THORNE GYM
Commercial Glass Wall Installation | Montana
12 PANELS | 700 LBS EACH | 10' x 10'
SEAMLESS ALIGNMENT, NO ROOM FOR ERROR
20' x 40' continuous glass wall system in Kalispell, Montana. Twelve 10' x 10' glass panels, each weighing 700 lbs, needed to create a seamless envelope where sliding doors and windows appear indistinguishable from each other. The installation height required elevated staging, but ground-level access limited conventional lifting approaches. Precision positioning was critical—any misalignment would break the visual continuity of the unified glass wall.
ELEVATED HANDOFF
Multi-machine vertical coordination. The SmartLift SL 608 was positioned 8 feet above ground on a forklift to receive panels at installation height. The Wood's MRTA8 hanging manipulator lifted each 700 lb panel from ground staging and transferred it to the elevated SL 608. This choreographed handoff between machines allowed precise positioning of all twelve panels to achieve the seamless alignment required.
DOORS AND WINDOWS: Lucent
ARCHITECT: Cushing Terell
BUILDER: Martel Construction, Inc
