IMS Engineering ServicesPresented by:
Gary J. Davis, P.E.Director of Consulting Services
www.team‐ims.comFort Worth, Texas
Contact us for more information:
Gary Davis, P.E.Engineering [email protected]
Josh Dodge, P.E.Engineering Consultant877-693-7467 [email protected]
Stephen Bond, [email protected]
For:
• Overhead material handling equipment
• Crane runways & building structures
• Field engineering
• Below‐the‐hook lifting devices
Professional Engineering Support
• IMS Engineers have field and office design experience with all types of overhead material handling equipment, crane runways, and building structures.
• IMS is a licensed engineering firm.
• Four (4) registered professional engineers on full‐time staff.
IMS Engineering Services
• Crane up‐rate feasibility studies.• Project engineering for new crane projects including: estimating, engineering, drawings.
• Engineering and drawings for crane components including: bridge girders, end trucks, connections, end ties, etc.
• Engineering for modifications, rebuilds, and modernizations.
• Planned engineered lifts.
Crane Engineering Services
Detailed calculations are required for main load‐path items including:
Crane Up‐Rate Feasibility Studies
• Wire Rope• Bottom Block• Upper Block• Hoist Drum• Hoist, Trolley, & Bridge Drives• Trolley Frame• Bridge & Trolley Wheel Assemblies• Bridge End Trucks, End Ties• Bridge Girders
A detailed report provides a description of the modifications required to complete the up‐rate.
Crane Up‐Rate Feasibility StudiesExcerpts from typical up-rate report:
Crane Up‐Rate Feasibility StudiesExcerpts from typical up-rate report:
Crane Up‐Rate Feasibility StudiesTypical calculations for some primary load-path components
Turnkey engineering responsibility for new equipment projects including:
• Assistance with proposals & cost estimates.• Develop specifications for new equipment.• Engineering calculation submittals.• Design engineering and submittal drawings.• Final drawings for manufacturing.
Project Engineering & Drawings
Our project experience Includes:
• Bucket and grapple handling• Magnet handling• Hot metal handling• Ingot handling• Gantry cranes• Stacker cranes• Transfer cars• Jib cranes• Monorails
Project Engineering & Drawings
Recent GA drawings for new equipment:
Project Engineering & Drawings
Custom replacement trolley for existing monobox bridge
Recent GA drawings for new equipment:
Project Engineering & Drawings
Outdoor gantry crane for cargo handling: 63’ 2” high x 65’-0” span
Recent GA drawings for new equipment:
Project Engineering & Drawings
Special winch for offshore oil platform: lowers tool 3,500 ft. under water.
Recent GA drawings for new equipment:
Project Engineering & Drawings
15 ton x 95’-0” span: Designed per strict military specifications
“Qualified Person” Engineering support for Planned Engineered Lifts per ASME B30.2:
• Lifts in excess of rated capacity are permitted per the planned engineered lift procedure in ASME B30.2.
• The crane supporting structure shall be reviewed by a “qualified person” for any lift over the rated capacity.
• For planned engineered lifts exceeding 125% of the rated capacity, the components shall be reviewed by means of calculations by a “qualified person”.
Planned Engineered Lifts
• Modifications for increased capacity.• Engineering for new crane runways and extensions of existing systems.
• Foundation design, review of existing foundations.
• Field inspections by licensed professional engineers.
• Engineered solutions to eliminate broken tie‐backs.
Crane Runways & Building Structures
• Crane runway surveys by licensed engineers.
• Detailed analyses and field alignment procedures from survey data provided by others.
• Engineered modifications for structural steel alignment.
Crane Runway Surveys
Crane Runway SurveysTypical field alignment tabulation generated after completion of survey data:
Crane Runway SurveysGraphical presentation of field alignment data:
• Call IMS for problems that others have not been able to solve.
• Engineered repairs for structural damage.• Solutions for bridge tracking problems.• Reverse engineering is provided when no drawings exist.
• Structural & mechanical inspections and reports by licensed professional engineers.
• Safety inspections and evaluations for compliance with current industrial codes and engineering standards.
Field Engineering Solutions
Solutions for bridge tracking problems: Most are due to wheel and/or end truck misalignment. IMS can provide:
• Field diagnosis of tracking problems.• Precise field measurements of bridge wheel alignment.
• Analysis of the alignment data to determine required corrections.
• Field procedures for correcting wheel misalignment.• Drawings for custom bearing capsules when required.
Field Engineering Solutions
• Engineering certification of existing lifters per ASME BTH‐1
• Engineering and drawings for special rigging applications.
• Engineering and drawings for custom applications including:– Lifting Beams, spreader beams– Ladle beams & ladle hooks– J‐hooks– C‐hook lifters– Power rotate magnet beams– Grabs– Load blocks– Power rotate hooks
Below‐the‐Hook Lifting Devices
Engineering and drawings for special rigging applications.
Below‐the‐Hook Lifting Devices
60 ton spreader beam and rigging for an offshore equipment skid. This project also included a formal calculation submittal for approval by ABS authorities.
Call us for:
• Preliminary engineering consultation for potential and existing projects.
• Emergency field engineering for repairs due to accidents or failures.
• Problems that others have not been able to solve.
Engineering Consultation is Always Available
Contact us:Gary J. Davis, P.E.Director of Consulting Services817‐659‐2399garydavis@team‐ims.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/cranes/
Stephen Bond, P.E.President817‐236‐0061stephenbond@team‐ims.com
Engineering Consultation is Always Available
Rick ReevesVice President817‐659‐2398rickreeves@team‐ims.com
Josh Dodge, P.E.Engineering Consultant877‐693‐7467 X113joshdodge@team‐ims.com
