Metals Case Study
Large Span Single Girder Outdoor Gantry Crane
INDUSTRY: Metals
APPLICATION: Material Handling for Storage Area
PRODUCT: Custom 150 Ft Span Single Torsional Girder Gantry Crane
SERVICES: Design, Engineering, Installation & Testing
THE CHALLENGE
To provide the customer with a crane to move rebar assemblies across a wide outdoor storage area.
THE SOLUTION
Manufacture a free-standing gantry crane designed with a wide-ranging span.
THE RESULT
American Crane designed, engineered, tested, and installed a custom gantry crane with a 150 foot span. This type of crane can be used outdoors and its extensive span was the perfect solution for this customer to quickly and safely move the assemblies.
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