TORQUEThey Don't Write Reviews.
They Write References.
Every word below was earned on a plant floor, in a shutdown window, or at 2 a.m. when something that weighs more than a house stopped moving.
Torque walked into a facility running three shifts and had our conveyor system laser-aligned inside a six-hour window. No production loss. No drama. I've worked with a dozen millwright crews over twenty years — these are the only ones I'd call back without checking references first.
Dale Murchison
Maintenance Director
Midwest Aggregates, Inc.
Project Record
Facility
Crushed Stone Processing Plant
Scope of Work
Conveyor system realignment, 840 ft total run
Timeline
Single planned shutdown window, 6 hrs
Safety Record
480 hrs, zero incidents
When the #3 turbine seized at 0200 on a Tuesday, I had Torque on-site by 0530. They stripped the deck, diagnosed a failed thrust bearing, sourced a replacement, and had us back online in 31 hours. That turbine runs a third of our output. Thirty-one hours. I still can't believe it.
Patricia Voss
Plant Manager
Lakeview Energy Partners
Project Record
Facility
Combined-Cycle Power Generation Facility
Scope of Work
Emergency turbine deck teardown & bearing replacement
Timeline
31-hour emergency response, full restoration
Tonnage / Tolerance
Rotor assembly: 18 tons
Safety Record
1,240 hrs accumulated, zero recordables
Setting a 40-ton hydraulic press on a new foundation to ±0.001" across the bed — that's not millwright work, that's surgery. Torque hit tolerance on the first pass. Our QC team re-checked their numbers twice because they assumed someone had made an error. No error. Just craft.
Raymond Ochoa
General Contractor, Heavy Industrial
Ochoa & Strand Construction
Project Record
Facility
Automotive Stamping Plant Expansion
Scope of Work
Foundation set, leveling & grouting of 40-ton hydraulic press
Timeline
3-day installation, on schedule
Tonnage / Tolerance
40 tons, tolerance ±0.001″
Safety Record
620 hrs, zero incidents
We moved an entire fabrication plant — 22,000 square feet of machinery, twelve CNC centers, three overhead cranes, and a 60-ton press brake — across state lines. Torque coordinated the rigging, the transport sequencing, and the reinstallation. They hit the recommission date. Every single machine. I've been in this industry 31 years. I haven't seen that done cleaner.
Frank Delacroix
VP of Operations
Pinnacle Metal Fabricators
Project Record
Facility
Heavy Fabrication Plant — Full Relocation, IL to OH
Scope of Work
22,000 sq ft plant relocation: rigging, transport, reinstall
Timeline
14-day relocation window, on-schedule recommission
Tonnage / Tolerance
60-ton press brake + 12 CNC centers
Safety Record
3,800 hrs accumulated, zero recordables
Our annual turnaround runs 72 hours from cold to restart. Every hour over costs us north of $40,000. Torque has handled our pump alignment, compressor re-set, and heat exchanger re-tube for three consecutive shutdowns. Three years. Three on-time restarts. I don't put that work out for bid anymore.
Sandra Kowalczyk
Turnaround Manager
Greatlakes Refining Corp.
Project Record
Facility
Petroleum Refining Facility — Annual Turnaround
Scope of Work
Pump alignment, compressor re-set, heat exchanger re-tube
Timeline
72-hr shutdown window, 3 consecutive years on-time
Tonnage / Tolerance
Multiple rotating equipment, up to 24-ton compressors
Safety Record
7,600 hrs over 3 turnarounds, zero recordables
Next Step
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Tell us what you need set, aligned, or relocated. We'll tell you exactly how we'd do it.
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Scheduled shutdown. Emergency call. New installation. If it involves precision rigging, alignment, or machinery that can't afford a second chance — this is the crew.
Certifications & Coverage
NCCER Certified Millwright Crew
All lead hands certified
OSHA 30 — All Foremen
Active, current
General Liability
$5M per occurrence
Emergency Response
24 / 7 / 365
Service Territory
Midwest + Great Lakes Region