Construction Cranes

  • Features of Spanco A-Series Steel Gantry Cranes

    • Crane Height Adjustments: Adjusting in 6-inch increments, height adjustment kits use spring-loaded steel locking pins that automatically engage when height positioning holes are reached; adjust heights for specific lifts, uneven floors, or to move through doorways
    • Adjustable Spans: Standard on aluminum cranes, adjustable spans are optional on steel cranes; adjustable spans allow the crane to be shortened for transport down narrow aisles
    • Heavy-Duty Casters: Four-position, swivel-lock casters with moldon polyurethane wheels provide excellent floor protection
    Spanco A-Series Gantry Cranes have greater clear spans because they don’t require four brace legs like our T-Series. (NOTE: If you need the ability to adjust the crane’s tread, see our T-Series Gantry Cranes.)

    Common Product Uses

    The A-Series Gantry Crane design is one of the most popular system options available from Spanco. And, as one of the original designs from the founding of the company, has stood the test of time as a reliable material handling solution. Many different users have implemented Spanco A-Series Gantry Cranes in a wide range of industries, including:
    • Manufacturing plants
    • Machine shops
    • Warehouses
    • Construction
    • Maintenance Facilities
    Consolidated Sterilizer Systems: As a high-volume manufacturer of precision equipment, Consolidated Sterilizer Systems needed material handling equipment that was both robust and precise. A complete system of Spanco cranes, including an Adjustable-Height A-Series Gantry Crane, provided the lifting flexibility and pinpoint maneuverability they required. Bassett Industries: A large-scale metal fabrication facility in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Bassett Industries was in need of more lifting capacity for jobs with heavy material. They implemented a ten-ton Spanco A-Series Gantry Crane that allowed workers to lift and move large stainless steel plates. Geisinger Healthcare System: Geisinger Healthcare System operates one of the largest emergency air transportation fleets in the US Mid-Atlantic. Their maintenance facility in Danville, Pennsylvania uses a Spanco A-Series Gantry Crane to keep their nine helicopters up to FAA standards.
  • Features of Spanco T-Series Gantry Cranes

    • Superior Stability: Engineered design leaves I-beam free to pivot as it self-centers over the load. The “true A-frame” design helps to maintain greater stability, virtually eliminating the swaying motion common to other 3-way adjustable gantry designs. Main legs, brace legs, and caster frames are made of heavy-gauge, square tubing with zinc-plated hardware.
    • Adjustable Span: Exclusive Spanloc™ design securely holds the I-beam during adjustments and when set.
    • Cantilever Options: Deliver materials through end of gantry; cantilever up to 25 percent of the rated capacity (4-foot max.) using a counterweight.
    • Adjustable Height: Adjust in 6-inch intervals using push/pull pins on main legs.
    • Adjustable Tread: A cable assembly is bolted inside the caster frame tubes to prevent overspreading.
    • Heavy-Duty Casters: Four position, swivel-lock casters with moldon polyurethane wheels protect floors from damage.

    Common Uses

    Spanco is proud to serve customers in various industries, such as Space Exploration Technologies or SpaceX. SpaceX designs rockets and spacecraft and manufactures over half of its vehicles in-house. Their facility contains several work areas, including fabrication, machining, construction, and assembly cells. Workers at the facility needed a material handling solution to move heavy loads throughout their facility with increased accuracy and precision. That solution came in the form of a two-ton Spanco T-Series Gantry Crane. The T-Series Gantry Crane also provides greater adjustability to meet the rapidly changing size requirements within the SpaceX facility. Investing in a T-Series Gantry Crane allows SpaceX to improve production time and processing. By implementing the T-Series Gantry Crane, SpaceX could combine flexibility and precision while maintaining lift and cost-efficiency.
  • Spanco Alu-Track® is made from lightweight aluminum enclosed track to provide super-responsive crane performance.
    • The entire length of the top side of the track accepts hangers. The aluminum tracks are easily and precisely aligned.
    • The internally tapered track self-centers trolleys and end trucks, so rolling movement is smooth, quiet, and highly ergonomic.
    Spanco Alu-Track® systems are suitable for:
    • Clean environments
    • Refrigerated areas, including food packaging applications
    • Moisture-laden environments
    • Acidic environments (but not for base/alkaline)
    • R&D labs
    • Wherever lightweight, durable enclosed track is required
  • These Spanco All-Aluminum Gantries quickly assemble and disassemble, making them popular with contractors who need highly mobile lift equipment that they can take in their service trucks. Just one or two workers can typically move a disassembled crane up stairways, onto roofs, or in other challenging locations. When on location, the gantry cranes are rapidly assembled, ready to lift, and able to position heavy objects precisely, such as bulky HVAC units. Because they are corrosion resistant, aluminum gantries are also ideal for refrigerated areas and other controlled environments, making them increasingly popular with HVAC contractors.  

