The use of cranes for events can save time and money while guaranteeing safety and efficiency. Many event-organisers have to erect temporary structures like stages, bars and fairground rides on site before an event can take place.
To avoid accidents, crane operators must ensure that a load is centered under the hoist before lifting. A failure to do so may result in side pulling, which violates numerous safety and industry standards.
Overhead Cranes
In factories, overhead gantry cranes move materials in a precise manner and are often used for loading products onto planes, trains, and trucks. They can be either fully or semi-automated and are ideal for demanding and hazardous conditions.
These machines are designed to lift heavy loads over a rectangular work area with the bridge running longitudinally along runway beams. The trolley holds the lifting mechanism which includes a brake, motor, reducer, drum, and set of pulleys that raises or lowers the load.
These cranes are a great fit for manufacturing metal because they can handle extremely large and heavy materials, including molten metal in the process of metal production.
Mobile Cranes
The behind the scenes of a large festival like Glastonbury takes months to plan – from the stage layouts and visitor flow to all the equipment that needs to be brought in and set up. One of the most important pieces of kit is the mobile cranes that lift everything up and out of the ground as it’s needed.
Mobile cranes are similar to fixed-type cranes in that they both operate a boom from which a load hook is suspended. The difference is that a mobile crane is mounted on the body of a vehicle, which gives it greater mobility and makes it easier to move around jobsites.
Bridge Cranes
If you need to lift extremely large and heavy objects, a bridge crane may be the perfect solution. These systems offer more flexibility than other types of lifting equipment such as gantry or pedestal-mounted options. They can be used inside or outside of a factory and come in a variety of sizes, capacities, and spans. Bridge cranes are also very efficient when it comes to handling premix and precast concrete.
These systems are typically used in industrial applications such as steel fabrication, repair of heavy machinery and equipment, manufacturing, defence, rail construction, oil refining, scrap processing, and energy. They can also be provided for specialty environments like molten metal handling, explosion proof or spark resistant, clean room, nuclear, or food processing.
Tower Cranes
Tower cranes are one of the most familiar types of construction cranes. These massive machines can reach hundreds of feet into the air and support a variety of materials like concrete, steel, and large tools such as generators and acetylene torches. They are essential for bringing architectural dreams to life.
A tower crane consists of a base, a mast (or tower), a jib (or working arm), and a hoist and hook. The base is anchored to the ground on a massive concrete pad that must be poured a few weeks before the crane assembly begins. The mast, or tower, is attached to the base and has a rotating slewing unit that allows it to move up and down.