Counterweights

  • Bridge Counterweights

    “…Custom Bridge Counterweights made to your Exact Specifications” MarsMetal designs and manufactures Bridge Counterweights to satisfy your architectural requirements. We can provided valuable input to architects and engineers in solving the complicated problems associated with the counterweights necessary to counterbalance lift and swing bridges. Sometimes these solutions require large production runs of individual weights that […]

  • Elevator Counterweights

    As Seen on ThomasNet: Commercial Elevator Weights

    New elevator construction is not usually done with lead counterweights but when the end user wants or needs to increase an existing elevator’s capacity, it requires a new counterweight. Rarely is there room on the counterweight to increase the stack height due to head room restrictions. This is where lead is an invaluable product to […]

  • SAVE SPACE – CHOOSE LEAD!

    Mars Metal manufactures custom lead test weights and ballast/counterweights for various industries such as material handling, elevator, forklift, aerospace, window, bridge, marine, and many other applications. Benefits of Lead Weights: Size Reduction: As lead is 45% more dense than steel, designers have greater design freedom using cast lead and will benefit from a reduction in overall […]