Industrial Engineering Solutions

Structural engineering for lifters, mezzanines, bridges, stacks, cranes, barges, dust collection systems, crushers, cyclone stands, and all manner of heavy industrial equipment.

Overview

Industrial structural engineering has its own unique set of challenges and issues. We design to ASME, BPV, and SMACNA standards. Industrial projects can range from small scale lifters, with unique parts, to large steel structures to support particulate cyclones or cranes. Bridges, stacks, process skids, heavy ductwork, pipe supports, bag-houses, air handling equipment, mezzanines, barge modifications, explosion panel design, rigging design, crane design, equipment foundation designs — CES is familiar with them all.

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What’s Included

Custom lifter designs and load rating assessments for unique manufactured products, including reinforcement for increased loads and new designs from the ground up. Industrial lifters often involve one-of-a-kind parts and load configurations that require custom engineering analysis. CES is experienced in evaluating existing lifter structures and designing solutions that meet ASME and other applicable standards.

New and upgraded mezzanine structures for expanded storage capacity and elevated equipment access, designed around existing piping and equipment layouts. Whether you need to maximize vertical space in a warehouse or create an elevated platform for industrial operations, CES designs mezzanines to meet load requirements, code compliance, and the practical constraints of your existing facility.

Structural evaluation and repair design for damaged columns, restoring confidence in building integrity after industrial accidents or unexpected loading events. A damaged column in an industrial facility can compromise the entire structural system. CES assesses the extent of damage, determines the residual capacity of the affected member, and provides a repair design that returns the structure to full code-compliant capacity.

Design of bridges, stacks, process skids, heavy ductwork, pipe supports, bag-houses, and air handling equipment structures, designed to ASME, BPV, and SMACNA standards. Industrial structural engineering has its own unique set of challenges. CES has experience across a broad range of industrial project types, from small-scale equipment supports to large steel structures supporting particulate cyclones, cranes, explosion panels, rigging systems, and equipment foundations.

Industrial barges supporting off loading and on loading operations is something with which CES has strong experience. Whether designing modifications for new barges or to existing barges we are comfortable with both.

CES has deep experience with all things related to industrial overhead cranes. From box girders to jibs and gantrys to lifters, we have designed, assessed, upgraded or designed repairs again and again. We handle load rating requests and understand the nuances of ASME BTH, CMAA, and AIST – 6.