    FEATURES OF SPANCO ALUMINUM GANTRY CRANES

    • Crane Height Adjustments: Adjusting in 6-inch increments, height adjustment kits use spring-loaded steel locking pins that automatically engage when height positioning holes are reached; adjust heights for specific lifts, uneven floors, or to move through doorways.
    • Adjustable Spans: Standard on aluminum cranes, adjustable spans are optional on steel cranes; adjustable spans allow the crane to be shortened for transport down narrow aisles.
    • Heavy-Duty Casters: Four-position, swivel-lock casters with moldon polyurethane wheels provide excellent floor protection.

    Common Product Uses

    At Spanco, we are proud to serve customers in diverse industries. The Spanco A-Series Aluminum Gantry Crane is one of the most versatile models we produce and has some of the most unique applications of all Spanco systems. Some of the many ways customers have used our portable gantry cranes include:
    • The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET): To preserve and document an extensive collection of Islamic rugs, the Metropolitan Museum of Art needed a lightweight material handling system that could assist with photographing detailed sections. They purchased a Spanco Aluminum Gantry Crane, which allowed them to create a digital archive while preserving the rugs’ integrity.
    • HVAC company: An Indiana-based HVAC company needed a material lifting solution that could be used at multiple job sites for commercial and residential clients. Multiple one and two-ton Spanco Aluminum Gantry Cranes provided lightweight and portable solution they needed to move air conditioners and other heavy HVAC units on the job.
    • Automotive Garage: Since Extreme Performance and Off-Road is a custom car garage, its mechanics often remove or replace engines with a two-ton engine hoist. A Spanco Aluminum Gantry Crane allowed the team to improve efficiency for a variety of tasks and provide higher-quality services.
  • 400 Series Bridge-Mounted and Ceiling-Mounted Articulating Jib Cranes

    • Offer more headroom and more clearance—both below and above the boom
    • Outstanding headroom permits installation in tight locations, such as low ceilings or crowded shops
    Spanco Articulating Jib Cranes support nearly any type of manipulator, balancer, or hoist. 400-Series Jib Cranes can mount directly to your facility ceiling or to a specially designed bridge system for flexible coverage over a large area.
  • Spanco Monorail Cranes are ideal for production processes that require lifting and moving products along a fixed path, such as painting processes, moving raw materials to workstations, or warehouse-to-warehouse transfer. Ceiling-mounted monorails are great for applications with limited floorspace, facilities with large mobile equipment, and facility layouts that might change in the future. They can readily connect to other monorail systems to extend coverage to multiple work areas or your entire facility.
  • TRYING TO BOOST PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT SACRIFICING SPACE?
    Spanco Ceiling-Mounted Workstation Bridge Cranes provide unlimited lifting coverage without sacrificing floor space or obstructing work areas. Our Ceiling-Mounted Workstation Bridge Cranes eliminate the need for steel supports, making them a cost effective and ergonomic material handling solution. Spanco Ceiling-Mounted Workstation Bridge Cranes make the most of your existing building and production floor space. These systems:  
    • Hang from existing building beams or trusses
    • Require no system support columns, no attachments to building columns, and no production floor space
    • Allow you to readily expand runway lengths and the number of bridges, and add transitions to monorail crane systems
  • An overhead crane consisting of two end trucks, two bridge girders and the trolley hoist trolley unit. The trolley runs on rails on top of the bridge girders.
  • E-Series stands for Economical, but don’t be confused. These gantries are heavy-duty, industrial-grade cranes designed for long service life.
    • Strong: made from high-strength square mechanical tubing
    • Stable: fully-braced uprights for solid I-beam positioning
    • Portable: equipped with swivel casters with durable moldon polyurethane wheels for easy rolling and excellent floor protection
    Spanco E-Series Gantry Cranes are not recommended for use with motor-driven hoist trolleys. Our E-Series gantry cranes are manually propelled. For motorized gantry travel options, please see our Spanco PF Series.
  • Spanco Foundationless Jib Cranes are industrial slab-mounted systems that are bolted to reinforced concrete. These systems do not require a special foundation, which can sometimes cost more than the system. By not requiring a special foundation, you don’t have to wait for concrete to cure, meaning you can have your system installed sooner. Spanco Foundationless Jibs can be installed almost anywhere within your facility and be easily relocated if needed.
    Capacities (Pounds) HUB (Feet) Span (Feet)
    500 8-20 8-13*
    1,000 10-20 8-9*
    *Varies depending on HUB selected Features of Spanco 600 Series Foundationless Jib Cranes
    • 360-degree rotation
    • Base plate is secured by chemical anchor bolts to a prescribed reinforced concrete foundation
    • The pipe mast’s connection to the hexagonal base plate is reinforced with six equally-spaced gussets
  • Spanco Foundationless Jib Cranes are industrial slab-mounted systems that are bolted to reinforced concrete. These systems do not require a special foundation, which can sometimes cost more than the system. By not requiring a special foundation, you don’t have to wait for concrete to cure, meaning you can have your system installed sooner. Spanco Foundationless Jibs can be installed almost anywhere within your facility and be easily relocated if needed.
     
