Wilmington Iron Works

Diassembly. This time we use heat to expand the wheel, and the 200 ton press to push the shaft out. #wilmingtonironworks #machineshop #machineshoplife #100yearsinbusiness #portoflosangeles #portoflongbeach

Crane wheel assemblies goin together. The shaft is about .007" inches bigger than the bore in the wheel. Heat to expand the wheel bore and liquid nitrogen to shrink the shaft and it falls right in. Liquid nitrogen also shrinks the shaft enough to allow the bearings to slip on instead of being pressed on.#wilmingtonironworks #100yearsinbusiness #machineshop #machineshoplife #portoflosangeles #portoflongbeach

@bartkus_photography letting the plastic fly!! He's cutting the groove on some UHMW rollers. #wilmingtonironworks #machineshop #machineshoplife #100yearsinbusiness #portofla #portoflb @ Wilmington Iron Works

Both flatbeds loaded up with another delivery of crane wheel assemblies.#wilmingtonironworks #machineshop #machineshoplife #100yearsinbusiness #portofla #portoflb

Giant American flags never get old!#wilmingtonironworks #machineshop #machineshoplife #proudamerican #100yearsinbusiness

Better late than never! On March 1st we turned 100 years old. This company has supported four generations of my family and 100's of employees who have called this place home. I want to thank all employees, past, present and future for their skill and dedication which has enabled us to keep going.#machineshop #machineshoplife #wilmingtonironworks #100yearsinbusiness @ Wilmington Iron Works

One of the perks of this industry is getting to see equipment like this. We are standing next to 300 tons of badassery... 9000 horsepower electric motor that powers a giant shredder that breaks down 300 cars per day for scrap metal. Needless to say, it was a jaw dropping thing to see up close! #wilmingtonironworks #machineshop #machineshoplife #almost100yearsinbusiness

This is one of the propellers off of the Queen Mary. 36 tons of manganese bronze!!! #wilmingtonironworks #machineshop #marinepropellers #almost100yearsinbusiness #portofla #portoflb

Flashback friday. This is the construction of the Red October! Back in the late 80's our crew build framing and sheet metal skin on top of a barge to create the appearance of the sub. #wilmingtonironworks #thehuntforredoctober #machineshop #welding #almost100yearsinbusiness #portofla #portoflb

The water jet has been chewing up steel and spitting it out faster than we can clean up after!#wilmingtonironworks #waterjet #waterjetcutting #flowwaterjet #machineshop #99yearsinbusiness #weneedtoscrapthisshitout! @ Wilmington Iron Works

Love me some liquid nitrogen!!! Shrinking some 954 bronze bushings into chain rollers today.#wilmingtonironworks #machineshop #99yearsinbusiness #portofla #portoflb @ Wilmington Iron Works

My view was pretty awesome this morning! #wilmingtonironworks #machineshop #99yearsinbusiness #pier400 #portoflb