In-Ground Lift System for Turbine Assembly
Overview The below-ground, or ground-level lift, allows the employees to remain on the ground as the turbine raises and lowers at the worker’s level, rather than the employee raising and lowering on a platform to meet the different segments of the turbine. The ground-level lift eliminates staircases and heights associated with traditional above-ground turbine lifts, […]
Tilt and Rotate Platform for Nuclear Industry
Overview Handling Specialty engineered and manufactured a unique portable tilt and rotate platform for draining dry storage containers (DSC) that hold spent nuclear fuel rods at a nuclear facility in Ontario. The process begins when a full container is lifted from a pool of water via a crane and placed on the rotator. An operator […]
Paint Booth Lift for 85,000 Lb Gas Compressor
Overview An Ohio-based gas compressor manufacturer engaged Handling Specialty to design and manufacture a high-capacity hydraulic lift to be used during the painting process. Because some of their compressors have centers of gravity outside the lift envelope, Handling Specialty engineered a custom solution specifically for this application. In addition to the offset loads, the underside […]
Hydraulic Lift for Nuclear Industry
Overview Handling Specialty and Atomic Energy of Canada combined forces in the design and manufacture of a lift system used to service AEC gimbles. The gimble is a device that is mounted to an overhead crane in the reactor tube area of a nuclear power plant. Positioned on the underside of the crane, the gimble […]
Multi Stage Scissor Lift for Turbine Assembly
Overview Handling Specialty was asked to quote on a vertical assembly platform that is being used during the assembly process for large energy turbines. The lift is mounted in a pit and rises approximately 35 feet, safely holding personnel and equipment as the turbine assembly is completed. The platform features 3 (three) round removable plates, […]
4-Stage Hydraulic Lift
Overview With a lifting capacity of 12,000 lbs. and a fully raised height of 49 feet, this four-stage hydraulic scissor lift was custom designed for a very specific application at a missile defence test complex. The unit has a lowered height of just eight feet.