A CNC machine is a precision instrument that weighs as much as a truck and holds tolerances in ten-thousandths. We move VMCs, HMCs, lathes, and full machine shops on a documented plan, then re-level and square them so they cut true the day you power back up.
Quick answer: CNC machine movers relocate mills, lathes, grinders, and machining centers without wrecking their precision. Badass Logistics disconnects and secures the machine, rigs it only from the manufacturer's designated points, moves it on air-ride as part of a planned project, and sets and re-levels it to the builder's spec — one machine or a whole shop, anywhere in the US.
The fastest way to ruin a machine tool is to move it like furniture. Lift from the wrong casting point, leave an axis free to slide, or skip the re-level, and the machine powers on fine and never holds tolerance again. Badass Logistics treats every CNC move as an engineering job: a documented plan, lifting only from the manufacturer's designated points, and a machine that's squared back to spec before we hand it over.
From a single VMC across the shop to a full CNC shop relocation across state lines, you get one accountable crew. Our riggers handle the disconnect coordination, rig-out, and set. When the machine is headed to another building, it runs as project freight — crated or wrapped, moved on air-ride partner equipment, and met at the other end by the same crew.
The goal is simple: the machine should arrive as straight as it left, and your programmers shouldn't be chasing a new geometry problem the week after the move.
Vertical and horizontal machining centers, from knee mills to large 5-axis cells.
Flat-bed and slant-bed lathes, multi-axis turning centers, and bar feeders.
Surface, cylindrical, and CNC grinders plus wire and sinker EDM.
Press brakes, turret punches, fiber lasers, and waterjets.
Multi-machine cells and complete machine shops, sequenced around production.
Chip conveyors, coolant systems, tool carts, and the gear that moves with the machine.
One of ours — crated machine loaded and headed to its new floor.

CNC machines have designated lift and jacking points in the manual — and only those. Pry under the sheet metal or sling the casting wrong and you twist the machine's geometry. We pull the lift data first, protect the ways, lock the axes and spindle in their transport positions with the builder's shipping brackets where they exist, and move on toe jacks, machine skates, or air casters so the casting stays supported the whole way.
Weight concentration matters too. A machining center puts a lot of load on a small footprint, and older shop floors, trench covers, and dock plates aren't always rated for it. The survey checks the path, not just the pad.
When a machine leaves the building, the risks change. Vibration and shock over hundreds of miles, moisture on unprotected ways, and securement that shifts under braking all show up as problems at power-on. We plan that stretch like the rest of the move:
At the new shop the machine is set on its pad, anchored if required, and leveled to the builder's spec, ready for your service tech or the OEM to run their checks and first cut. See our guide to moving a CNC machine for the full breakdown.
Presses, generators, compressors, and full production lines — disconnected, rigged, moved, and re-leveled by one crew.
Machinery Moving // riggingMachine installation, anchoring, precision leveling, and alignment — the work that makes a moved machine run right.
Millwright Services // riggingWhole floors, production lines, and multi-site consolidations — sequenced, moved as one project, and reinstalled to spec.
Plant Relocation // project freightCustom crates, skids, export packing, and machine prep — done on site by the crew that rigs it out.
Crating & Packing // riggingEngineered lifts, machine setting, and heavy moves — from a few hundred pounds to 200,000 lbs and beyond.
Industrial RiggingCNC machine moving in the country's biggest machining markets — our own crews and rigging gear, backed by a nationwide network of 88 locations.
