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What Are The Best Cranes For Different Facility Layouts?
Choosing the right crane depends on your facility’s layout, with flexible options like gantry and jib cranes fitting process layouts, while bridge cranes and monorail systems fit linear assembly lines. An effective facility layout aims to provide the most efficient workflow and plant flexibility without disruption. There are several ways to ensure that manufacturing facilities…
Read MoreHow Do Gantry Cranes Benefit Moving Under The Load?
One of the biggest benefits of using a Spanco Gantry Crane is the ability to move your gantry crane while it is carrying a load. While many manufacturers strictly limit the ability to move a gantry crane under load or prohibit it completely, all Spanco cranes are designed to be moved under load. Using a…
Read MoreWhat Is Overhead Crane Deflection And How Is It Determined?
Understanding overhead crane deflection and its criteria is essential for ensuring the safety, performance, and compliance of lifting operations, with specific deflection limits varying by the type of crane and relevant industry standards. Overall, deflection is defined as “deviation from an allotted course”. It can mean that something is deviated by turning aside or by…
Read MoreWhat Are Crane Service Classifications?
Understanding crane service classifications, including EOT crane classification, is essential for selecting and installing a crane appropriate for your application and facility. Choosing the appropriate solution will help ensure the working conditions and longevity of your overhead system. Pushing your system beyond its service rating is both dangerous and counterproductive. Using an overhead crane in…
Read MoreHow to Choose the Right Jib Crane
Jib cranes are an economical solution for moving materials within individual work areas or from one work area to another. They can also serve as auxiliary lifting devices under overhead cranes. There are a variety of jib cranes on the market today, with styles ranging from entirely self-supporting to ceiling/bridge or wall-mounted. When selecting a…
Read MoreWhat Are The Benefits Of An Aluminum Gantry Crane Over An Engine Hoist?
Aluminum gantry cranes provide a more efficient, stable, and versatile solution —perfect for a broader range of lifting tasks with their lightweight frame and ease of use. While engine hoists serve their purpose, they can be limited in their versatility and portability. Many operators and warehouse managers choose aluminum gantry cranes to overcome these issues.…
Read MoreWhat Is A Gantry Crane?
A gantry crane is an overhead crane with one or two legs that move on wheels, tracks, or rail systems. Smaller gantry systems run on wheels or casters that can move throughout a facility for light fabrication work or maintenance. Larger gantry systems travel on rail or track embedded in the ground, typically running in…
Read MoreWhat Is A Workstation Crane?
Workstation cranes are used in a variety of applications to support processing and handling throughout a facility, supporting workers in manufacturing and assembly roles where a safe method to move heavy materials is needed. Workstation cranes are an ergonomic and user-friendly solution. They are typically used to support manufacturing activities, transporting materials or components from…
Read MoreAre Your Runways Aligned?
Proper crane runway alignment is crucial to meeting performance requirements and ensuring safe, efficient operations. End users must ensure that crane tolerances are within the specifications outlined by the Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA). Key factors to monitor include elevation levels, spans, straightness, and runway clearances. Why Is Proper Runway Alignment Imperative? Aligned runways help…
Read MoreChoosing the Right Casters: How Much Force Is Required to Move the System?
For effortless movement of your gantry system, using the correct casters is key. At Spanco, we commonly quote three types of swivel casters: polyurethane, nylacron, and pneumatic. Each type of caster comes with its own pros and cons. How do you know which one is best for your system? The materials that each caster is…
Read MoreWhat Can Aluminum Do For You?
Aluminum: What’s So Great About it? There are many reasons aluminum works so well for construction, manufacturing, and HVAC applications: flexibility and durability. But, what makes it lightweight enough that one worker can disassemble and transport an entire aluminum gantry crane, and yet strong enough for that same gantry to lift up to three tons?…
Read MoreOverhead Cranes for Limited Space and Low Headroom Applications
Whether your facility lacks overhead space or there are multiple overhead obstructions to contend with, installing an overhead crane can be cumbersome. However, there are economic solutions for applications requiring overhead lifting in a facility where headroom is limited. Under-running bridge cranes are ideal for applications requiring overhead lifts in a factory with low headroom…
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