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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Luca Frassinelli, Florence, IT;
Stefano Rossin, Pistoia, IT;
Daniela Meiattini, Florence, IT;
Nuovo Pignone S.P.A., Florence, IT;
Abstract
Method for laterally replacing a heavy component of a plant assembly, the method including disconnecting the heavy component from other components of the plant assembly and from a base plate to which the heavy component is fixed; lifting the heavy component above the base plate with a lifting system provided within the base plate; connecting at least a pair of rails to the base plate, under the lifted heavy component, such that the at least a pair of rails extends at substantially a right angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the heavy component; lowering the heavy component on crawling mechanisms disposed on the at least a pair of rails; and laterally replacing the heavy component from the base plate and the other components of the plant assembly by actuating the crawling mechanisms.