An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, consists of parallel runways with a traveling bridge spanning the gap. A hoist travels along the bridge to lift and move loads. The first overhead cranes powered by steam were developed in Germany in the 1830s. Ludwig Stuckenholz Company in Germany, now Demag Cranes & Components GmbH, is considered the first crane company and helped drive mass production and development of electrical components for overhead cranes. Overhead cranes are widely used in industrial settings like steel production to handle raw materials and products throughout the manufacturing process.
An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, consists of parallel runways with a traveling bridge spanning the gap. A hoist travels along the bridge to lift and move loads. The first overhead cranes powered by steam were developed in Germany in the 1830s. Ludwig Stuckenholz Company in Germany, now Demag Cranes & Components GmbH, is considered the first crane company and helped drive mass production and development of electrical components for overhead cranes. Overhead cranes are widely used in industrial settings like steel production to handle raw materials and products throughout the manufacturing process.
An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, consists of parallel runways with a traveling bridge spanning the gap. A hoist travels along the bridge to lift and move loads. The first overhead cranes powered by steam were developed in Germany in the 1830s. Ludwig Stuckenholz Company in Germany, now Demag Cranes & Components GmbH, is considered the first crane company and helped drive mass production and development of electrical components for overhead cranes. Overhead cranes are widely used in industrial settings like steel production to handle raw materials and products throughout the manufacturing process.
An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, consists of parallel runways with a traveling bridge spanning the gap. A hoist travels along the bridge to lift and move loads. The first overhead cranes powered by steam were developed in Germany in the 1830s. Ludwig Stuckenholz Company in Germany, now Demag Cranes & Components GmbH, is considered the first crane company and helped drive mass production and development of electrical components for overhead cranes. Overhead cranes are widely used in industrial settings like steel production to handle raw materials and products throughout the manufacturing process.
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WORKSHOP CRANE
(OVERHEAD CRANE)
OVERHEAD CRANE
Overhead crane is a common type of workshop crane
Anoverhead crane, commonly called abridge crane, is a type ofcranefound in industrial environments. An overhead crane consists of parallel runways with a traveling bridge spanning the gap. Ahoist, the lifting component of a crane, travels along the bridge.
HISTORY
The first overhead cranes, powered by steam,
were developed by a German company in the 1830s and entered mass production in Germany in the 1840s.The overhead cranes origins in England lie in the 18thcentury industrial revolution. In 1876 a Liverpool engineer by the name of Sampson Moore designed and produced the first overhead electric crane, which was used to hoist guns at the Gun Factory of the Royal Arsenal in London. Overhead cranes subsequently came to be used extensively in the steel manufacturing factories
HISTORY
1830: First Crane company in Germany Ludwig Stuckenholz company
nowDemagCranes & Components GmbH. 1840:mass productionof overhead cranes starts in Germany 1854:Sampson Moore& Co inLiverpoolEngland patents a new winch mechanism that allowed the lifting of heavier weights (such as naval guns) by anelectric motor. 1861: the firststeam poweredoverhead crane is installed byJohn Ramsbottomat theCrewe Railway workshops. Power ss transmitted to the crane from a pulley driven by a stationary engine through an endless cotton rope. 1887: the Ludwig Stuckenholz company introduces electrical components to overhead cranes determining industry design. 1910: the first mass produced electric motor hoist starts in Germany.
HISTORY
INVENTOR
Ludwig Stuckenholz Company
DemagCranes Components GmbH.
INVENTOR
Demag Cranes AGis a Germanheavy
equipmentmanufacturer The company was a manufacturer of industrial cranes that included types like,bridge cranes,hoist (device),overhead cranes,Gantry craneto name a few.
USE OF MACHINE
Overhead cranes are commonly used in therefinement of
steeland other metals such as copper and aluminum. At every step of the manufacturing process, until it leaves a factory as a finished product, metal is handled by an overhead crane. Raw materials are poured into afurnaceby crane, hot metal is then rolled to specific thickness andtemperedorannealed, and then stored by an overhead crane for cooling, the finished coils are lifted and loaded onto trucks and trains by overhead crane, and thefabricatoror stamper uses an overhead crane to handle the steel in his factory. Theautomobileindustry uses overhead cranes to handle raw materials.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Do not engage in any activity that will divert your attention.
Do not lift, lower, or transport a load with the crane or hoist until all personnel are clear of the load and the loads path. Verify that the load, crane and hoist will clear all obstacles before moving or rotating the load Do not move loads over personnel Do not lift, lower, or transport personnel by means of the crane, hoist, trolley, hoist hook, or load Slowly inch the hook into engagement with the load to eliminate wire rope slack and reduce impact loading of the crane and hoist. Avoid unnecessary inching and quick reversals of direction
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Avoid sharp contact between trolleys or between trolleys and stops
Do not use the primary upper limit device as an operating limit. Use operational limits if they are available. Activate the manual warning device (if provided) before starting the bridge or trolley travel motion of the crane and intermittently during trolley travel motion of the crane and intermittently during travel of the crane when approaching people in the travel path of the load. Verbally warn people before starting the bridge or trolley travel motion of a floor-operated crane that does not have a warning device that may be positioned in the loads travel path and during travel of the crane when approaching people in the loads travel path