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Nuclear Plant Journal, July-August 2012
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
Following two decades of consistent growth,
NLI was acquired by AZZ incorporated, an
electrical equipment manufacturer and
supplier founded in 1956. NLI moved into
its new 200,000 square foot facility three
years ago, quadrupling its space and
enabling nearly a 50 percent increase
in staff, and a significant increase
in sales. The recent acquisition will
enable us to take another quantum
leap forward.
NLI is often described as a third-
party dedicator, and yes, NLI does do
that. At one time it was a major part
of NLI’s business. But despite being
one of the industry’s largest providers
of third-party dedication services,
this is actually a very small part of NLI’s
business today.
NLI was founded as an engineering
firm in 1991 and was soon approached
by GNB. GNB no longer wanted to deal
with nuclear industry requirements on the
batteries they supplied to roughly half the
US fleet. NLI stepped in and this began
the transition from pure engineering to the
supply of equipment. NLI still supplies GNB
batteries today.
Around the time of NLI’s 10th anniversary
the company was well established, primarily
in the area of electrical products such as
breakers and motor control centers. In 2004,
NLI became ASME III N-Stamp certified—
this was a game changer. Today NLI supplies
a near even mix of electrical and mechanical
products, plus instrumentation and control,
and HVAC. NLI’s product mix is also well
diversified between operating and new
construction, domestic and international,
and some DOE.
NLI is very well known in the nuclear
industry, but at some recent conferences
some new people have stared at our booth
and asked, “What is it that you do?” After
rattling off a long list of equipment types
a few times, we began answering, “We
supply everything except fuel.” The first
few times we said this in jest, but quickly
realized this statement was close to the
truth. Of course, NLI hasn’t yet supplied
everything
in a nuclear plant, but we have
provided many things that might surprise
even those people familiar with NLI.
NLI is very well known for switchgear,
low-voltage breakers, motor control
centers, stationary batteries and
chargers; NLI supplies more of this
equipment than any other nuclear
industry supplier. NLI is also a leading
supplier of chillers and HVAC equipment
as well as valves, actuators and a long
list of I&C equipment. But NLI has also
recently qualified and supplied an emergency
diesel generator.
The next time you need
equipment for your plant—
especially equipment that is
hard to get—give NLI a call.
You’ll find out why we’re
really your single source.
If you knew NLI well five or so years ago, you might not even recognize NLI today. We’ve
doubled in size (a couple times), quadrupled our square footage, and were recently
acquired by an electrical products manufacturer, AZZ incorporated.
NLI’s main facility in Fort Worth, Texas
Unmatched Capabilities.
Uncompromised Quality.
Unparalleled Growth.
