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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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cyclic test
Industrial machinery; Cranes
A test to determine a cyclic life or acceptable cyclic rating of a tie down component or assembly.
engineered lift
Industrial machinery; Cranes
A test load that has been identified and evaluated for use in determining the lifting capacity of the hoisting equipment.
telescopic crane
Industrial machinery; Cranes
A telescopic crane has a boom that consists of a number of tubes fitted one inside the other. A hydraulic or other powered mechanism extends or retracts the tubes to increase or decrease the total ...
lockout/tagout
Industrial machinery; Cranes
A tag or lock’s placement on the device that isolates energy with a procedure that has been established.
service braking
Industrial machinery; Cranes
During normal operation, this method decelerates crane motion.
breaking strength/ultimate strength
Industrial machinery; Cranes
Do not use breaking strength as a criterion for service of design purposes. Refer to the Working Load Limit instead. Breaking Strength is the average force at which the product, in the condition it ...
rope pitch diameter
Industrial machinery; Cranes
Distance through the center of a drum or sheave from center to center of a rope passed about the periphery.
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