    Capacities (Pounds) HUB (Feet) Span (Feet)
    250 12 16
    500 8-12 8-12*
    1,000 8-12 4-8*
    *Varies depending on HUB selected 605 Series Foundationless Workstation Jib Cranes
    • 360-degree rotation
    • Enclosed track protects the hoist trolley from dust, debris, and other environmental factors
  • 402 Series Freestanding Articulating Jib Cranes

    • Easy installation at nearly any location
    • Offers 360-degree rotation for inner and outer arms
    • Anchor bolts are used to secure the baseplate to a reinforced concrete foundation for ultimate stability under load
    • The pipe mast’s connection to the hexagonal baseplate is reinforced with six equally spaced gussets
    Spanco Articulating Jib Cranes support nearly any type of manipulator, balancer, or hoist. 402-Series Jib Cranes mount directly to your facility floor using mounting plates and anchor bolts. Many systems require only standard six-inch reinforced concrete floors; new foundations are only required for special loading conditions.
  • Spanco Freestanding Jib Cranes install almost anywhere, including outside. These foundation-mounted, freestanding jibs offer higher capacities, longer spans, and greater rotation than our wall-mounted jib cranes:

    Features of Spanco 100 Series Freestanding Jib Cranes—Base-Plate Mounted

    • Easiest to install
    • Base plate is secured by anchor bolts to a prescribed reinforced concrete foundation
    • The pipe mast’s connection to the hexagonal base plate is reinforced with six equally-spaced gussets
  • Spanco Freestanding Jib Cranes install almost anywhere, including outside. These foundation-mounted, freestanding jibs offer higher capacities, longer spans, and greater rotation than our wall-mounted jib cranes:

    Features of Spanco 101 Series Freestanding Jib Cranes—Foundation Mounted

    • No gussets, freeing up area at foot of crane’s mast
    • Square steel plate comes welded to bottom of mast
    • The plate positions and plumbs the mast by anchoring to the first-pour concrete footing
    • The second pour supports the mast
  • Spanco Freestanding Jib Cranes install almost anywhere, including outside. These foundation-mounted, freestanding jibs offer higher capacities, longer spans, and greater rotation than our wall-mounted jib cranes:

    Features of Spanco 102 Series Freestanding Jib Cranes—Sleeve-Insert Mounted

    • Allows for crane relocation without damaging the mast
    • No gussets, freeing up area at foot of crane’s mast
    • Sleeve is welded to square steel plate; the plate positions and plumbs the sleeve by anchoring to the first-pour concrete footing
    • The second pour supports the sleeve
    The mast is placed into the sleeve, leveled by wedges, and welded in place
  • Spanco Monorail Cranes are ideal for production processes that require lifting and moving products along a fixed path, such as painting processes, moving raw materials to workstations, or warehouse-to-warehouse transfer. Freestanding monorails are ideal when:
    • The building structure cannot support a crane
    • Ceilings have other obstructions (air ducts, skylights, overhead storage)
    • You need a semi-permanent solution due to rental agreements
    • You want a customized width and length
    • You want to use a floor-mounted monorail in conjunction with a ceiling-mounted system
  • LOOKING TO STREAMLINE YOUR MANUFACTURING PROCESS? Spanco Freestanding Workstation Bridge Cranes are the perfect ergonomic solution for extending lifting coverage and providing full access of movement. Our Freestanding Workstation Bridge Cranes can replace multiple cranes with one fluid system for improved efficiency and productivity.   Spanco Freestanding Workstation Bridge Cranes provide highly-effective cost-efficient lifting and moving solutions, especially when:  
    • You need overhead crane coverage for a large area––up to 40-feet wide and with unlimited length. With interconnected parallel systems, you can cover your entire building
    • You rent or lease your building. Our bolt-together freestanding systems can be readily relocated, either within your plant or in an entirely new location
    • You want to be able to easily expand or modify your overhead crane system
    • Your roof support is inadequate for a Spanco Ceiling-Mounted Bridge Crane. Typically, a standard six-inch thick reinforced concrete floor is all that’s needed for our freestanding workstation bridge cranes for non-seismic applications
  • Spanco Wall-Mounted Jib Cranes require no floor space or foundations. They quickly swing out of the way of overhead cranes.

