What Is a Gantry Crane?
A gantry crane lifts objects vertically using a hoist and trolley. It can move horizontally on a rail or beam. Small gantry cranes are mobile cranes that lift tonnage vertically but rest on wheels, allowing them to move.
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Small Gantry Cran
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Small gantry cranes are used in shops and factories. They can lift different tonnages, depending on their size. They're more efficient than fixed cranes if products need to be moved in and out of a less traversed area.
Auto Shops
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Gantry cranes in auto shops are ideal for lifting out engines and other heavy vehicle components.
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Shipbuilding
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Samson and Goliath are two of the largest gantry cranes in the world, now landmarks of Queen's Island in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They were used in shipbuilding and show the variety of sizes of gantry cranes.
EOT Cranes
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Electrical Overhead Traveling cranes are gantry cranes similar to overhead bridge cranes. However, they rest on ground rails and sit on high legs, an attribute of gantry cranes.
Safety
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Most small gantry cranes are meant to be immobile when loaded and mobile when unloaded.
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