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A large part of Barnhart’s business includes heavy lifting and transport for power plants. From nuclear to coal, we have lifted and transported generators, feedwater heaters, transformers and more.
Unless you work in a power plant, most folks wouldn’t know a boiler from a super heater. Still yet, each power plant works somewhat differently depending on the type and fuel. Continue reading “Combined Cycle Power Plants – Condensate and Waterflow” »
Like it or not we live in a mobile society. Mobile devices, such as iPads, iPhones, Droids, and other tablets, are all designed to keep us moving ahead.
 Study: Half of young people text and drive. This on-the-go culture has tremendous upsides with a world-wide-web of information at anyone’s fingertips and at a moment’s notice. Of course, it also comes with a downside as the National Transportation Safety Board recently recognized this Tuesday and called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving. Continue reading “Barnhart Has Launched New Mobile Site” »
Market: Refining
Location: Michigan
Project Dates: 04/2010 – 07/2011
The Challenge
A customer hired Barnhart to provide engineering, project management, supervision, craft, and equipment to transport and set more than 90 pieces of refinery equipment, weighing anywhere from 60,000 to 1,500,000 pounds. Continue reading “1.5 Million-Pound Lift: The Heavy Lift and Haul Project at a Michigan Refinery” »
Market: Heavy Haul
Location: North Carolina and Tennessee
Project Dates: 08/2011
The Challenge
A customer contracted Barnhart to transport a 150’ long, 343,600-pound chemical reactor vessel over a distance of 760 miles, which included travel through small towns and tight turns and traversing long bridges and steep mountains. Continue reading “Barnhart Transports 343,600-Pound, 150′ Long Chemical Reactor Over Mountains” »
In the two previous articles (Part I and Part II), we demonstrated the growing need for a lifting device that rivaled cumbersome heavy lift cranes. Barnhart’s engineers solved this problem by creating the highly versatile Modular Lift Tower (MLT).
While this machine is highly effective in major lifts, its design is also intrinsically safe. Barnhart engineers, as always, made safety a priority from developing the concept of the tower to every lift it makes. The latest in computer modeling, frequent tests, and third party reviews have simply proved the MLT’s reliability and safety. Continue reading “Safe, Reliable, and Cost-Effective: the Modular Lift Tower, Part III” »
The brilliant engineers at Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co., headed by Chief Engineer Eric Barnhart, came up with the design for the Modular Lift Tower in the mid 1990’s. They simply sought a low-cost, safe, and highly versatile alternative to heavy lift cranes. They undoubtedly exceeded their goal with the debut of the Modular Lift Tower (MLT) in 1996.
The beauty of Barnhart’s MLT lies in its almost unlimited heavy lifting capacity, its seemingly boundless versatility, and its highly efficient portability. Continue reading “Versatility and Portability of the Modular Lift Tower, Part II” »
Market: Power
Location: North Carolina
Project Dates: 03/2011
The Challenge
A customer contracted Barnhart to haul, lift, and set steam equipment after the project had already been started. Starting behind schedule forced the team to work quickly.
The Solution
Engineering meetings and prompt responses to customer requests kept the project on schedule, while their design for an adapter plate to combine the Marino girder/track to the Barnhart gantry track instrumentally minimized transport costs. Continue reading “Engineering Promptly Finishes a Turbine and Generator Haul and Minimizes Transport Costs” »
Market: Chemical
Location: Oklahoma
Project Dates: September 16, 2010
The Challenge
A customer tasked Barnhart to remove and replace a 125,000-pound stripper vessel from a height of 80’ above the equipment, an impossible task without disassembly of the unit and the removal of other, much larger equipment.
The Solution
The team used the tri-bar and tri-block system, which allowed them to work from both the top and side of the unit that stored the vessel. Continue reading “Tri-Bar and Tri-Block Systems Solve an Almost Impossible Stripper Vessel Removal and Replacement” »
Market: Chemical
Location: Tennessee
Project Dates: 12/2010
The Challenge
Narrow turns and obstructions clouded Barnhart’s route when a customer asked the company to transport a cold box across town. Continue reading “Barnhart Transports Cold Box over 400 Miles” »
Listen up, crane operators, Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co. is hiring at its Oklahoma City branch. Not only is this a great place to work, but the city has much to offer as well.
Just ninety minutes from Tulsa, and three hours from Dallas, Oklahoma City provides a great environment to live and raise a family. From the National Cowboy and Western Museum and retail attractions in Bricktown to a plethora of sports teams to root for, Oklahoma City has something for everyone. Continue reading “Facebook Job Fair: Oklahoma City Branch Looking for Crane Operators and Superintendent” »
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