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Los Angeles CNC moversOildale · Shafter · Wasco
Bakersfield CNC moversRoseville · Elk Grove · Folsom
Sacramento CNC moversGresham · Hillsboro · Beaverton
Portland CNC moversTacoma · Bellevue · Kent
Seattle CNC moversSpokane Valley · Liberty Lake · Cheney
Spokane CNC moversNampa · Meridian · Caldwell
Boise CNC moversWest Valley City · Sandy · Ogden
Salt Lake City CNC moversHenderson · North Las Vegas · Paradise
Las Vegas CNC moversMesa · Chandler · Glendale
Phoenix CNC moversRio Rancho · Santa Fe · Los Lunas
Albuquerque CNC moversAurora · Lakewood · Commerce City
Denver CNC moversMills · Evansville · Glenrock
Casper CNC moversLaurel · Lockwood · Shepherd
Billings CNC moversWest Fargo · Moorhead, MN · Dilworth, MN
Fargo CNC moversCouncil Bluffs, IA · Bellevue · Papillion
Omaha CNC moversSt. Paul, AK · Bloomington · Brooklyn Park
Minneapolis CNC moversWaukesha · West Allis · Wauwatosa
Milwaukee CNC moversOverland Park, KS · Olathe, KS · Independence
Kansas City CNC moversSt. Charles, IL · Chesterfield · Florissant
St. Louis CNC moversJoliet · Aurora · Naperville
Chicago CNC moversCarmel · Fishers · Greenwood
Indianapolis CNC moversWarren · Dearborn · Livonia
Detroit CNC moversDublin · Westerville · Grove City
Columbus CNC moversParma · Akron · Lorain
Cleveland CNC moversJeffersonville, IN · New Albany, IN · Shepherdsville
Louisville CNC moversPasadena · Baytown · Pearland
Houston CNC moversFort Worth · Arlington · Irving
Dallas CNC moversNew Braunfels · Schertz · Converse
San Antonio CNC moversOdessa · Big Spring · Andrews
Midland CNC moversNorman · Edmond · Moore
Oklahoma City CNC moversNorth Little Rock · Conway · Benton
Little Rock CNC moversMetairie · Kenner · Gretna
New Orleans CNC moversPearl · Ridgeland · Madison
Jackson CNC moversBartlett · Germantown · Collierville
Memphis CNC moversMurfreesboro · Franklin · Hendersonville
Nashville CNC moversHoover · Bessemer · Tuscaloosa
Birmingham CNC moversMarietta · Sandy Springs · Roswell
Atlanta CNC moversNorth Charleston · Mount Pleasant · Summerville
Charleston CNC moversConcord · Gastonia · Rock Hill, SC
Charlotte CNC moversOrange Park · Fernandina Beach · Yulee
Jacksonville CNC moversHialeah · Fort Lauderdale · Hollywood
Miami CNC moversVirginia Beach · Chesapeake · Portsmouth
Norfolk CNC moversTowson · Dundalk · Glen Burnie
Baltimore CNC moversCamden, NJ · Chester · Norristown
Philadelphia CNC moversMonroeville · Bethel Park · McKeesport
Pittsburgh CNC moversNewark, NJ · Jersey City, NJ · Yonkers
New York CNC moversCambridge · Quincy · Worcester
Boston CNC moversNorwood · Blue Ash · Sharonville
Cincinnati CNC moversSanta Clara · Sunnyvale · Milpitas
San Jose CNC moversGreer · Mauldin · Simpsonville
Greenville CNC moversWyoming · Kentwood · Walker
Grand Rapids CNC moversEast Peoria · Pekin · Morton
Peoria CNC moversDerby · Andover · Haysville
Wichita CNC moversSylvania · Maumee · Perrysburg
Toledo CNC moversEast Ridge · Red Bank · Hixson
Chattanooga CNC moversMadison · Decatur · Athens
Huntsville CNC moversPrichard · Saraland · Chickasaw
Mobile CNC moversBroken Arrow · Owasso · Sand Springs
Tulsa CNC moversLoves Park · Machesney Park · Belvidere
Rockford CNC moversKettering · Beavercreek · Huber Heights
Dayton CNC moversChula Vista · El Cajon · Oceanside
San Diego CNC moversSan Bernardino · Ontario · Fontana
Riverside CNC moversPooler · Garden City · Port Wentworth
Savannah CNC moversBaker · Zachary · Central
Baton Rouge CNC moversHigh Point · Winston-Salem · Burlington
Greensboro CNC moversOak Ridge · Maryville · Alcoa
Knoxville CNC moversCuyahoga Falls · Barberton · Stow
Akron CNC moversNew Haven · Huntertown · Leo-Cedarville
Fort Wayne CNC moversEast Lansing · Okemos · Holt
Lansing CNC moversCheektowaga · Amherst · Tonawanda
Buffalo CNC moversEast Hartford · West Hartford · New Britain
Hartford CNC moversBethlehem · Easton · Emmaus
Allentown CNC moversMillcreek, MO · Wesleyville · Lawrence Park
Erie CNC moversHenrico · Chesterfield · Petersburg
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Tampa CNC moversPort Arthur · Orange · Nederland
Beaumont CNC moversPortland · Robstown · Ingleside
Corpus Christi CNC moversSocorro · Horizon City · San Elizario
El Paso CNC moversSparks · Carson City · Fernley
Reno CNC moversFountain · Monument · Manitou Springs
Colorado Springs CNC moversRoy · Clearfield · Layton
Ogden CNC moversBettendorf · Moline, IL · Rock Island, IL
Davenport CNC moversMarion · Hiawatha · Robins
Cedar Rapids CNC moversDe Pere · Ashwaubenon · Bellevue
Green Bay CNC moversMishawaka · Granger · Elkhart
South Bend CNC moversGeorgetown · Nicholasville · Richmond
Lexington CNC moversPrattville · Wetumpka · Millbrook
Montgomery CNC moversSend the make, model, and both sites. We'll pull the lift data and plan the move.
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