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.

Industry: Industrial machinery

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Cranes

deck crane

Industrial machinery; Cranes

Located on the ships and boats, these are used for cargo operations or boat unloading and retrieval where no shore unloading facilities are available. Most are diesel-hydraulic or electric-hydraulic.

rail sweep

Industrial machinery; Cranes

Located in front of the crane's leading wheels and attached to the crane, this device is used to remove obstructions.

stress

Industrial machinery; Cranes

Load or force per unit area tending to deform the material usually expressed in pound per square inch.

skewing forces

Industrial machinery; Cranes

Lateral forces on the bridge truck wheels caused by the bridge girders not running perpendicular to the runways. Some normal skewing occurs in all bridges.

parts of line

Industrial machinery; Cranes

Keeping up the load block, these are what the lines of rope number.

sidelifter crane

Industrial machinery; Cranes

A road going truck or semi-trailer that is able to hoist and transport ISO standard containers. Lifting of containers is achieved through the use of parallel crane like hoists, which can be used to ...

railroad crane

Industrial machinery; Cranes

A crane with flanged wheels, used by railroads. The simplest form is just a crane mounted on a railroad car or on a flatcar. More capable devices are purpose-built.