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title: Cornell Forge – Raffin Construction
description: Cornell Forge – Raffin Construction
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Client Project

# Cornell Forge

## Building Addition + Press Foundation

- Design-Build
- Industrial Services
- New Building Construction
- 7,900 Square Foot
- 2,500-ton Forging Press Foundation
- Earth Retention System

![Men At Work Constructing Cornell Forge Press Foundation](https://raffinconstruction.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RaffinConstruction_July2024/Images/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-11.22.35-AM.png?width=1222&height=686&name=Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-11.22.35-AM.png "Men At Work Constructing Cornell Forge Press Foundation")

## Project Overview

Based on a relationship built over time, Cornell Forge entrusted Raffin Construction with the design-build contract to construct a 7,900 sqft building addition along with the foundation for their new National Machinery 2,500-ton Maxipres forging press. Raffin handled all aspects of the project which included design-build of the earth shoring system to install the press foundation which was multi-leveled with large steel embedments.

![Screen Shot](https://raffinconstruction.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RaffinConstruction_July2024/Images/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-11.22.57-AM.png?width=1316&height=800&name=Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-11.22.57-AM.png "Screen Shot")

![Jim Raffin Headshot](https://raffinconstruction.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RaffinConstruction_July2024/Images/Team%20Headshot%20Punchouts/JimRaffin.webp?width=600&height=600&name=JimRaffin.webp)

### Jim Raffin

Estimator, Project Manager

[tel:+17737853055](tel:+17737853055) [mailto:jimr@raffinconstruction.com](mailto:jimr@raffinconstruction.com) 

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