Colorado-based NobelClad, an explosion welding company, recently celebrated the expansion of its Dunbar Mine in Mt. Braddock.
The mine has served as NobelClad’s U.S. explosive cladding site for more than 50 years by supporting the controlled detonations that are absorbed and dissipated by the surrounding Loyalhanna limestone formation.
The company’s engineered clad plates are used in equipment deployed across two classes of U.S. Navy submarines, ships and aircraft carriers. Senior leadership representatives from the U.S. Navy, Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base Program, BlueForge Alliance, and the U.S. government attended the ceremony. Guests toured the expanded mine.
“We sincerely appreciate the financial and strategic support we are receiving for both phases of the project, which will strengthen NobelClad’s role as a key supplier to the Navy and help ensure the fleet’s readiness for years to come,” Chad Toth, NobelClad general manager U.S., director of global operations excellence, said.
Phase one of the expansion began in June 2024 and was completed in April. It added nearly 600 linear feet of production and transport space.
Phase two will begin this summer and will add 435 linear feet to the facility.
BlueForge Alliance is a nonprofit organization accelerating the revitalization of the defense industrial base.