Modulift’s in-house compression test rig with a capacity up to 1650t.


specification, specialized engineering know-how, and a team with the ability to think creatively and innovate. “It’s the market really,” Smith emphasized. “Tere is


more demand for larger custom-engineered products. Tere is a demand for us to become a technical expert partner and work more closely with customers who have a specific non-standard challenge to overcome.” To that end, the company has shown that they aren’t afraid of the challenge—ready to design any type of beam, for any type of lift, anywhere on Earth. A perfect example of such aptitude took place at


Harland and Wolff’s Belfast, UK, shipyard, where Modulift assisted the marine manufacturing giant in optimizing their single-point lifting capacity from the world-renowned Samson gantry crane. Te gargantuan achievement, which involved the ability to lift 700 tons from one lifting point, was required for lifting a steel structure jacket section of an oil rig. Te four-year project helped significantly expand capacity for Harland and Wolff— breaking two world records in the process. Such a performance demonstrates Modulift’s ability to operate far beyond their traditional slate of products, and attracts a substantial amount of attention in the industry.


POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS But delivering more unprecedented equipment like that provided for Harland and Wolff, won’t be easy. Tese projects also require a serious investment in engineering capacity, extensive research and development, and a


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Modulift’s new Adjustable Modular Lifting Beam (AML) being finished on their custom coating line.


team with the expertise and drive to pull them off. All of which the new Dorset facility aims to help supply. “Te development of innovative, safe products


is extremely important to us,” Spivey affirmed. “Te new facility enables us to have a larger area for R&D, and as we continue to increase the number of engineers we have in-house, this will help to drive new product development.” At the center of the new facility is a massive, custom design engineering core, capable of delivering the innovative and ambitious products that distinguish Modulift from their competitors. “Custom engineering projects tend to require a more


flexible work space,” said Smith. “Now we have more space to develop new products, and will be targeting at least four new product releases this year.”


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