MODx™ vs Containers
BETTER BUILT, LONGER LASTING, MAX FLEXIBILITY
Unlike shipping containers, all of our steel utilized in our MODx Modular™ is AMERICAN MADE STEEL.
MODx modules have twice the life-span of storage containers and allow for larger open spaces.
Every region maintains its own rules and regulations with regard to manufacturing procedures and processes. According to the Intermodal Steel Building Units Association (ISBU) “The first shipping containers were manufactured by Japan, Europe, then later Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Those countries accounted for about 90% of all shipping container production”. The ISBU acknowledges that “Now, whether you see a shipping container from China Shipping, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, OOCL, Cronos, Hyundai, Hamburg, or any other shipping company, they are all still made in China”. ISBU highlights that not all Shipping Container Manufacturers provide sufficient Quality Control (QC) methods, especially in China. Even the largest Shipping Companies complain about QC issues in some China factories, in spite of their QC supervision. However, all containers always meet CSC standards before receiving the CSC-Plate and credentials.”
| MODX™ | Container | |
|---|---|---|
| Warranty Structural: Paint: Burn Room(s): |
10 years 20 years 5 years |
5 years 3 years 1 year |
| Lifespan | 50 years (galvanizing requires no recoat) | 25 years (repaint every 3 years) |
| Installation | Bolted connections | Welded plates (repaint every 3 years) |
| Components | New pre-engineered modules purpose-built in the USA | Refurbished shipping containers built overseas with varying quality standards |
Materials
| MODX™ | Container | |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | All new raw materials sourced and constructed in the USA. Steel origin certificates available upon request. |
96% of shipping containers are manufactured in China. |
| Roof | Working surface rated for 50 lbs. per square foot per NFPA 1400. Flush transition from exterior roof to interior floor. |
Roof is not designed for a load rating per square foot — must be heavily reinforced to support 50 lbs. per square foot per NFPA 1400. Step up from exterior roof to floor surface. |
| Floors | Structural fiberglass/steel composite with galvanized underside and permanent non-skid working surface. Burn room floors are lined with insulating fire brick over the entire burn room surface. |
Typically Asian hardwood. Some will be top-coated with a non-skid coating. Burn room floors are lined with steel. |
| Paint | Factory applied oven cured Kynar® polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin paint system over new steel substrate. |
Post-painted urethane paint over previously painted surface (repaint every 3 years). |
| Doors and Window Shutters |
Heavy gauge continuous stainless steel hinge can be reconfigured with wall or window modules utilizing the same 4-bolt pattern. |
Welded in place steel butt hinges. |
| Railings | Galvanized OSHA compliant structural posts (3/16") and 1 1/2" x 1 1 /2" railing. | All 11-gauge, 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" square tube (repaint every 3 years). |
Designed by Firefighters and Engineers Specifically for Fire Training
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Intermodal Steel Building Units Association. (2020). ISBU Shipping Container Industry; Shipping
Container Manufacturing and Distribution. Retrieved from http://www.isbu-association.org/shipping-containers-industry.htm
One Purpose, One Passion
Our training towers are designed by firefighters and engineers specifically for fire training.
No other company in the world has built as many metal training towers as WHP. We’re not just a supplier of fire training towers. We’re fire training experts. Designing, fabricating, and installing a better solution for your training grounds is what we do.