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Mechanical Excavation

Mechanical excavation using conventional equipment—backhoes, excavators, and track-mounted machinery—remains the most efficient method for many cathodic protection installation projects where site conditions allow open-cut work. MATCOR's construction crews operate and manage mechanized excavation as part of full-scope CP installation projects.
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Mechanical excavation is typically used for anode bed installations, structure exposure, pipeline crossings, and above-ground storage tank CP system installations.

Scope typically includes:

  • Anode bed and groundbed excavation
  • Pipeline exposure and trench excavation for CP installation
  • Tank perimeter and under-tank excavation support
  • Test station and rectifier foundation excavation
  • Backfill, compaction, and site restoration

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Why MATCOR Services?

MATCOR combines engineering expertise, proprietary products, and specialized installation capabilities to deliver corrosion protection solutions from design through commissioning and beyond.

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Engineering, materials, installation, and more from the most techically capable team in the industry.

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Specialized equipment and dedicated construction crews ready to mobilize.

Engineering-Driven Approach

We don’t simply execute specs—we solve complex corrosion problems. 

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Your AC mitigation and CP systems are only as good as the teams that design, install, and manage them. From engineering review through commissioning and annual surveys, here’s how MATCOR gets it right in the field.

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