Chris Smith, President of Intellegration, LLC, with the IntelleTool
Intellegration, LLC, was established in 2003 by Chris Smith to provide a variety of comprehensive engineering and design services specializing in tools and equipment design along with overall systems integration. Engineering and conceptual design services are provided for both new processes as well as retrofitting and enhancing existing equipment. A strong emphasis is placed on client's need to improve efficiency and provide a short return on investment. Equipment fabrication and installation is also available.
Our products include long-reach tools for use in radioactive or hazardous environments with many optional features including scoop-style end-effectors and telescoping poles. We also provide custom-designed Cohu camera cables used by DOE.
Our services have ranged from engineering, design & analysis to fabrication, installation & maintenance. They have demonstrated high precision necessary in the design and building of the cancer seed hot welder, as well as the cost effective design-for-fabrication airplane wing transport trolley.
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on December 20, 2011
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Check out this video from KNDU (NBC, Tri-Cities) featuring Chris Smith and the long-reach tools that he took to Japan to help clean up the radioactive waste after the nuclear disaster this past year.
RICHLAND, Wash. –
A Richland company is developing potentially life-saving tools for people who work with radioactive materials at places like Hanford.
Intellegration builds several different tools that help people stay safe while working in a radioactive environment. It’s extremely important for these workers to limit their exposure to radioactive materials, and Intellegeration’s products help them do that.
The tools have long arms and claws and the workers never have to touch the materials directly. With these tools, some are able to cut their exposure to just eleven percent.
“These tools let you grab, keep your distance and manipulate the object that your dealing with, thus reducing your exposure,” said Smith.
Smith has been developing these tools for the past 5 years, and does a lot of his business with Hanford and other DOE sites..
However, just recently Smith was able to take his tools across the world to help with the radioactive waste leak in Japan.
