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.

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