Our light crane systems are made to order, very customizable and are available in a range of lifting capacities from 125kg up to 2000kg. There are a wide range of configuration options to choose from thanks to the modular design of this crane system. The light crane is really quite flexible offering both straight and curved sections in various lengths to suit your operation. You can choose from a range of gantry and bridge profiles to enable longer spans and heavier lifts whilst remaining lightweight.
Why choose light crane systems ?
It is often the case in a number of work places that some form of crane system would be beneficial. Also it can often the case that smaller cranes like A-frame gantries or Jib cranes will not offer the functionality you require. Yet a conventional overhead crane will be a little over the top for what you need as well as being much more costly. It maybe that your building simply isn’t designed to take a large overhead crane, if this is your scenario then why not consider a revolutionary light crane system which can be mounted to the floor or ceiling. Monorail crane systems are also available in this category with curved track options and more.
Customizable Light Cranes
The gantry profiles can be plain or trussed and the bridge profiles can be plain, flat spine or trussed depending on your safe working load requirements. There are also further options of a turntable which will enable you to connect multiple systems together, and works well with a monorail system. Choose from a range of mounting systems available to suit most structures. There are also a vast range of additional components to further customize and enhance your system. Benefit from hoist trolley’s to end stops, festoon extensions to bridge buffers and many more. (see downloads above)
Measurements
The Height; Working out the minimum headroom is paramount if your crane is to fit.
The maximum possible overall height is 6.3 metres which gives a max. under bridge height of 6 metres. It is wise to keep the lifting height under the beam where the trolley sits to a minimum to keep the operational resistance as low as possible. Bridge Length; Try to keep to the minimum span you need, you should remember that the range for travel will be affected by end stops and trolley sizes so these should be taken into consideration during the planning stage. The maximum bridge length available is 10 metres (overall length = 10450mm). Gantry Length; Floor mounted systems can be pretty much unlimited in the length of the gantry runway. Rated Capacity; (The actual real load weight) These systems incorporate a 15% allowance in the shown rated capacity to allow for a trolley and hoist combination, eg. a 500kg bridge includes a 75kg trolley and hoist allowance. Working Load; Try to select the crane system closest to the weights you need to lift, for example if the maximum load you are likely to lift is 210kg then choose a 250kg rated crane and not a 500kg one. This keeps the effort of moving the crane bridge to a minimum. If our light crane system sounds like it could be just what you need then give our sales team a call or contact us using the contact us button or the rapid enquiry form, our team are always ready to help and offer help, advice and/or quotations to ensure you get the right product for your lifting operations.
How are Light Cranes fixed?
These light cranes can be floor mounted, thus there is no need to utilise existing structures.
Light crane systems can also be suspended from existing building structures using a suspension and/or bolting method, installation is usually straight forward; light cranes make the ideal workstation crane. There are a wide range of supporting brackets to choose from in order to suit most building constructions and steel work.
The monorail type can be floor or ceiling mounted and can incorporated curved track, turntables and more. Light cranes may incorporate rather special door swivelling sections which can be used to go from one room/bay to another which have large door divides. The track can be swivelled out of the way in order to close the door between the two areas, and then re-connected when the door is re-opened.
Types of Light Crane Systems
There are three key types of light crane systems, floor mounted, ceiling mounted and monorail systems.
The floor mounted light crane system is available in a range of capacities from 125kg up to 2000kg. 6.3 metres is the maximum height and bridge lengths can be up to 10 metres.
Ceiling mounted light cranes have the same capacities although the roof supports must be assessed by a structural engineer to ensure they can handle the weight.
Monorail systems are quite versatile and can be floor or ceiling mounted. They have numerous section options including curves, turntables, entry sections, switches and more.
To find out more on each type of light crane please go to the relevant product page where you will find in depth information.
Please get in touch with any questions you may have.
