25,000 lb. Turbine

Rigging out an existing 25,000 lb. turbine and replacing it with a new one.

Removed & Replaced An Existing Engine

Our team removed and replaced an existing engine and gearbox at a local hospital.

Altar & Religious Statue Relocation

Altar and religious statue relocation to accommodate floor renovations for our customer.

40,000 lb. Shaker Unit

Relocating a 40,000 lb. shaker unit

120,000 lb. Shredder Installation

Shredder install

Turnkey Plant Relocation

Turnkey Plant Relocation and Millwrighting Disassembly of two industrial shredders and accessory components

SC&RA Rigging Job of The Year 2021

SC&RA Rigging Job of The Year 2021 Relocation of a historic 7,000-ton capacity bending press from a former Bethlehem Steel property

Precast architectural elements

Precast architectural elements at the stunning Piazza development for Post Brothers in Philadelphia

Install of New Grizzly Conveyor

Install of New Grizzly Conveyor

Historic Structure Relocation

Relocation of an altar and baldacchino structure within a historic church

850,000 lb. gear box break down

Emergency Breakdown 850,000 lb. gear box break down

Chiller Install at Merck

Chiller Install at Merck

18,000 lb. Generator Install

18,000 lb. Generator Install

Versa-Lift™ 40/60 to unload

Using Versa-Lift™ 40/60 to unload Haas VF-10 large machining center for turnkey installation. Scope included foundations, electrical and mechanical.

Gantry posts set up to remove and stage a few gas compressor cylinders from a 8V-250 engine frame they were attached to.

Gantry posts set in place to remove and stage a few gas compressor cylinders from a 8V-250 engine frame they were attached to.

G5 steam turbine generator rigging

Our crew removing a G5 generator system from its location for relocation at a power plant using slider and unified hydraulic system.

110,000 lb. press brake rigging

The "King" is leaving the building. Removing and hauling a 110,000 lb. King Turret press and installing in its new location.

Rigging and removal of 14 reactors

Removal process of 14 reactors from a nutritional product plant during a demolition project.

Mobile MRI trailer rigging with BPI forklift

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.

G5 steam turbine condenser gantry rigging

Two sets of gantry posts placing the G5 steam turbine condenser in storage prior to the system being sold at an auction.

Our crew relocating an 18ft. long, 11ft. high vessel from a local University physics lab on a double-drop trailer.

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.

4 1/2 MW Solar Generator Removal

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.

Disassembling 150T Manipulator at heavy industrial forging operation

Disassembling the 150T Manipulator at heavy industrial forging operation.

Versa-Lift Placing

Haver Rotopacker Rigging

Assisting in the rigging and assembly of a Haver Roto-Packer.

Heim Stamping

Tandem pick of a Heim stamping press with two (2) Versa-Lift forklifts.

44,000 lb Remove, Load, Deliver

Remove, load, and deliver a 44,000 lb. piece for in Levittown, PA.

1,500,000 lbs Disassembled

1,500,000 lbs of 5" steel plate being taken a part from a Schuler Press.

Versa Lift Removing Counterweight Steel

1,500,000 lbs of 5" steel plate being taken a part from a Schuler Press.

350,000 lb Rigging Gas Turbine Generator

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.

350,000 lb Rigging Gas Turbine

Rigging removing of a 350,000 lb. GE LM2500 gas turbine generator (GTG) using hydraulic sliders.

140,000 lb Cooker

Machining Center

5,500 lb. Machining center uncrated, unloaded, and place in location

Injection blow molding machine

40,000 lb. Injection blow molding machine unloaded with crane and Versa-Lifts, dollied through plant and placed in location

Tank through doorway

Removing vessels from pharmaceutical plant through a tight clearance doorway

200,000 lb Crane Loading

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

Column Removal

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

Versa-Lift lowering fork lift

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.

Lockheed Constellation Penndel PA relocate dot Dover AFB Museum

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

Column Rigging

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

Newstech

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

Open House

Lumber inventory for crating, packaging and skidding including ISPM 15 heat-treated and fumigate lumber for export packaging

Metals USA

Metals USA

Erecting kiosk at marina

Installing kiosk inside retail marina. Note the tire socks placed over the lift truck tires to prevent tires marring marina floor

Printing press on skids

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.

Transformer loaded onto railcar

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

Wind Tunnel

Installing lab-scale wind tunnel equipment into 2nd floor of area technical college

10,000 lb Press Move

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

Removing Tanks

Removing the tanks from the building through a rear wall penetration with no access road.

Rigging

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.

42,000 lb Bakery Oven: 40 ft long

Removing one of seven (7), 40’ long 42,000# bakery oven sections from upper floor of bakery using two cranes

Operating two Versa-Lifts with remote to offload

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.

Assembling 550,000 lb. tilting aluminum melting furnace at Aluminum

Using 300 ton hydraulic gantry to assemble 550,000 lb. tilting aluminum melt furnace.

A&A Machinery Wish Day

It’s ‘wash day’. Some of our rolling stock lined up for routine washing and cleaning.

Transformer

Moving a electrical transformer with a Versa-Lift 40/60.

Warehouse

170,000 square-foot of warehousing and storage with 7 overhead cranes with lift capacity ranging from 10 ton to 70 ton.

Distillation column module

Removing 1 of 2 burners

Internal bracing and support of refractory in burner units for removal and transport.

156,000 lb Yankee Dryer

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.

Cutting Stainless Shell

Cutting stainless shell support to remove jacketed vessel from a pharmaceutical plant

35,000 lb Extendable Platform

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.

Large Injection Molder

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

Machine Center Packaged

Machining center packaged for export including ISPM export stamp, shrink wrap, desiccants, shock monitors, etc.

Capacity Press Brake: 660 tons

Unloading 660 ton capacity press brake frame with a pair of Versa-Lift 40/60’s.

Move turnpike modular building

Relocating modular buildings for PA Turnpike Commission. Included loading, transport, unloading and placing in new location.

Loading Container

Rigging contents of a container into the 4th floor of a building through a window penetration.