Igus structure in the large box, mainframe in the background, field lens and misc. boxes to the right.
F/2 camera and dewar moving fixture in crate.
F/4 camera and computers in crate.
Igus structure box headed for the shipping container.
MOSS on pallet.
Shipping container and crates prior to packing.
Ready to pack the container - sure looks like a lot of
boxes...
The loading crew - Robert Storts, Gerg Ortiz, Vince Kowal, Steve Wilson, Jerson Castillo (standing), Rob Pitts, Scott Rubel. Dozens of loading managers avoided photography...
Loading and packing...
Threading the tie-down straps...
Oh man, all that stuff is not going to fit...
Better get a second container, and fast!
Some crates were a tight fit...
Becky Lynn takes the container packing aptitude test...
Getting the mainframe ready to load...
Into the parking lot...
Robert Storts installing the "shoes" on the rolling surfaces...
Robert and Charlie Hull wrapping the shoes in shrink wrap...
The mainframe is wrapped...
A wood lifting fixture is attached...
Ready to load...
Headed for the container...
The door opening is 2 inches taller than the structure...
Almost high enough...
Almost there...
And it fits!
Packing up the carriage and roller assemblies...
The crate gets more complicated...
And then turns into a box...
With a dance floor...
The second container arrives...
Closing things up, labels applied...
20' footer leaves first...
Followed by the 40 footer... In the immortal words
of Steve Wilson, "IMACS has left the building".
Next stop, Long Beach.