Project images from the many rigging and machinery moving projects we have worked on and are currently working on.
Rigging contents of a container into the 4th floor of a building through a window penetration.
Relocating modular buildings for PA Turnpike Commission. Included loading, transport, unloading and placing in new location.
Unloading 660 ton capacity press brake frame with a pair of Versa-Lift 40/60’s.
Machining center packaged for export including ISPM export stamp, shrink wrap, desiccants, shock monitors, etc.
Removing 119,000 lb. clamp section of a 1,100 ton Injection Molder using 80,000 lb. Versa-Lift™ and a pair of 75 ton gantry posts on track
A&A designed 35,000 lb. capacity adjustable work platform used to insert and extract equipment through upper floor penetrations. An example of using engineered controls to accomplish work safely and efficiently.
Cutting stainless shell support to remove jacketed vessel from a pharmaceutical plant
Removing 156,000 lb., 18’ diameter x 25’ long Yankee Dryer from tissue mill in Lincoln, ME for reinstallation in Canada. Dryer was wrapped in felt and then clad for protection prior to removal.
Internal bracing and support of refractory in burner units for removal and transport.
170,000 square-foot of warehousing and storage with 7 overhead cranes with lift capacity ranging from 10 ton to 70 ton.
Moving a electrical transformer with a Versa-Lift 40/60.
It’s ‘wash day’. Some of our rolling stock lined up for routine washing and cleaning.
Using 300 ton hydraulic gantry to assemble 550,000 lb. tilting aluminum melt furnace.
Using two (2) Versa-Lift™ 60/80 with remote operators to off-load 58,000 lb. distillation column modules from trucks. Operating Versa-Lift™ remotely enables accurate monitoring of load hoisting and clearances.
Removing one of seven (7), 40’ long 42,000# bakery oven sections from upper floor of bakery using two cranes
Steam Generation module rigged into Pharmaceutical plant through a roof opening shorter than the base dimension. Unit was tilted to fit through opening and leveled with the attached hoists once under roof plane.
Removing the tanks from the building through a rear wall penetration with no access road.
Lowering printing press units through floor opening with limited clearances using anchored beam and manual chain hoists. Press units tilted to fit through opening shorter than press unit length
Installing lab-scale wind tunnel equipment into 2nd floor of area technical college
170,000 lb. transformer being loaded from ground to railcar using jacks, slider and unified hydraulic system. Scope included railcar tie-downs and later unloading from railcar to ground at destination site
Printing press line in the staging process of being crated and packaged for international shipment. We built custom skids for each unit, secured units to the skids, double plastic wrapped, and loaded in a container.
Installing kiosk inside retail marina. Note the tire socks placed over the lift truck tires to prevent tires marring marina floor
Metals USA
Lumber inventory for crating, packaging and skidding including ISPM 15 heat-treated and fumigate lumber for export packaging
Installing 60’ long, 50,000 lb. flotation cell in recycled paper pulp mill. Note the rigging needed to equalize the load on this multi-point lift so that it could be tilted to fit through a roof opening shorter than flotation cell length
Engineered and fabricated lifting lug for removing refinery column. Scope of work included lug design, engineered lift plan and ultrasonic testing of column head and flange for structural competence
From the early years. Relocating an historic Constellation aircraft used as a restaurant for many years. We dismantled and transported to Dover Air Force Base where it was restored for their aircraft museum
Lowering 14,500 lb. low-headroom lift truck into basement area using a Versa-Lift™ Model 25/35 with boom hoist attachment. Note the Versa-Lift™ is on a cribbed and plated platform level with the floor, enabling the lift to access the opening.
One of six (6) columns removed from refinery; the largest at 208’ tall. Four (4) columns were removed and staged for reuse while two (2) were dismantled for salvage
Crane-loading 200,000 lb. autoclave onto truck. Project required unloading of 170,000 lb. autoclave shell and bringing into building for final assembly and additional components, after which we removed and loaded the now 200,000 lb. unit as shown
Removing vessels from pharmaceutical plant through a tight clearance doorway
40,000 lb. Injection blow molding machine unloaded with crane and Versa-Lifts, dollied through plant and placed in location
5,500 lb. Machining center uncrated, unloaded, and place in location
Rigging removing of a 350,000 lb. GE LM2500 gas turbine generator (GTG) using hydraulic sliders.
Rigging removing of a 350,000 lb. GE LM2500 gas turbine generator (GTG) using hydraulic sliders. Notice the small clearance between the unit and the building.
1,500,000 lbs of 5" steel plate being taken a part from a Schuler Press.
Remove, load, and deliver a 44,000 lb. piece for in Levittown, PA.
Tandem pick of a Heim stamping press with two (2) Versa-Lift forklifts.
Assisting in the rigging and assembly of a Haver Roto-Packer.
Disassembling the 150T Manipulator at heavy industrial forging operation.
4 1/2 MW solar generator removal. The generating portion of the unit weighed 25,000 lbs. The unit was in confined spaces in the basement of a local college, which offered up some challenges.
Providing some high-value hauling for a local University. Our crew relocating an 18ft. long, 11ft. high vessel from the physics lab. Declared value of the vessel was $5M.
Two sets of gantry posts placing the G5 steam turbine condenser in storage prior to the system being sold at an auction.
Rainy and muddy conditions couldn't stop our crews placing in location a 60,000 lb. mobile MRI trailer. Our BPI rough terrain forklift was used to place the MRI trailer on concrete pads.
Removal process of 14 reactors from a nutritional product plant during a demolition project.
The "King" is leaving the building. Removing and hauling a 110,000 lb. King Turret press and installing in its new location.
Our crew removing a G5 generator system from its location for relocation at a power plant using slider and unified hydraulic system.
Gantry posts set in place to remove and stage a few gas compressor cylinders from a 8V-250 engine frame they were attached to.
Using Versa-Lift™ 40/60 to unload Haas VF-10 large machining center for turnkey installation. Scope included foundations, electrical and mechanical.
18,000 lb. Generator Install
Chiller Install at Merck
Emergency Breakdown 850,000 lb. gear box break down
Relocation of an altar and baldacchino structure within a historic church
Install of New Grizzly Conveyor
Precast architectural elements at the stunning Piazza development for Post Brothers in Philadelphia
SC&RA Rigging Job of The Year 2021 Relocation of a historic 7,000-ton capacity bending press from a former Bethlehem Steel property
Turnkey Plant Relocation and Millwrighting Disassembly of two industrial shredders and accessory components
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