Rigging & Heavy Machinery Moving
Industrial Rigging and Machinery Moving, Done Right the First Time
Heavy, sensitive, mission-critical equipment does not get a second chance. Our in-house riggers engineer the lift, skate and transport the load, and re-level your machinery back into tolerance, with the planning and precision that keeps people safe and production on schedule.
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Licensed & Insured Riggers
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In-House Crews
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Load Engineering & Permits
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Precision Re-Leveling
- In-house riggers who engineer and execute the lift
- In-house riggers
- Skating, jacking, gantry & crane-assisted lifts
- Re-leveling and alignment back into tolerance
Trusted by industry leaders
Enterprises that count on Flood Brothers
Your team demonstrated a level of urgency and attention to facility protection that I had not seen before.
We highly recommend Flood Brothers without reservation. They were on time, professional, and customer service-oriented.
We are very fortunate to have Flood Brothers as one of our partners, as they are willing to do whatever it takes to provide quality service.
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Built for Heavy, High-Stakes Loads
When the Machine Is Worth More Than the Move
Machinery moving is the part of a relocation where experience is not a nice-to-have, it is the entire job. A single CNC machining center, a stamping press, a transformer, or an injection molder can represent a multi-six-figure investment and the throughput your whole operation depends on. Move one wrong and you are not looking at a scratch, you are looking at a blown calibration, a cracked casting, a tipped load, a safety incident, and weeks of stalled production while a replacement is sourced.
That is why heavy rigging is engineered, not improvised. Before anything moves, we establish the load’s weight and center of gravity, confirm the floor and the route can carry it, choose the right gear and lift method, and write a plan that accounts for door heights, turning radii, ramp grades, and overhead clearance. Rigging is also the critical-path piece inside a manufacturing plant relocation or a warehouse relocation, and a core part of our full-service commercial moving capabilities.
Why In-House Crews Matter
The Crew That Engineers the Lift Is the Crew That Executes It
Most damage on a machinery move gets designed in long before move day, a load that was never properly surveyed, a travel path no one walked, a crew meeting a six-figure machine for the first time on the floor. That’s the failure point we engineer out by keeping the whole job in-house. The riggers who run your load survey, find the center of gravity, and write the rigging plan are the same people executing the lift, so nothing gets lost between the plan and the floor.
It also keeps accountability in one place. We work safety-first and OSHA-conscious, rated gear inspected before every lift, clear communication, and exclusion zones around the load, and a dedicated project manager owns the plan from survey to final verification. With a 500,000+ sq ft warehouse to stage equipment between phases and 24/7 availability including emergency support, a critical machine never sits idle waiting on a crew.
How It Works
A Rigging Plan That Leaves Nothing to Chance
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Survey & Engineer
We capture each machine's weight, dimensions, and center of gravity, walk the full travel path at both sites, check floor loading and clearances, and engineer the lift method, gear, and sequence before a wrench is turned.
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Disconnect & Stage
We power down and disconnect to your team's spec, de-integrate automation where needed, protect sensitive surfaces and spindles, and stage the load so the move runs in the right order.
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Lift, Skate & Transport
Using jacks, skates, gantries, forklifts, and crane assists as the load demands, we move the machine along the engineered path and transport it on air-ride equipment when distance requires.
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Set, Level & Verify
We set the machine on its pad or anchors, re-level and align to tolerance, support reconnection, and verify the placement so your team can power up and run.
What We Rig
The Heavy Equipment We Move and Re-Set
Tell us about your equipment and the path it has to travel. We'll survey it and send a clear rigging quote, usually within one business day.
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Machine Tools
CNC machining centers, lathes, mills, grinders, and EDM machines moved without disturbing their geometry, then re-leveled to manufacturer tolerance.
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Presses & Forming Equipment
Hydraulic and mechanical stamping presses, press brakes, and injection molders, including high-tonnage units that require staging and jacking.
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Automation & Robotics
Robotic cells, gantries, conveyors, and packaging and palletizing lines de-integrated, moved, and re-commissioned in sequence.
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Electrical & Power
Transformers, switchgear, generators, and gensets moved with careful weight distribution and clearance planning.
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Plant & Facility Equipment
Chillers, boilers, compressors, air handlers, and tanks, including rooftop and mechanical-room placements.
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Metrology & Precision
CMMs, optical comparators, and calibration equipment handled with vibration control and custom crating.
The Engineering Behind the Lift
Load Engineering, Floor Loading, and Safety
The difference between a rigging company and a moving company is everything that happens before the load leaves the ground. We calculate rigging loads and sling angles against the equipment’s weight and lifting points, confirm the destination floor or pad can carry the point loads, and plan for the realities a route throws at a heavy machine, dock heights, ramp grades, soft ground, low headers, and tight turns.
When a job calls for it, we coordinate crane lifts and permits, build temporary shoring or cribbing, and sequence the work around your operation so the line is down for the shortest possible window. Safety is the design constraint the whole plan is built around, protecting your people, your facility, and equipment that is often irreplaceable on any reasonable timeline.
Why Companies Trust Us With the Lift
Rigging Experience That Protects Your Equipment and Your Schedule
- 100% In-House Riggers The crew that engineers the lift executes it.
- 500K+ Sq Ft of Secure Staging For phased moves and equipment waiting on a build-out.
- 24/7 Off-Hours Rigging We move when your line is down to protect production.
- 95% of the U.S. Within Crew Reach Through our vetted national crew network.
Questions & Answers
Industrial Rigging FAQs
General
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A rigging company moves heavy, oversized, or precision equipment that ordinary movers cannot. That means engineering the lift (weight, center of gravity, floor loading, travel path), using jacks, skates, gantries, and crane assists to move it safely, and re-leveling and aligning the machine into tolerance at the destination so it runs correctly.
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It depends on the weight and number of machines, the access at both sites, the lift method required, distance, and whether the work runs after hours. Because every load is different, we survey the equipment and the path first, then send a clear, fixed quote.
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Our in-house crews handle everything from a single benchtop machine to multi-ton presses and transformers, and we bring in engineered crane support and specialized gear for the heaviest loads.
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Yes. Setting a machine back to manufacturer tolerance is part of the job, not an afterthought. We level and align on the pad or anchors and verify placement so your equipment runs true from the first cycle.
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Yes. We de-integrate machines and automation cells that cannot pass an opening or a turn, move them in sections, and reassemble them on the far end, documenting the teardown so the rebuild is exact.
PROOF FROM THE FIELD
Rigging Work From the Field
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Have Machinery That Has to Move Without a Mistake?
Tell us about your equipment and the path it has to travel. We will survey it and send a clear rigging quote, usually within one business day.