Die Cast Construction

Accuwright’s Alabama rigging group caught some good pictures of this die cast construction project while underway. This particular die caster had multiple pieces over 100,000lbs. Though a crane would have been able to handle the loads outside there was not enough overhead space inside the building. The solution for us was simple. Our hydraulic gantries are designed for just this type of machine installation. Every site has its challenges. Having access to the right equipment is critical. On this project we provided;

• 200 ton gantries
• (two) 40/60 versalifts
• 8000lbs reach lift
• 6000lbs forklift
• 50ton low boy

heavy jacks and skate With all these tools on hand our team was able to manage; a tight site, bad weather and some heavy lifts. When plans changed, we had the flexibility to stay on schedule and not effect the cost of this die cast construction.

Hydraulic Gantries

The ability to be able to handle extreme weights, with our owned equipment, allows Accuwright to control both schedules and budgets. When bad weather delayed the unload activities, there was not an additional cost for a crane sitting, unused. The gantries provide safe and precise handling of the heaviest loads. In this situation it was the only option. While its true that hydraulic gantries are slower, they can be much more economical over the course of the entire project. On this die cast machine build we routinely approached safely factors of 4 times over load weight. Every lift was well planned and extremely safe. A crew well experienced in the set up, and operation, of hydraulic gantries is becoming a rare thing. If you have a challenging project we would love to help out. Accuwright looks forward to working with you soon!