    Features of Spanco 300 Series Wall-Mounted Jib Cranes—Cantilever

    • Our Wall-Mounted Cantilever 300 Series cranes offer the greatest amount of clearance, both under and above the boom
    • Full-cantilever design
    • All swivel connections have bronze bushings and grease fittings to ease rotation, promoting long life and low maintenance
  • Spanco Headerless Workstation Bridge Cranes and Monorails are high-quality ergonomic material handling solutions, especially when you need a system in your garage, barn, or shop:
    • To move equipment and parts on a vehicle, such as an engine, a body of a race car, or a chassis for restoration.
    • To work on outdoor equipment, such as a motorcycle, boat, tractor, snowmobile, golf cart, or four-wheeler.
    • To lift anything up to 1,000 pounds safely by yourself.
    • Tripod Capacities: 1 or 2 tons
    • Height (to eyebolt): from 5’ 2” to 13’ 9”
    • Tripod Construction: steel or aluminum
    Spanco tripod cranes can be used on all hard surfaces using our standard aluminum flat feet. You can also order your tripod with mud feet for soft ground. The mud feet have integral spikes to entrench the legs firmly and a wide flange to prevent the legs from sinking into the ground. For maximum flexibility on all surfaces, order both types of tripod feet.
  • Crane Rotation: 360° Capacities: up to 5 tons on standard models; up to 10 tons custom Spans: up to 20’ standard; up to 40’ custom Heights: up to 20’ standard; up to 40’ custom (distance from floor to overhead support) Spanco Mast-Style Jib Cranes provide 360-degree crane rotation and can be rotated manually or by power. They bolt to floor and building’s steel beams, eliminating costly special foundations. The full cantilever 200-Series features a cantilevered boom mounted at the top of the mast to provide maximum clearance.
    • Crane Rotation: 360°
    • Capacities: up to 5 tons on standard models; up to 10 tons custom
    • Spans: up to 20’ standard; up to 40’ custom
    • Heights: up to 20’ standard; up to 40’ custom (distance from floor to overhead support)
    Spanco Mast-Style Jib Cranes provide 360-degree crane rotation and can be rotated manually or by power. They bolt to floor and building’s steel beams, eliminating costly special foundations. The drop cantilever 201-Series uses side-plate connections to permanently “drop mount” the boom at any specified height on the mast. Drop cantilever booms allow for clearance from overhead obstructions that are located below the top of the mast.
  • Spanco Mast-Style Jib Cranes provide full 360-degree rotation while eliminating the cost of a special foundation, which can cost more than the crane. As a lower cost alternative to freestanding jib cranes, these full-feature mast-style cranes:
    • Are bolted to the floor and existing overhead support structure (e.g., steel beams)
    • Require no special foundation, but only a standard 6-inch reinforced concrete floor
    • Are available with power rotation on all models

