  USS Intrepid - New York, NY
Description:
R. Baker & Son performed the rigging and removal of fighter jets, helicopters and engines (for restoration) from the USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
The USS Intrepid was one of the most successful ships in US history and is now a national historic landmark. R. Baker & Son was entrusted with the rigging and care of some of the nations most historical and prized military air crafts. The original pilots and crews were on hand to witness the rigging task.
Once the fighter jets, helicopters and engines are restored to into original condition, R. Baker & Son will rig all museum pieces back onto the USS Intrepid.
Specs: Rigging, Trucking
Bristol Myers Squibb - New Brunswick, NJ
Description:
R. Baker & Son installed over 300 new pieces of various pharmaceutical equipment during the Building 55 Scale-Up.
R. Baker & Son coordinated logistics of the equipment. Large process equipment was warehoused then the equipment was delivered to site when the process line was ready to be assembled.
R. Baker & Son rigged pumps, chillers, condensors, AHU, HVAC and miscellaneous associated equipment. The reactors were set in place, anchored, laser aligned, agitators were installed and then the units were spark tested.
Specs: Rigging, Warehousing
  Colgate Palmolive - Jersey City, NJ
Description:
The landmark backdrop to the Manhattan skyline, the Colgate clock which was originally mounted on an eight-story manufacturing building was built in 1924. The clock standing seventy feet high and fifty-four feet wide is the world's largest working vertical face clock, as noted in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Colgate-Palmolive Company, in taking great care in this monumental feat to preserve the historic harbor landmark and keep it running during the harbor front redevelopment was entrusted to R. Baker & Son. In order to protect both the clock and the adjacent 90 by 60 foot billboard, R.Baker & Son had 48 hours to accomplish this mission.
The operation's logistics and rigging were assigned to R. Baker & Son's expert team of ironworkers, engineers, electricians, operators and riggers. R. Baker & Son's team decided to move both the sign and clock and its 70-foot high steel frame in one piece rather than dismantling and reassembling them.
R. Baker & Son went to great lenghts during the planning stages to assure that all concerns and aspects of this complicated project were addressed. A structural survey was performed as well as engineered rigging and lifting plan was developed. Plate bearing capacity tests over the course, which the crane was to travel, were performed. Wind speed was charted for a period of two weeks prior to the lift.
Upon final setting and field certification welds and anchoring systems a post inspection analysis was performed to verify that all aspects of the project were performed to the highest standards of quality.
Specs: Rigging
Hoboken Ferry Radio Tower - Hoboken, NJ
Description:
In order for the dismantling of a 360' high radio tower located on the roof top of the Hoboken Ferry Terminal, R. Baker & Son utilized a ten man crew to accomplish this feat.
This project required the utmost safety procedures due to the fact the dismantling occurred close to NJ Transits railroad waiting area.
R. Baker & Son worked closely with local Hoboken Police Department and Port Authority officials to maintain traffic control and pedestrian safety.
R. Baker & Son performed sixteen picks each section was approximately 18' high, weighing approximately 18,000lbs. R. Baker & Son utilized four 3/4" wire rope slings that were installed on the tower and cut each section free utilizing torches. Each section was then picked and lowered to designated staging areas.
To ensure crane safety and placement, load bearing tests were conducted on the roadway for weight distrubition.
Specs: Rigging
 Merck - Rahway, NJ
Description:
R. Baker & Son had the demanding undertaking of dismantling, rigging, and crating Merck's Summix Dryer/Blender Unit for resale.
The Dryer/Blender was disconnected, drained of hazardous materials, orbital arm and screws were put in the lowest position to avoid damage to unit, the nozzles were blended for transportation then, rigged utilizing specialized lifting lugs, mounted horizontially on speciality built pallets/crates and secured tight.
Specs: Rigging, Dismantling, Investement/Asset Recovery, Environmental Services
Schering-Plough S7 - Summit, NJ
Description:
R. Baker & Son performed the intricate rigging and installation of Lyopholizer at Schering-Plough Building S7 in Summit, NJ.
R. Baker & Son was required to develop and implement an engineered site specific lifting and rigging plan.
The Lyopholizer was delivered to the site and off loaded from the tractor trailer with a 185' crane. Once off loaded, the Lyopholizer was transported via crane through an opening made on the second floor of Building S7.
A clear path was created from the edge of the building to the final set location. Two supports were installed from first floor slab to the first floor ceiling at the leading edge of the building opening in line with the concrete building trusses located on the interstitial level between the first and second floors. In line with the first floor supports a second set of supports which were installed between the first floor ceiling and the bottom of the concrete building trusses per blueprints.
Scaffold planks were laid in line with concrete support trusses on the second floor of the leading edge of the building to the final location where the equipment was set. These planks were utilized as a tracking system with rollers to travel the equipment from second floor window to its final setting place.
Upon the completion of the rigging activities, all bracing and rigging materials were removed from site and the building was sealed and the area was left in a broom swept condition.
Specs: Rigging
The Basell Chemical Corp. - Edison, NJ
Description:
R. Baker & Son removed the building's structural bracing from window area to accommodate the rigging, dismantling and removal of 2000 gallon Hastaloy reactor vessel.
In order for the rigging of the vessel it was required to remove the bull gear from old blender.
R. Baker & Son then installed a new 2000 gallon Hastaloy vessel. Once the vessel was in place the agiator, drive and Trunions were installed.
Rigging procedures included the use of pillow blocking, slings, torches, scissor lift, one 36,000lb forklift and one 15,000lb forklift.
The removed Hastaloy reactor vessel was removed from site and scrapped.
Specs: Rigging | |
