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In terms of floor space, the line runs roughly three football fields in length. "However, the actual web path is close to a mile, or 5,200 feet, in length," Davis notes. Even given those dimensions, the company's target is to have P7 operate with a crew size similar to the seven or eight associates that typically man P5. The latter plate line is to continue operating, producing conventional and LHPI (thermal positive) plates.