Crane Manufacturers Blog

Overhead Crane Design Basics

rebekahf — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:03:42 +0000

Crane manufacturers around the country are dedicated to taking the guesswork out of overhead crane design for their clients. When working with a crane manufacturer, you’ll need to form a partnership to ensure the end product matches your site and l

What it Takes to be an Overhead Crane Operator

rebekahf — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:39:02 +0000

If you have excellent hand-eye coordination, you might want to learn how to become an overhead crane operator. Either by remote controls from the ground, or in the cab of an overhead crane, the operator must rely on hand-eye coordination and sound ju

The Overhead Crane Inspection Checklist

rebekahf — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:57:20 +0000

OSHA has many things to say about the proper utilization and maintenance of overhead and gantry cranes, and it’s no wonder. When this equipment isn’t used in compliance with overhead crane inspection checklists, and operators don’t take the nec

Leveraging Loads with Lifting Cranes

rebekahf — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:50:35 +0000

Isn’t the job of every crane to lift loads? So, every crane can be considered a “lifting” crane. Cranes lift, raise, lower, move, pick up, put down, carry, transport, position, handle—all these words. From a small, deck-mounted lifting crane

Advantages of Electric Cranes

rebekahf — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:56:08 +0000

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Cranes can be electrically, hydraulically, pneumatically or manually operated. When comparing electric cranes and hydraulic cranes, both are great tools to move loads in ways that are impossible for us to do on o

Outdoor Industrial Cranes for Building and Re-building

rebekahf — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:12:48 +0000

With load capacities from 1 to 500 tons, industrial cranes provide the strength needed to lift, lower, carry and relocate what cannot be moved by smaller machinery or mere human power. Large outdoor cranes are mostly used in the construction of build

Crane Manufacturers from the Ancient Greeks to Today

rebekahf — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:19:53 +0000

Crane Manufacturer image courtesy of Gorbel Inc.

Humans have hungered for reaching far beyond what’s physically possible with our bodies alone. From the Tower of Babel to the modern Skyscraper, man devised ways t

We Can’t Live Without Overhead Cranes

rebekahf — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:53:41 +0000

Overhead crane image courtesy of COH, Inc.

The Pyramids or Stonehenge might seem like marvels to us even today, as modern architecture and construction relies on heavy duty mate

Mobile Cranes are All-Terrain

rebekahf — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:32:53 +0000

All cranes are in a sense mobile. Gantries and jibs can have mobile supports, and bridge cranes that are part of a building’s overhead structure still have track and trolley rail systems with moving parts. And, in the broad picture, all cranes are

Gantry Cranes: Symbols of Strength

rebekahf — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:17:06 +0000

Overhead Crane image courtesy of Brehob Corporation.

At a time when Ireland’s troubles were raging, there came a great announcement from one of Northern Ireland’s largest employers, Harland & Wolff. They