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Sep012016

Overhead Cranes for Marine-Duty Locations

For most marine-duty applications, the overhead crane must be equipped to withstand harsh marine conditions in a corrosive salt-water environment. This application calls for specific types of overhead lift systems that are specifically designed for marine and outdoor applications. If you’re looking for a crane you can use within five miles of salt-water, we do... Read Full Article

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Aug112016

Overhead Cranes for the Aeronautics Industries

Aeronautics companies are often in need of a very specific type of overhead lift system for their manufacturing facilities to help perform tasks like building flight components and performing maintenance and service. While other types of lifting solutions, like forklifts and monorails, may meet some of their material handling needs, companies like Lockheed Martin Aeronautics... Read Full Article

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Mar012016

What can portable lift solutions do for your facility?

If you’ve been using multiple forklifts, load-moving dollies, or hand trucks to move materials and/or equipment throughout your facility, it may be time for a much-needed upgrade. This is true even if you already have an existing overhead bridge crane in your facility, and you are supplementing it with forklifts and hand trucks. Most large overhead cranes... Read Full Article

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Aug282015

Retrofit Drives: Benefits and Disadvantages

Retrofit Conversion Kits for Jib Cranes What’s the point of a Retrofit Conversion Kit? Retrofit conversion kits—better known as retrofit jib drives—are used to convert an existing manual rotation jib crane to a motorized system. Motorizing your jib crane provides powered rotation of the boom, which is ideal for lifting heavy loads. Powered rotation of... Read Full Article

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Jun262015

Workstation Jib Crane Provides Ergonomic Lift & Transfer

A leading international elastomeric solutions provider recently introduced a new Spanco Workstation Jib Crane to their newly expanded production facility. The company is known for their expertise in applied engineering, and their products are used in a range of industries including imaging, motion control, industrial and commercial, transportation, and infrastructure. The company has facilities all... Read Full Article

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Sep222014

Wall-Mounted Jib Cranes

Wall-mounted jib cranes are a great material handling solution for busy factory floors and facilities with multiple obstructions overhead. That’s because wall-mounted jibs require no floor space and no special foundations, and they quickly fold out of the way of larger overhead cranes. Wall-mounted jibs provide crane coverage of a semi-circular area, which is perfect... Read Full Article

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Aug272014

Supplemental Material Handling Solution for Steel Mill Applications

During the steel production process, workers have to transport large ladles full of molten steel from a blast furnace to a pour station. At the pour station, they must remove the ladle cover and tilt the molten steel into large molds sitting on transfer cars. This process is repeated many times a daily basis. Most... Read Full Article

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Aug042014

Overhead Cranes Vs. Lift Trucks Part 2: How to Convince your Boss to Make the Switch!

Question My company is upgrading their facility, and we want to add new machines. I am the CNC department manager and it’s my job to arrange the machines. My boss wants to use forklifts to load and unload heavy parts. We run parts up to 400 pounds on a regular basis. Until now, we have... Read Full Article

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Jul222014

Welders: Does Your Current Operation Have Your Back?

Almost every product we use on a daily basis is welded or made by welded equipment. Welders help fabricate an array of products from subways and airplanes to coffee pots and technology. Welding is the only way of joining two pieces of metal to create a single piece, which makes it a vital part of... Read Full Article

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Jun302014

Overhead Cranes Versus Lift Trucks for Metal Fabricating & Manufacturing

Lift trucks are commonly found in metal fabricating and manufacturing operations. They’re often used to move steel materials around metal fabricating facilities because they’re familiar and operator training is quick and simple. Oftentimes, these facilities have been using lift trucks for a long time, and making the switch to an overhead crane system seems costly... Read Full Article

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