LASO lifts 160t presses
21 October 2020Portuguese heavy lift and specialist transport contractor, LASO Transportes used an Enerpac SBL500 telescopic hydraulic gantry and side shifts to lift two presses weighing up to 160t.
For the automotive component factory, two presses needed to be moved to a new location. LASO used the SBL500 gantry to lift the 70t press and 160t press measuring 10 x 5.5 x 3.1m and skid them onto a waiting trailer.
Each press was skidded into position and rotated on a turntable to correctly orientate it for lifting. The presses had to be positioned on a reinforced concrete platform both supporting and providing a level surface for each press. LASO then used the SBL500 gantry with side shift units to lift and align the presses with the platform.
“Using the Enerpac side shifts gave us the ability to manipulate the press in three dimensions, without this the accuracy of press positioning would have been very difficult,” said Jorge Costa, maintenance manager, LASO Transportes. “The presses were successfully positioned with a tolerance of just a few millimetres, another efficient lift by the LASO team.”
