SIMI, an Italian heavy lift and transportation company, has deployed its Enerpac SBL1100 hydraulic gantry to assemble four 305-tonne Wärtsilä power plant engines at the Ime Power’s power plant in Termoli, Italy.
The SBL1100 gantry along with skidding rollers and track-mounted jacks were used to help assemble four 305-tonne engines in a temporary structure near to the power plant, with SIMI in charge of the transportation and installation.
Once fully assembled, the engines – each measuring 14.5 m x 6 m x 5.8 m and including an engine, air collector, turbine and oil – were lifted using the SBL1100 gantry and manoeuvred into the power plant on SPMTs.
“Horizontal movements were carried out using Enerpac skidding rollers, and vertical lifts performed using track-mounted jacks, allowing us to position each component with great accuracy,” said a SIMI spokesperson.
In May 2025, Mediaco used an Enerpac SL200 hydraulic gantry system for an industrial lathe removal in a French factory.
