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VALVE REMOVAL UTILIZES CANTILEVER SYSTEM

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Meredith Portman

During a turnaround at a refinery in Illinois, Barnhart had to devise a solution for removing and reinstalling an upper delta valve and five delta valve door assemblies on a coke drum.  The components had to be removed to facilitate … Continue reading →

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Barnhart Engineers Provide Solutions for Drum Removal

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Meredith Portman

At a recent job at a refinery in Illinois, Barnhart faced a challenge when removing and replacing a preflash tower reflux accumulator, or drum. The customer requested that Barnhart develop a plan that would avoid removing any additional equipment or … Continue reading →

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BARNHART FEATURED IN NISSAN VIDEO

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Meredith Portman

You might not think a crane and a truck would have much in common. But they do, as demonstrated in a short video, Common Core: Nissan Presents: Titans of Construction, part of a series of videos promoting the Nissan Titan … Continue reading →

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TIGHT SCHEDULE AND OBSTACLES CHALLENGE BARNHART TEAM

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Meredith Portman

Time is money during an outage, so the clock was ticking for a Barnhart project at a steel mill in Alabama. Barnhart had just five days to remove and replace a 146,500 lb. pinion stand. But before the project could … Continue reading →

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CREATIVITY KEY TO JOB OF THE YEAR AWARDS FOR BARNHART

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was honored with two “Job of the Year” awards in the categories of “Rigging Job $750,000 – $2 Million” and “Rigging Job Under $150,000,” at the recent Specialized Crane and Rigging Association (SC&RA) annual conference Criteria for the awards … Continue reading →

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R & R: It’s One of our Specialties

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Meredith Portman

R & R is what we all look forward to, and we’re no different.  But the R & R most people long for – rest and relaxation – is a far cry from what drives us. Barnhart’s definition of R … Continue reading →

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HEAVY HAUL DRAWS SPECTATORS

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart’s heavy haul of a transformer to a power plant caught the attention of WGAL News 8 in Pennsylvania.  Weighing in at more than a million pounds, Barnhart’s custom-made 24-dolly transporter had plenty of spectators along its route. The vehicle … Continue reading →

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Of Sleighs and Cranes

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Every year on Christmas Eve, NORAD tracks Santa and his precious cargo offering updates as he leaves the North Pole and delivers presents to children around the world.  When not tasked with this essential duty, NORAD, a joint organization of the United … Continue reading →

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Putting the Art in Barnhart

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart has been hired for some unusual projects: to lift a 1950s garbage truck, install a generator on the roof of a high-rise, and set a lighthouse facade at a casino. In a recent job in Des Moines, Barnhart was … Continue reading →

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Barnhart to Provide Crane Service During Port Expansion

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Meredith Portman

The show will go on at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa due to an agreement with Barnhart to provide high-capacity crane service for a limited time while the Port Authority upgrades its current crane as part of a multi-million dollar … Continue reading →

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