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Hydropower equipment / Berlin, New Hampshire

WE BUILD & REBUILD
HYDROPOWER
EQUIPMENT.

Custom equipment and practical repairs for hydroelectric facilities. Designed, built, and installed by Cross Machine.

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Completed traveling trash-rack cleaning system installed at a hydroelectric facility
Cross Machine Inc.Equipment / Systems / Service

01 / What we do

BUILT FOR HYDRO.

From a replacement component to a complete rack-cleaning system.

Trash-rack cleaning systems

Complete rack-raking systems, booms, rake heads, traveling gantries, hydraulics, controls, conveyors, and replacement components.

Gates & intake equipment

Replacement gates, frames, guides, hoist interfaces, embedded components, and custom intake mechanical equipment.

Custom mechanical equipment

Shafts, hubs, wheel assemblies, bearing housings, machine frames, lifting and handling equipment, and one-off replacement assemblies.

Rehabilitation & repair

Obsolete-equipment replacement, component rebuilds, field modifications, damaged-equipment repair, and modernization.

Field installation & service

Inspection, installation, troubleshooting, outage support, field modification, startup, commissioning, and installation supervision.

02 / Selected work

BUILT FOR THE JOB.

Complete systems, custom handling equipment, and the site work that brings them together.

Selected project

Track-Mounted Gate & Trash-Rack Handling System

In progress

Custom traveling gantry and crane-integration system for multi-bay gate and trash-rack handling at an existing intake facility.

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Project details
RegionSouthern U.S.
Project typeCustom Intake Handling Equipment
Machine type
Track-mounted gantry with pedestal crane
Interfaces
Existing multi-bay intake
Integration
Gantry travel, crane hydraulics and controls

The challenge

An existing multi-bay intake facility requires a mobile lifting system capable of serving multiple stop-gate and trash-rack positions from a single traveling platform. The equipment must fit the existing structure, work within established access and operating constraints, and integrate a crane-based lifting system with purpose-built travel functionality.

Current scope

  • Drawing & Requirement Review
  • Mechanical Design
  • CAD
  • Traveling Gantry Design & Fabrication
  • Structural / Mechanical Fabrication
  • Crane Mounting & Integration
  • Hydraulic Modification
  • Travel / Crane Control Integration
  • Shop Assembly
Optional field scope
  • Installation
  • Startup
  • Commissioning

Current stage

Detailed design and integration are currently underway, including the hydraulic and control modifications for gantry travel and pedestal-crane operation.

Project progress

  1. Requirements & Conceptcompleted
  2. Detailed DesignIn progress
  3. Fabricationupcoming
  4. Shop Assemblyupcoming
  5. Deliveryupcoming
  6. Field InstallationOptional field scope
  7. CommissioningOptional field scope
Selected project

Custom Rack-Cleaning System & Site Modifications

In operation

A custom rack-cleaning system designed, built and installed by Cross Machine, including modifications to the site. The rake remains in operation today.

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Project details
Project typeRack-Cleaning Equipment

Cross Machine scope

  • Mechanical Design
  • Fabrication
  • Shop Assembly
  • Site Modification
  • Field Installation

What Cross Machine did

Cross Machine completed the design, fabrication and assembly of the rake, modified the site to accommodate the equipment, and performed the installation.

The result

The installed rack-cleaning system remains in operation.

03 / O&M and rehabilitation

KEEPING EXISTING HYDRO
EQUIPMENT RUNNING.

Repairs, rebuilds, and replacement components—including equipment made by other manufacturers.

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On-site hose replacement — new flexible hydraulic lines on existing customer equipment.

O&M project 01

Complete Hydraulic Hose Replacement

Complete replacement of aging flexible hydraulic hoses throughout an existing rack-raking system.

Work details

Existing rack-raking system.

  • Hydraulics
  • Maintenance
  • Field Service
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Boom fabrication overview. Identifying markings digitally obscured.

O&M project 02

Replacement Rack-Rake Boom

A new boom, designed and built to integrate with the owner’s existing rack-raking equipment.

Work details

Existing hydro rack-raking equipment.

  • Mechanical Design
  • Fabrication
  • Replacement Equipment
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After rehabilitation — the boom on the existing rack-raking machine.

O&M project 03

Third-Party Rack-Rake Boom Rehabilitation

An existing boom rehabilitated to give its owner a repair path beyond the original manufacturer.

Work details

Existing equipment originally manufactured by another supplier.

  • Inspection
  • Rehabilitation
  • Fabrication
  • Repair
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Replacement power unit installed on the existing machine.

O&M project 04

Hydraulic Power Unit Replacement

A replacement power unit with capacity for future rack-raking equipment upgrades.

Work details

Existing rack-raking equipment.

Completed at the same facility as the boom rehabilitation, the replacement power unit expanded the owner's options for future upgrades, such as an oscillating rake head. The oscillating head is a future option, not part of the completed work shown.

  • Hydraulics
  • Replacement Equipment
  • Field Service

The difficult projects

OLD EQUIPMENT.
MISSING DRAWINGS.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK.

We work from field measurements, existing drawings, and the equipment itself to repair, rebuild, or create a replacement—even when the original manufacturer no longer supports it.

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04 / Shop & field

ONE TEAM.
SHOP TO SITE.

Mechanical design, machining, fabrication, hydraulics, controls, and field service within one organization.

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Built in-house.

Custom parts and complete mechanical assemblies, manufactured in our Berlin, New Hampshire shop.

Shop capabilities
  • CNC and conventional machining
  • Shafts, hubs, bearing fits, and large component repair
  • Structural fabrication and heavy mechanical assembly
  • Carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum
  • Assembly and testing
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Installed. Serviced. Supported.

On-site installation, repairs, and outage support for operating hydroelectric facilities.

Field services

Inspection, troubleshooting, equipment modification, installation supervision, startup, and commissioning. Our shop and field teams work together to resolve site conditions.

Let’s look at the equipment

LET’S TALK ABOUT
YOUR EQUIPMENT.

Start with a drawing, a photograph, or the problem you need to solve.

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Sean PatryPresident / Cross Machine Inc.Berlin, New Hampshire
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