BELOW THE HOOK Ӏ SECTOR SNAPSHOT
RAISING THE BAR
Below the hook lifting equipment is transforming industries with its versatility, precision, and innovation. Christian Shelton reports.
Modulift’s MOD 50 spreader beam lifting a vertical wind tunnel at NASA’s Flight Dynamics Research Facility
The below the hook equipment sector continues to evolve, playing an integral role in lifting across a diverse range of industries and projects worldwide. From groundbreaking scientific endeavours in space exploration to intricate offshore operations these essential tools are helping redefine what can be achieved in lifting. Ohio, USA-headquartered
PSC Crane & Rigging, for example, utilised two MOD 50 spreader beams made by Dorset, UK- headquartered spreader beam and lifting equipment manufacturer Modulift to help install a key part of a NASA research facility in Virginia, USA.
PSC used the MOD 50 spreader beams to create a four-point lift for the installation of a 120-foot vertical wind tunnel at NASA’s Flight Dynamics Research Facility, part of the Langley Research Centre in Hampton, Virginia. It is the first major project of
its kind for over 40 years and the 25,000-square-foot facility will support human exploration and science missions returning from the Moon and Mars. Additionally, it will contribute to the exploration of Venus and Titan, Saturn’s moon. Since the late 1930s NASA
researchers have used a 12-foot low speed tunnel and vertical spin tunnel. The new FDRF facility will
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