WWW.AIRFLOAT.COM Super-Conducting Magnet Manufacturing Situation General Atomics, a defense contractor headquartered in San Diego, Calif., needed a way to move enormous superconducting magnets around its manufacturing space. The facility is equipped with a 35- ton crane; however, each magnet and its support structure weigh in excess of 200 tons. Further complicating matters, the highly sensitive magnets must be kept level within .01

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