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SO what is a trolley anyway?

A trolley (pictured below) is a wheeled mechanism from which a hoist is suspended to provide horizontal motion of the hoist along a beam/bridge rail.

Find this and more terms under Crane Glossary on American Crane & Equipment’s

 

American Crane & Equipment is a leader in Custom Design Solutions

Pictured below is a highly specialized under-slung carriage, supported by a double girder trolley. The geared “turn-table bearing” permits a 360 degree rotation of the carriage. In its final configuration, it will support four 10-ton monorail hoists, for a total capacity of 40 tons.

Just one more example of American Crane’s specialized capabilities in Custom Design and Manufacture. For more information about our Custom Engineered Equipment click here.

Visit our homepage to see all our Industrial Solutions, Products and Services, call us at 1-877-877-6778 or email at sales@americancrane.com.

American Crane & Equipment Customizes Equipment and Tools for Special Applications.

Pictured below is a Grapple made of stainless steel specifically for the nuclear industry. This grapple will be used to move canisters that hold low and high level nuclear waste (sometimes called “spent fuel”) to transport casks to and from nuclear storage waste facilities. Stainless steel is the material of choice when moving or storing nuclear waste, because of its corrosion-resistant properties.

To visit our custom lift devices page click here.

For more information about all our products and services call us at 1-877-877-6778 or email us at sales@americancrane.com.

American Crane & Equipment can provide you with Clean Room Hoists – The Perfect Solution for Sensitive Environments

Whether your work area includes high humidity, corrosive materials, or sanitary conditions, American Crane can provide you with the equipment to meet your
requirements. We excel at designing custom hoists for a variety of Clean Room handling applications or we can provide you with standard solution products such as the CM Lodestar Clean Room Electric Chain Hoist. No matter what the industry; food, pharmaceutical, aerospace, or electronic, American Crane and Equipment can provide you with products engineered for maximum production and long-life for all your material handling needs.

For complete information regarding our Industrial Solutions, Products and Services visit our homepage, call us at 1-877-877-6778 or email us at sales@americancrane.com.

Check out our CM Lever Operated Hoist Series

American Crane and Equipment offers Series 602 & 603 Mini-hoists, Series 653 Lever Operated Hoists, Series 657 models, Puller Lever Tools, Short Handle Pullers and Rigger Lever Operated Hoists.

Each Series has their own distinctive features. For example, The Series 653 Lever Operated Hoists are high quality rugged steel tools for close quarter pulling, stretching, and hoisting applications. Its characteristic short handle, along with minimal lever pull effort, make this tool ideal for a broad range of applications.

The Series 602 & 603 are the most compact ratchet lever hoists on the market, but perform like the larger models. Series 657 models are available with load limiters and include through-hardened load chain. These metric rated stamped steel ratchet lever hoists are lightweight, durable and ideal for construction and commercial applications.

In addition, we offer Puller Level Tools, Short Handle Pullers and Rigger Level Operated Hoists for jobs that range from heavy-duty construction and industrial applications to moderate commercial applications. Other features of these tools include one-hand operation, lightweight construction and compact design for easy storage.

For more information about our CM Hoist Series click here.

Visit our homepage to see all our products and services. Contact us via email at sales@americancrane.com or call us at 1-877-877-6778.

 

 

 

Join Us at the 2011 Waste Management Conference!

Find us in Booth #503 for a chance to win $50 at the 2011 WM Symposia held in Phoenix, Arizona. You’ll find information about how American Crane and Equipment can turn your material handling challenges into well designed solutions. We are your complete source for high quality specialty lifting equipment including Nuclear Material Handling Solutions for current plant needs and the next generation of nuclear power plants.

For more information call us at 1-800-877-6778 x224 or click on our home page.
Visit our new online catalogue for comprehensive online parts and standard equipment featuring Yale, Shaw-Box, Budgit, Little Mule, CM, Chester Hoist, Coffing Hoist, Munck and more.

American Crane and Equipment is a U.L. 508 Listed Panel Shop

American Crane can provide you with U.L. (Underwriter Laboratories) Marks which are the most credible and sought after certification Marks in North America. The UL listing Mark on an industrial control panel provides evidence of third party certification to the municipal inspection authority and to the purchaser of the panel. The Listing Mark may be applied to a wide variety of designs, ranging from custom built to standardized with only minor variations. In addition, using the UL Mark eliminates red-tagged panels at the job site which saves money and time.

This widely accepted Mark provides confidence to regulators, specifiers and end product users that the panel complies with an acceptable safety standard and meets certification requirements. American Crane’s U.L. labeled panels assures your project’s success, leaving nothing to chance.

American Crane and Equipment Corporation can help you move safely through Extreme Conditions.

American Crane and Equipment can supply you with Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) products. CMCO is a leader in innovation in the towing industry. Based at the Dixie plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, they hold the original patents on many standard components.

CMCO is also a leader in the heavy duty load securement industry, with quality products that are made in the U.S.A. While some companies change the design factor to make it look like they have a stronger product, Columbus Mckinnon has maintained the original industry specification of a 4:1 ratio of minimum break strength to Working Load Limit on chain and forgings for the load securement industry.

Click here to view our “Heavy Duty Truck” web page.

Visit our homepage to find out more about our products and services, contact us via email at sales@americancrane.com or call us at 1-877-877-6778.

 

American Crane and Equipment Corporation can supply you with Forestry and Logging Tools

The Dixie division of Columbus McKinnon has been forging quality forestry and logging tools since 1910. American Crane can supply you with the only products which continue to utilize kiln-dried Hickory handles, which are 47% stronger than the maple used by other manufacturers. While the logging industry has moved to large equipment for commercial logging, there is still a large need for the traditional hand tools.

Check out our Forestry Tools on our website including Cant Hooks, Peavies & Hookaroons (for moving large logs), Pike Poles (which help to retrieve logs in mill ponds), Timber Carriers (which allow 2 people to lift large logs) and Tongs (for help with skidding and lifting large trees when cutting pulpwood).

For more information on all our products visit our homepage or email us at sales@americancrane.com or call us at 1-877-877-6778.

Odyssey Of The Mind Visits Local Business

On December 16th, 2010 one of Daniel Boone’s Odyssey of the Mind Teams (who fondly refer to themselves as “The Purple Pug Mugs”) visited American Crane and Equipment Corporation in Douglassville, PA. American Crane is recognized as a leader in the design and manufacture of electric overhead traveling cranes, wire rope hoists, and custom engineered lifting equipment. Students learn about complex material handling problems that American Crane’s engineers solve. During this visit they were given a full site tour highlighting the companies engineering capabilities and manufacturing facility. They also participated in a Q and A session with the company’s president and one of the lead application engineers.