Millwrights are a highly trained group of movers who move and assembly production machinery for various industries. A high level of experience is required to plan and execute every phase of a project. Moving a single machine or installing a new plant’s machinery requires a thorough study of the entire operation and perfect execution of the moving and installation plan.
This includes tasks such as leveling machinery on foundations, or base plates, and aligning electric motors or even turbines so they will provide power without the interruptions caused by a misalignment. A Millwright in Texas can move equipment weighing 1,000,000 pounds, and large statues as well as aircraft.
A Millwright can crate and skid-mount machinery, install new machinery, and move any unusable machinery out of the plant. While installing and moving machinery is their primary work, they can work in the food industry, hospitals, and printing industries as well.
The Millwrights are trained to plan the logistics for moving heavy machinery over highways or within a large industrial complex. Moving machinery over highways requires using a truck able to carry the weight and the right equipment to load the heavy machinery onto the truck. Often, parts of the machinery must be secured to the truck transport bed. The logistics involve transporting the equipment over roads and bridges which can handle the weight. Very often, an escort vehicle must be arranged to precede the truck which will signal that wide load is traveling on the road.
A millwright’s training and skill is required when moving a large machining line. When the machining process involves several stages, and several sections of the line, each machine must be in perfect alignment with the other sections or the machined piece will not be to spec.
A Millwright in Texas must be capable of planning the move of equipment or oil rigs with precision, and without damage to any equipment. The Millwright can save the customer money by moving anything in the most efficient way possible. This is where experience comes into the process. There is more than one way to do any millwright’s task, but there is only one most efficient way.
