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SARENS
IN THE USA

Sarens entered US Heavy lift and heavy haul space in 2009 by acquiring Rigging International, a company based in California. We officialy changed the name to Sarens USA, INC. in 2012.

Sarens USA, INC has offices in Houston from where we cover the Gulf area, in Wisconsin from where we cover the Midwest, and in Rowesville from where we cover the East coast.

SERVICES

We provide Engineered Heavy Lifting Services

Heavy Lifting

  • We provide Project-based heavy lift services
  • Turnaround maintenance
  • Installation of turbines & generators
  • Erection of steel structures
  • Erection of heat exchangers
  • Installation of mechanical equipment, drums, casing / inlet ducts, vessels, pumps

Heavy Transport Services

  • Out of Gauge and abnormal load transport
  • Project based heavy transport
  • Rental of specialized transport equipment
  • Factory-to-Foundation

Decomissioning and Dismantling Services

Rental Services

  • We provide bare lease as well as operated rentals services
  • Skidding & jacking

OUR
MARKETS

  • New nuclear plant construction
  • Operating nuclear plant
  • Small Modular Reactor (SMR)
  • Decommissioning
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Government
  • Thermal power plants
  • Oil & Gas
  • Petrochemical
  • Major civil projects including:
    • Airports
    • Bridges
    • Stadia
    • Ports & yards
    • Oversized heavy haul

EQUIPMENT

  • Hydraulic cranes
  • Cranes ranging from 90T to 3200T
  • Hydraulic jacks
  • Strand jacks
  • Self Propelled Modular Trailers
  • Semi trailers
  • Out of Gauge transport

OFFICES

SARENS IN THE USA
10855 John Ralston Rd
Houston, Texas 77044
+ 1 832 536 3669
+ 1 832 615 2678
info.USA@sarens.com

SARENS IN THE USA
9204-A Highway 61
Sorrento, Louisiana 70778
+ 1 225 450 7027info.USA@sarens.com

SARENS IN THE USA
15095 W 42nd St.
Odessa, TX 79764
832-493-5741info.USA@sarens.com

Sarens USA – East
75 N. Haddon Ave Suite 101
Haddonfield, NJ, 08033
+1 856 503 2121
Paul.Fuerneisen@Sarens.com

SARENS USA OFFSHORE WIND DIVISION
75 N. Haddon Ave Suite 101
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
856-873-0473
Paul.Fuerneisen@Sarens.com

SARENS NUCLEAR & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
1430 South Goodland Road
Hartford, WI 53027
+ 1 414 299 0858
nuclear@sarens.com

Sarens Transports 590T Cryostat Lower Cylinder for ITER
Sarens transports the 12m tall, around 30m wide component of the ITER cryostat in Saint-Paul-les-Durance, France
17
April 2019

Picture Source: ITER

April 2019:  The ITER cryostat is the largest stainless steel high-vacuum pressure chamber ever built (16,000 m³) and provides the high vacuum, ultra-cool environment for the ITER vacuum vessel and the superconducting magnets. Manufactured from stainless steel, the cryostat weighs 3,850 tonnes. Its base section, weighing 1,250-tonnes, will be the single largest load of ITER Tokamak assembly.

Sarens was commissioned by ITER to perform the transport of the lower cylinder of the cryostat weighing 590T in Saint-Paul-les-Durance, France. To move the load and turn it on sharp angles the team decided to deploy a combination of SPMTs. The SPMT axle line configuration was determined by the structural strength of the transport frame. Initially 4x 6L + 4x PPU were foreseen for this transport, but to have sufficient support for the frame, this had to be increased to 4x 12L + 4x PPU. Additionally, they needed to be orientated at 90 degrees to each other to support the lower cylinder at its circumference. Limited space was available to maneuver and install the trailers underneath the transport frame due to the low height and congested assembly area. 

All the SPMTs were transported by normal trucks and took two days for offloading, assembly, and installation.

The weight of the lower cylinder was around 380T and its transport frame an additional 210T, making a total transported weight of around 590T. The lower cylinder had a height of 11m and diameter of 29m. Our team of three carried out the transport safely in a single day moving the cylinder smoothly and turning it impeccably at the sharp turns.