The facility first considered using their own overhead crane to move the equipment; however, since the crane only has a capacity of 15 tons it would only be sufficient to move half the equipment. Next, they examined contracting a firm to move the equipment using two massive forklifts.
Airfloat provided four of its 36-inch air skids, which boast a combined capacity of 125,000 lbs. The engine lathe was floated over 200 ft. in just eight minutes, saving the power plant thousands of dollars in rigging costs and lost downtime. In the end, Airfloat was able to provide a more simple, safe option for moving the engine lathe and the vertical boring mill. Instead of using unsafe overhead crane equipment, Airfloat Air Skids simply floated the heavy loads on a film of air to their new position in just eight minutes.
