Can Bridge Cranes be Engineered to Fit in Small Spaces?

Case Overview:

A recent NYC area customer had an especially unique request: They needed a 2-Ton bridge crane to fit an area 20 feet long x 16 feet wide and within a slot between a ceiling beam and a preexisting structure. The crane moved within this area to raise and lower the load into a 10’ deep tank. To boot, the equipment had to withstand operations over chlorinated water and in a corrosive atmosphere.
 
To engineer a bridge crane that fit in this “slot”, we designed a low headroom crane with low-headroom lug mounted, electric chain hoist with hoist trolleys, and a wireless remote controls, in lieu of a pendant control.
 
To withstand the corrosive environment, the crane was hot-dipped galvanized, the hoist was coated in epoxy paint, and the hoist chain was zinc-plated with a stainless steel hook & block. Electrification was achieved with flat wire festooning, off to one side of the runway.


 
In special applications such as these, DQCRANES can supply custom crane solutions to meet both the customer’s production needs and to fit within their requested parameters.
 
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