Heavy Industry | Paul Ganter

Hypertherm innards

Electronics, Field Work, Machinery

Neighbor Needs Plasma!

January 19, 2017

My neighbor called me… can you come into the shop and look at some machines?

Cincinnati Milacron 15VC-1500 vertical mill

CNC Machines, Electronics, Field Work, Heavy Industry, Machinery, Mechanical

Cincinnati Heavy Iron

October 2, 2015

Interesting troubleshooting and repairs to old Cincinnati Milacron CNC machines…

Finished "space buggy"

Electronics, Engineering, Heavy Industry, Machinery, Metalworking, Project Management, Railroad

Space Buggies

January 5, 2015

Three custom “space buggy” rail cars refined and built in short order

Electronics, Engineering, Machinery, Metalworking, Project Management, Railroad, Volunteer, Welding

Hy-rail Boom Truck

December 6, 2014

Custom hyrail crane truck enhances safety and convenience on a shoestring budget.

Metalworking, Railroad

Custom Railroad Wheel Gauges

June 5, 2012

Affordable custom wheel gauges created for railroad use.

Bullard Dyn-Au-Trol feed

Field Work, Machinery, Mechanical

Complicated Bullard Machine Repaired

May 19, 2012

Gearbox of extremely complicated machine tool repaired… twice!

Winona 10 New Wheels

Engineering, Metalworking, Railroad

Historic Parts Supplied

December 30, 2010

Reproduction parts keep historic trolley cars (street cars) rolling

Cooling fan test system

Electronics, Project Management, Railroad

How to Drive a Locomotive Fan

August 31, 2009

Repair shop couldn’t find a way to power locomotive cooling fans.

Stamping Plant Hoist

Engineering, Heavy Industry, Machinery, Mechanical, Project Management

Stamping Hoist

June 13, 2009

Hoist for automotive stamping plant designed in 3D CAD.

Electronics, Engineering, Field Work, Heavy Industry, Machinery, Project Management, Railroad

15 ton Crane Modernization

December 14, 2007

Crane modernization brings locomotive shop into the 21st century.