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Author Archives: Meredith Portman
About Meredith Portman
Meredith Portman is a freelance writer who specializes in heavy industry, healthcare and education.BARNHART HAULS “SHED ON STEROIDS”
Barnhart is no stranger to handling massive equipment and loads. We’ve erected the structure that held the world’s largest jumbotron and transported the components of the world’s largest tunnel boring machine. Now you can add a couple of superloads, which … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barnhart, compressor generator buildling, EasTrac, Heavy Haul
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PROUDLY AMERICAN
Next week, people across the United States will be celebrating July 4th with fireworks, festivities and backyard barbecues galore. For most people, it’s a day off from work to celebrate America’s 241st birthday. It’s also a chance to reflect upon … Continue reading →
Cool Tools and Planning Make Dryer Installation Successful
Barnhart specializes in remove and replace projects. We enjoy the challenge involved in safely extricating a component, which is often buried in a tight, congested space with limited access, and replacing it while causing minimal plant disruptions and downtime. These kinds of … Continue reading →
Posted in R & R
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Tagged 44A Gantries, Remove and replace, Slide System, wood and pulp, yankee dryer
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VETERANS HELP US FULFILL OUR MISSION
On Memorial Day, we will remember those in the armed forces who gave their lives for our country. We are grateful to them and to our military veterans for their service and sacrifice. Veterans are part of the Barnhart team. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barnhart, crane operator, Memorial Day, veterans
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PROJECTS RESULT IN TWO JOB OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Creative thinking and extensive planning resulted in two 2017 Job of the Year awards for Barnhart from the Specialized Crane and Rigging Association (SC&RA). Barnhart was recognized in the categories of “Rigging Job of the Year Under $150,000” and “Hauling … Continue reading →
VIDEO LIBRARY SHOWCASES SOME OF BARNHART’S BEST
While Barnhart performs and documents jobs of all sizes, the massive projects involving large equipment and oversize components are often hard to capture. Words and photos can’t always do a project justice. An example was a lift of a towering … Continue reading →
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Tagged Goldhofer, GS800, heavy lift crane, modular lift tower, Refinery
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MIDWEST BRANCHES ONE-STOP SHOPS
Barnhart’s 32 branches are located all across the country. They include a string of Midwest locations stretching from Chicago to Lincoln, Nebraska and north into South Dakota. This Midwest presence was established in 2014, when Barnhart acquired Crane Rental and … Continue reading →
SHORT NOTICE NO PROBLEM ON R & R JOB
R & R projects, the remove and replace variety, are often challenging, time-sensitive jobs performed during turnarounds and outages. These are the kinds of projects we relish. During a turnaround at a refinery in California, Barnhart was given little notice on … Continue reading →
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Tagged air grids, Barnhart, cantilever system, Refinery, Remove and replace, turnarounds
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BARNHART DELIVERS COMPONENTS FOR WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL ROCKET
Barnhart Crane & Rigging has been selected by space agency NASA to transport components for its Space Launch System (SLS). SLS will be the world’s most powerful rocket for deep-space missions. The project will involve delivery of a steel mock-up … Continue reading →
Posted in Heavy Lift, Project Cargo Logistics
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Tagged Barnhart Crane, deck barge, Goldhofer, NASA, Space Launch System
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INNOVATIVE LIFT ALLOWS PROJECT TO PROCEED SAFELY
Barnhart was hired to devise an innovative lift system for a rigging project at a nuclear plant in Louisiana. The process was outlined in a recent article in Cranes Today. One of the plant’s two 35-year-old clarifiers was taken offline … Continue reading →
Posted in Heavy Lift, Nuclear Power
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Tagged Barnhart, Crawler cranes, innovative rigging, lift systems, nuclear power, Pull-Up Gantries, telescoping hydraulic crane
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