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Medical Equipment Rigging

Engineered lifting for heavy and complex medical equipment, planned on paper before anything leaves the ground.

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MRI magnet rigged into position on site
MRI magnet rigged into position on site
Overview

What this actually involves.

A magnet does not fit through a door, and a linear accelerator does not care that the elevator was rated for it in 1998. Rigging is the part of this work where planning is the whole job.

Every lift is calculated and written down before we mobilize: the load, the gear, the sequence, the floor loading and what we do if something on the day is not what the survey found.

Rigging works best when it is integrated into the overall project plan rather than booked as a standalone lift. The crew needs to know how the equipment arrives, where it stages, what route it travels, what the facility allows, how the move is sequenced and what happens immediately after positioning. A technically sound rigging plan can still slip if the site is not ready or the other teams are not aligned.

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Included

What you get.

  • Written lift plan with load calculations
  • Floor loading checks and structural coordination
  • Crane, gantry, skate and hydraulic solutions
  • Rated, inspected and certified rigging hardware
  • Permits and street or lot closures where required
  • Millimeter-accurate final positioning
How we do it

Rigging, step by step.

01

Survey and calculate

We measure the route and the opening, confirm weights with the manufacturer and calculate what the floor, the roof or the crane pad actually has to carry.

02

Plan and permit

The lift plan is written and shared with you: sequence, gear, crew, exclusion zones and timing. Permits and closures are arranged where the lift needs them.

03

Rig and lift

Certified crews rig the load with rated hardware and lift to the plan. If conditions differ from the survey, the crew lead stops and calls rather than adapting on the fly.

04

Set and verify

The unit is landed, moved into the room on skates or air castors and positioned to tolerance, then checked before the gear comes off.

Scope

What we handle.

MRI magnets
Linear accelerators
CT gantries
Cyclotrons
Chillers & plant
Transformers
Generators
Sterilizers
Questions

Rigging, answered.

Do you handle crane permits and road closures?

Yes. Where a lift needs a permit, a lane closure or a lot shutdown, we arrange it as part of the plan and build the lead time into your schedule.

How do you know the floor will take it?

We calculate the point loads for the route, not just the destination, and coordinate with your facilities engineer or a structural engineer where the numbers are close. Spreader plates and load spreading are part of the plan, not an afterthought.

What if the unit will not fit through the opening?

That gets answered at survey, not on the day. Where there is genuinely no route, the options are a window or wall panel removal, a roof lift, or a crane through a knockout panel. All three are things we plan for and quote.

Related

Other services.

Most projects use more than one. We handle them all, so nothing gets handed off.

Insight · from our CEO

Medical equipment moving is not standard freight.

Rigging gets the equipment moving. Coordination keeps the project moving. John Taylor on protected routes, site readiness and why the move starts long before the truck arrives.

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Planning a move? Start with a site survey.

Tell us what you're moving and when. We'll walk the space, build the rigging plan and give you a firm number, with no obligation. We are the first call for OEMs, ISOs and health systems who need projects done right, on time and on budget.

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