Cranes

Cranes

A crane is a type of machinery used for lifting and moving heavy materials in construction, transportation (loading and unloading merchandise) and other fields. Most cranes are equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them around.

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remote-operated crane

Industrial machinery; Cranes

A crane whose operator uses controllers contained in a operating station that is not attached to the crane and is portable to control crane movements

power-operated crane

Industrial machinery; Cranes

A crane whose mechanism is driven by electric, air, hydraulic, or internal combustion means.

automatic crane

Industrial machinery; Cranes

A crane which when activated operates through a preset cycle or cycles.

outrigger

Industrial machinery; Cranes

An additional girder, either solid or latticed arranged parallel to the bridge girder(s) for supporting the foot-walk, Bridge Crane Control panels, operator's cab, etc., to reduce the torsional ...

ground fault

Industrial machinery; Cranes

An accidental conducting connection between the electrical circuit or equipment and the earth or some conducting body that serves in place of the earth.

D-shackle

Industrial machinery; Cranes

Also known as a chain shackle, D-shackles are narrow shackles shaped like a loop of chain, usually with a pin or threaded pin closure. D-shackles are very common and most other shackle types are a ...

tirfors

Industrial machinery; Cranes

Also commonly known as griphoists are winches that instead of using spools to move rope or wire through the winch use self-gripping jaws. Powered by moving a handle back and forth they allow one ...