Rigging

Rigging is the action of designing and setting the necessary equipment in order to be able to move big volume / mass objects and structures. The expression rigging comes from the English root “rig” that means to set or prepare. Riggingsteel is the first specialized rigging company in Chile and it offers the following services:

Design and execution of special maneuvers

• Rigging plans (lifting plans)
• Crane Selection
• Rigging selection
• Field consultancy
• Modelling and simulation of 3D maneuvers
• Transportation studies

Design special rigging items

• Lift Beams
• Spreader Beams
• Lifting lugs
• Set up special devices for lifting
• Construction and design plans
• Finite element analysis
• calculation under ASME CODE.

Structural Studies for Maneuvers

• Tensions on Structures
• Specialized software modelling
• Wind, earthquake, snow and crane studies
• Provisional supports
• Calculations Report

Consultancy and rigging courses

• Safety on heavy Lifting
• Rigging Items: norms, inspections, appropriate use and safety elements
• Rigging courses for supervision

Soil Mechanics in Maneuvers

• Soil mechanics studies for high tonnage maneuvers
• Soil Allowable pressure
• Ground Bearing Pressure Calculation
• Soil improvement
• Recommendations

Heavy machinery accidents reports

• Damage reports
• Crane and damaged equipment replacement
• Lifting plans/layouts to replace cranes
• Field consultancy services to replace damaged machinery