    Mast-Style Jib Crane Features

    • Uses wide-flange beam or I-beam for the boom and a wide-flange beam for the column
    • The top assembly has self-aligning spherical bearings
    • The bottom assembly has bronze bearings and bronze thrust washers
    • Both bearing assemblies are provided with grease fittings for lubrication to aid rotation
  • Spanco PF-Series Gantry Cranes offer high capacity, high height, long span, and economical lifting solutions.
    These strong, portal frame (PF) cranes can be ideal if:
    • Your building can’t support freestanding cranes or ceiling-mounted cranes; PF-Gantry Cranes are self-supporting and travel directly on the floor
    • Your lifting volume is moderate and can’t justify more expensive, permanently installed cranes
    • You need an economical, versatile lifting system to supplement your existing overhead cranes
    • You rent your facility; these gantries can be relocated in the future
    • Your plant has been “making do” with multiple forklifts; coordinating too many lifts, especially on heavy or very long loads, is unsafe, inefficient, and time consuming
    • Can’t fit a double leg PF crane into your plant due to narrow bays or crowded machinery? Check out our Spanco Single Leg Gantry Cranes.
    *For custom designs above and beyond the listed limitations, contact Spanco.
    • LED display
    • Top lifting eye or shackle, bottom thrust bearing swivel hook
    • 12 volt rechargeable battery and universal 115/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz battery charger (NA plug standard)
  • Overhead bridge cranes are permanently installed cranes within a facility that are used to lift and move material from one location to another in a safe and efficient manner. The bridge crane provides lift coverage within its full dimensional envelope which typically prevents the need for multiple lifting devices or multiple transfers. Overhead bridge cranes are typically designed and manufactured per application so that they can meet the exact needs of the user and fit within the facility’s dimensional parameters.
  • Select from an extensive range of portable davit cranes, offering the flexibility to shift between different work areas, thereby enhancing productivity and convenience. Regardless of your specific requirements for lifting and hoisting, our collection of exceptional lifting equipment, ranging from workstation cranes to davit hoists, ensures comprehensive coverage. These portable cranes include an increased hook height, enabling the handling of taller loads with minimal adjustments to the boom. They can be operated using either a hand or power winch, providing versatility. Thanks to their straightforward setup and user-friendly nature, these cranes are specifically engineered to accommodate clearance, lift height, and ergonomic operation.
  • 402 Series Portable Base Articulating Jib Cranes

    • Easy installation at nearly any location
    • Offers 360-degree rotation for inner and outer arms
    • Anchor bolts are used to secure the baseplate to a counterweight base for portability and stability under load
    • The pipe mast’s connection to the hexagonal baseplate is reinforced with six equally spaced gussets
    Spanco Articulating Jib Cranes support nearly any type of manipulator, balancer, or hoist. 402-Series Portable Base Jib Cranes have all the features of the 402-Series Freestanding Jib Cranes, except with portable counterweight bases. With their forklift pockets, they’re ideal for facilities needing flexible workflows and/or modular workstations.
  • Spanco Workstation Jib Cranes offer easy, ergonomic lifting and transfer of repetitive loads. These small, nimble cranes are faster than motorized jibs and are very affordable. 500-Series Portable Base Jib Cranes have all the features of the 500-Series Freestanding Jib Cranes, except with portable counterweight bases. With their forklift pockets, they’re ideal for facilities needing flexible workflows and/or modular workstations. Spanco Workstation Jib Cranes feature our smooth-running enclosed track and trolleys. The self-cleaning enclosed track protects the trolley from dust, debris, and other environmental factors and ensures accurate trolley wheel alignment to minimize friction and wear.

    Features of Spanco 500-Series Portable Freestanding Workstation Jib Cranes

    • 360-degree rotation
    • Standard crane heights to 12 feet (floor to bottom of boom); taller designs available
    • Smaller capacity cranes use square mounting plates with welded gussets connected to the mast; each plate uses four anchor bolts
    • Larger capacity cranes use hexagonal mounting plates with welded gussets connected to the mast; each plate uses 6 anchor bolts
    • Up to 500-pound capacity with 16-foot span
    • Up to 1,000-pound capacity with 10-foot span
    • Custom bases are available
  • Single girder top running bridge cranes allow for a load capacity up to 20 tons and spans up to 120 feet.
  • Excellent Alternative to Expensive Overhead Cranes

    Spanco Semi Gantry Cranes offer high capacity, high height, economical lifting solutions when:
    • Your plant has been “making do” with multiple forklifts; coordinating too many lifts, especially on heavy or very long loads, is unsafe, inefficient, and time consuming
    • Your lifting volume is moderate and can’t justify more expensive, permanently installed cranes
    • You need an economical, versatile lifting system to supplement your existing overhead cranes
    Our single leg crane (also known as a “semi gantry”) maximizes your space utilization. One leg end moves over the floor on wheels while the other end runs overhead on a wall-mounted I-beam using one of two end truck designs:
    Top-Running End Truck: The end of the gantry’s I-beam mounts onto an end truck that travels on the top side of an overhead runway beam

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