Looking for Midwestern Material Handling Support? Connect with a Spanco representative to discuss your custom crane needs or facility requirements. Contact Us Promise to Perform Industries, Inc., a leading provider of material handling solutions, hoists, and fall protection systems, is expanding its operations with a new 43,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Franklin, WI. The plant is…

Spanco, a leading manufacturer of overhead material handling systems, partnered with KAM Industrial Services to donate and install a state-of-the-art ceiling-mounted workstation crane for the Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Welding Program. The donation includes a 1-ton Workmate Hoist, tractor drives, and a wireless pendant control system, all professionally installed by KAM Industrial Services, a trusted…

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…

We are now featuring workstation bridge cranes with dimensions up to and including 40’ bridges and 40’ support centers for standard ordering.

Evaluating Crane Deflection for Your Facility? Talk with a Spanco expert to select the right overhead system and design criteria for your lift requirements. Contact Us 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…

Automated material handling solutions can help warehouses, maintenance plants, and manufacturing facilities boost productivity, efficiency, and safety. Many industries are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI), with 78% of organizations using AI in 2024, according to the Stanford HAI AI Index Report 2025. Some aspects of AI and cranes are still in their early stages, such as fully…