ARMSTRONG, Iowa, May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Art's Way
Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: ARTW) announces that Art's-Way
Scientific was awarded a 2015 Award of Distinction by
the Modular Building Institute (MBI), at the annual MBI World
of Modular Conference in Las
Vegas, NV. The award winning modular transgenic swine
facility was designed, manufactured and installed for Iowa State University's Zumwalt Station Farm in Ames, IA.
With competition in over 30 categories, MBI's contest is the
commercial modular industry's premier awards program for MBI
members, which include building manufacturers, dealers, and product
and service providers.
"This project is an excellent example
of the capability of our team," said Dan Palmer, President of Art's Way Scientific.
"This project combines the features of our laboratory animal
research experience and our longstanding history of agricultural
swine production buildings into a complex for transgenic animals.
This building is one of a kind. We are pleased that it has
been chosen for this prestigious award."
Contest entries are relocatable, permanent, and renovated
modular buildings as well as industry marketing pieces. The
Art's Way Scientific was awarded an honorable mention in the
Permanent Special Application category.
Each entry is reviewed by an impartial panel of industry and
non-industry construction and code experts, architects and
engineers, and marketing professionals. Building entries are judged
on architectural excellence, technical innovation &
sustainability, and cost effectiveness, including energy
efficiency, and calendar days to complete. The biomedical facility
excelled in all three criteria.
Architectural Excellence
Art's Way Scientific was
chosen to design, manufacture and install a 2904 SF transgenic
swine facility to support studies of Genetic Modification of
Domestic Animals for Agricultural and Biomedical
Applications. This standalone facility incorporates
biosafety features to protect a closed herd of special swine used
in research. Comprised of two 16' 6" x 88' modules it
includes a double shower through entry, changing rooms, laundry,
restroom, storage, preheat, biohazard filter area and 2178 SF of
animal housing space. Cast iron slatted hog flooring
supported over a sealed pit with scraper system allows sanitary
waste management and removal. Structural insulated panels
provide a sealed envelope, with sound attenuation properties,
finished with steel siding to match existing campus structures.
The interior surfaces are finished with an anti-bacterial,
seamless, fiberglass reinforced epoxy coating system.
Insulated doors and windows are used to monitor animal
activity and the environment.
Technical Innovation & Sustainability
Following
the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in
Research and Teaching, 3rd edition, flexible
stainless steel pens were used to provide a social animal
environment for individual, paired or group housed animals.
Special emphasis was given to the ventilation system, which
includes MERV 8 supply filters, cascading positive pressure air
flows and differential pressure from room to room, all with the
purpose of creating an environment to maximize animal health and
welfare. Room heat is supplied by thermostatically control
heaters, tied to a multi-stage agricultural control system.
Digital temp and RH sensors monitor temperature, humidity and
air flow. Water resistant electrical components including PVC
conduit, NEMA 3 panels, and wet environment fixtures are used.
Animal drinking water is supplied by ¾" PEX through pressure
reducing and medication stations to animal water cups.
Surface mounted power and water systems allow flexibility if
the research requirements change.
Cost Effectiveness
By utilizing the modular solution
for agricultural animal research programs, the client recognized a
50% time savings compared to traditional construction. Having
research ready animals close at hand allows the University to avoid
acquiring animals from other sources, and the associated
transportation costs, plus allows the local veterinarian to monitor
the health status of the animals throughout their entire
life. As compared to a site built facility, the University
gained this space for approximately half the cost of traditional
ABSL2 site built facilities. Factory construction and testing
of critical environmental systems reduce startup labor and provides
the owner with a "research ready" facility. The building
design eliminated the need for bedding purchase, handling and
disposal. Foundation and infrastructure costs of $25,000 are 60-70% less than that of a site built
structure.
About MBI
The Modular Building Institute is the
international nonprofit trade association that has served the
modular construction industry for more than 30 years. Members
are suppliers, manufacturers and contractors involved in all
aspects of modular projects — from complex multistory solutions to
temporary accommodations. As the voice of commercial modular
construction, MBI expands the use of offsite construction through
innovative construction practices, outreach, education to the
construction community and customers, and recognition of
high-quality modular designs and facilities. For more
information on modular construction,
visit www.modular.org.
About Art's Way Scientific
Based in Monona, IA, Art's Way Scientific provides
turnkey, modular buildings for science by universities and research
entities as well as buildings for calf care and all stages of
hog production. Manufactured with a rapid cycle time, the
modular buildings are easy to relocate, offer complete
climate-controlled comfort and are easy to clean and sanitize.
Art's Way Scientific is a wholly owned subsidiary of Art's
Way Manufacturing, a long standing leading manufacturer and
marketer of specialized agricultural equipment headquartered in
Armstrong, IA. For more
information, visit our website at
www.buildingsforscience.com.
About Art's Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Art's Way
manufactures and distributes farm machinery niche products
including animal feed processing equipment, sugar beet defoliators
and harvesters, land maintenance equipment, crop shredding
equipment, round hay balers, plows, hay and forage equipment,
manure spreaders, reels for combines and swathers, and top and
bottom drive augers, as well as pressurized tanks and vessels,
modular animal confinement buildings and laboratories and specialty
tools and inserts. After-market service parts are also an important
part of the Company's business. The Company has four reporting
segments: agricultural products; pressurized tanks and vessels;
modular buildings; and tools.
For more information, including an archived
version of the conference call, contact:
Carrie Majeski, Chief Executive
Officer
712-864-3131
investorrelations@artsway-mfg.com
Or visit the Company's website at
www.artsway-mfg.com/
Cautionary Statements
This news release includes "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements made in this
release that are not strictly statements of historical facts,
including: (i) our expectations regarding the strength of the
agricultural and livestock markets; (ii) our expectations regarding
future results, product offerings and markets; and (iii) the
benefits of our growth strategy and business model, are
forward-looking statements. Statements of anticipated future
results are based on current expectations and are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:
obstacles related to the integration of our acquired companies;
economic conditions that affect demand for our products; the
ability of our suppliers to meet our demands for raw materials and
component parts; our ability to predict and meet the demands of
each market in which our segments operate; our ability to predict
and respond to any seasonal fluctuations in demand;
unexpected delays in product launches; the cost of raw materials;
and other factors detailed from time to time in our Securities and
Exchange Commission filings. Actual results may differ markedly
from management's expectations. The Company cautions readers not to
place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking
statements. We do not intend to update forward-looking
statements other than as required by law.
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