Machinery Moves and Rigging

Structural moving occasionally requires the use of rigging. Several reasons why rigging might be used are: the construction of the structure is extremely fragile, the location of the structure (old or new), or the nature of the move. For example, the Apollo Space Capsule had to be lowered through the roof of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois. A few of the steel truss bridges and railroad switching towers we've moved included rigging as part of the project.

Machinery requires special handling, and is moved for many reasons including factory relocation, replacement of old machinery, and plant additions. Though much of the machinery shown doesn't seem to be large, the technology inside renders them rather heavy. Shown below are some of rigging and machinery move projects.

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Historic Stone Towers

Historic Stone Towers 2

Historic Stone Towers 3

Historic Stone Towers 4

Historic Stone Towers 5

Historic Stone Towers 6

Injector Mold

Injector Mold 2

Injector Mold 3

Injector Mold 4

Injector Mold 5

Injector Mold 6

12,000 lb. Lathe

60,000 lb. press moves from old facility to new.

Shear

Apollo 8 Space Capsule

Bollard Mill

Two lathes, one mill, and one saw

Versa Lift preparing to load