20 Tons Shipping Crate for GE Canada

Designed and fabricated a shipping crate for a 10-tonne machined turbine bearing. The crate will be handled with four slings and shackles while the bearing is stored inside the crate with no support provided on the bottom of the crate.

The shipping crate was designed in accordance with the Part 1 of the “Association of American Railroads (AAR)”. The AAR requires all cargo measurement systems to be capable of withstanding the following three forces simultaneously:

1. 3g Longitudinal Acceleration (30 tons Load)
2. 2g Lateral Acceleration (20 tons Load)
3. 2g Vertical Acceleration. (20 tons Load)