030." https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/intel-makes-progress-on-its-28b-ohio-facilities/65309
July 17, 2024Jul 17 On 7/10/2024 at 10:37 AM, TheCOV said: Sorry if I missed it, but where are these huge pieces of the project being manufactured? Incredible how they move em along like its nothing. I read somewhere that at least some of them are coming from the Netherlands
July 17, 2024Jul 17 1 hour ago, CbusOrBust said: I read somewhere that at least some of them are coming from the Netherlands Got caught behind one this afternoon.
July 17, 2024Jul 17 On 3/24/2024 at 9:56 PM, Luvcbus said: Looks like it might be the Liebherr LR 13000 instead of Big Carl... "The two new fabs, which Evers called a twin-pack fab, will be essentially copied in Ohio with two key differences: more fabs and a better layout. ...one of the largest mobile land cranes in the world is on the job in Ocotillo, the Liebherr LR 13000. It lifts roof trusses that were assembled on the ground into the air several stories high, and will be on its way to build the new Ohio campus." https://www.aztechcouncil.org/intels-biggest-fab-is-coming-to-ohio-and-arizona-is-the-blueprint/ https://www.liebherr.com/en/usa/products/mobile-and-crawler-cranes/crawler-cranes/lr-crawler-cranes/lr-13000.html This is currently on its way to the site.
July 18, 2024Jul 18 18 hours ago, wpcc88 said: This is currently on its way to the site. Not looking forward to my son seeing this, and realizing you can buy a Lego version of it (for $699!).
July 20, 2024Jul 20 Recent drone video showing progress at Intel is up to the interior walls for the 'clean subfab level' Drone video from July 12, 2024
July 26, 2024Jul 26 Intel's newsletter released today has a couple small updates... More Cranes are Coming "The skyline will soon change with the addition of two new cranes on Intel’s Ohio One campus. These crawler cranes will be tall and yellow. We’ve affectionally nicknamed them, “Big Birds” because they are tall and bright! Later in the construction process, we will add another tall crane. While it will be about the same height as the other two tall cranes, this powerful crane will have the capacity to lift more weight. This crane will be named by the kids in the community through Intel’s “name-the-crane” program." Celebrating our Superload Deliveries "We celebrated the deliveries of two of the four ASU cold boxes. Each cold box, topping the scales at over 900,000 pounds and measuring about the size of a football field, made their way by barge on the Ohio River and were loaded onto trucks from a port in Adams County and then traveled to Intel’s Ohio One campus. The third cold box is expected to arrive to the Intel campus during the last week of July and the fourth and final delivery should arrive mid-August."
July 26, 2024Jul 26 I stumbled across this YouTube channel. and his last video upload shows the cold boxes and other super loads parked on site as well as that huge yellow crane being assembled. I hope he keeps up the drone flights because they show just how massive this project is.
July 29, 2024Jul 29 On 5/12/2024 at 4:23 PM, John7165 said: Did you notice where they are parking all of the oversize loads? They're in the laydown yard. About 1:15 into this video:
July 29, 2024Jul 29 On 7/17/2024 at 4:15 PM, wpcc88 said: This is currently on its way to the site. There are currently two Liebherr LR 11350 cranes on site at Intel Ohio One. The latest videos on my YouTube channel have something for the cranespotters. Hope you like them! https://www.youtube.com/@lukateake
July 29, 2024Jul 29 On 7/26/2024 at 9:16 AM, John7165 said: I stumbled across this YouTube channel. and his last video upload shows the cold boxes and other super loads parked on site as well as that huge yellow crane being assembled. I hope he keeps up the drone flights because they show just how massive this project is. Thank you for the referral, John7165! I just found -- and joined! -- this UrbanOhio site because of the traffic it's sending to YouTube. I'm current backreading this 24-page epic thread and learning new things. Thank you to the UO community! Yes, I hope to keep flying out at Intel Ohio One. Please subscribe to the channel! https://www.youtube.com/@lukateake
July 30, 2024Jul 30 On 7/20/2024 at 9:24 AM, Luvcbus said: Recent drone video showing progress at Intel is up to the interior walls for the 'clean subfab level' Drone video from July 12, 2024 Thank you, Luvcbus! I'll keep flying over Intel Ohio One. Please keep watching!
July 30, 2024Jul 30 Author 1 hour ago, Lukateake said: Thank you for the referral, John7165! I just found -- and joined! -- this UrbanOhio site because of the traffic it's sending to YouTube. I'm current backreading this 24-page epic thread and learning new things. Thank you to the UO community! Yes, I hope to keep flying out at Intel Ohio One. Please subscribe to the channel! https://www.youtube.com/@lukateake Incredible video! I never appreciated the sheer scale of the project until I saw this video. And welcome to the site! Keep bringing content like this and you’ll be popular around these parts.
July 30, 2024Jul 30 13 hours ago, Lukateake said: Drone footage of recent construction progress at Intel Ohio One: Sweet! Is this the video someone screen grabbed a still from where you could see downtown Columbus in the background? Was a pretty cool shot. I think it was posted on Reddit.
July 31, 2024Jul 31 Last of four extra-large super loads to move to central Ohio "The fifteenth of nearly two dozen “super loads,” and last of four extra large loads that exceed 900,000 pounds, will depart the dock site in Adams County on Wednesday, August 7. The convoy will head to New Albany to deliver the load to the site of the new Intel plant in Licking County. Like the last three loads, this is an air processor known as a cold box used in the silicon chip manufacturing process, measures approximately 23’ tall, 20’ wide, 280’ long, and weighs 916,000 pounds. The move is scheduled to take more than a week. It will make stops in West Portsmouth, Lucasville, Chillicothe, Rickenbacker, Pickerington, and Pataskala, before being delivered on Tuesday, August 13." https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OHDOT/bulletins/3abcc3b Edited July 31, 2024Jul 31 by Luvcbus
August 1, 2024Aug 1 Couldn't get it to embed, but here's another video from Intel in today's Dispatch: (From Tuesday) https://uw-media.dispatch.com/embed/video/74639502007?placement=snow-embed Edited August 1, 2024Aug 1 by Luvcbus
August 1, 2024Aug 1 Those superloads have been interesting to watch. I've been able to catch them as they snake through US Route 52 and 23, and the amount of coordination between many different agencies and companies has been nothing short of amazing. Power and communication lines have to be raised; traffic lights dismantled or moved; streets closed; clearances checked; etc.
August 4, 2024Aug 4 New Intel, AEP Ohio deal reveals how massive the power demand is for chip maker "AEP Ohio and Intel are asking state regulators to sign off on an agreement they've reached in which AEP will provide a load of electricity to Intel's 1,000-acre site in Licking County that is so vast it could run up to 450,000 homes. AEP Ohio will provide 500 megawatts of electricity to the site where Intel is spending $28 billion to build two factories, according to the agreement that the two companies filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The electricity will run the two factories and other operations around the plant. The filing said Intel's project comes with unique energy demands in terms of the size of the load coupled with the need for quality power to operate technical and sensitive semiconductor manufacturing equipment. AEP Ohio plans to build a new station called the Green Chapel Station that will serve the Intel area and will connect to AEP Ohio's existing transmission network. AEP Ohio said it will build two new transmission lines with a design that allows more power to be delivered." https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/energy-resource/2024/08/04/intel-aep-ohio-ask-state-to-sign-off-on-agreement-to-power-intel-site/74605232007/
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