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LIFTING DEVICES

Buckets, magnets, grabs and other supplemental devices, the weight of which is to be considered part of the rated load, used for ease in handling certain types of loads.
 
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Lifting Beams

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American Crane Custom Lift Devices

American Crane and Equipment Corporation offers custom engineered lifting devices designed to solve numerous handling problems.

We have manufactured lifting devices ranging from 1 Ton to 300 Ton:

  • Magnet Beams
  • Rotating Magnet Beams
  • Grabs for handling Nuclear Waste Containers
  • Container Grabs
  • Motorized Telescopic Lifting Beams
  • Crane Scale Systems






  • For additional information regarding your application contact us today at 1-877-877-6778 or email our sales department.


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    American Crane Critical Lift Cranes

    WHEN FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION

    Designed and Built for Handling:
    • High Value Equipment (e.g. Satellites)
    • Radioactive Containers
    • Loads Carried Over Critical Equipment
    (e.g. Turbines) • Loads That If Dropped, Could Cause Critical Schedule Delays (e.g. Space Flight Hardware) • Difficult Load Lifting Configurations (e.g. Aircraft Assemblies)

    Features Can Include:
    • Single Failure Proof Designs
    • Redundant Braking Systems
    • PLC Controls Including Safety Critical
    • Anti-Collision Protection
    • Variable Speed Controls Including Micro Speeds
    • Real Time X, Y & Z Positioning
    • Augmented Quality Assurance Program

    Downloads
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    Contact us today for more information at 1-877-877-6778 or email an American Crane sales representative.


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    American Crane Industrial Solutions

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    American Crane Products

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    American Crane Services

    American Crane and Equipment Corporation (ACECO) can support all your field service needs. We provide installation, site services, outage services, and parts as well as upgrades and rebuilds. Our highly skilled field technicians and engineering support teams provide you with quality workmanship and extensive experience. With our first rate manufacturing facility, we are able to quickly produce and refurbish cranes, hoists, spare parts and components.

    Contact the service department at 1-877-503-2972 or via email at sale@americancrane.com


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    American Crane Special Purpose Grapples

    CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR APPLICATION

  • Industrial and Nuclear Applications
  • Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Construction
  • Remotely Operated Mechanical and Electrical Applications
  • Custom Designs
  • NUREG 0554 and NUREG 0612 Heavy Lift Systems
  • Seismically Qualified Applications
  • Compatible with Most Existing Crane and Hoist Systems
  • NQA-1 Nuclear Quality


  • American Crane & Equipment Corporation is recognized as one of the leading suppliers of custom material handling equipment to the Power Generation Industry. American Crane's equipment is currently operating at various utilities around the world.


    American Crane's Grapples are ...


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    American Crane Custom Engineered Material Handling Equipment

    American Crane & Equipment Corporation is recognized as one of the leading custom crane & material handling manufacturers in the world. Our cranes routinely operate in many unique applications handling critical loads such as rocket engines, spacecraft, nuclear fuel and high explosives. We also routinely provide equipment to the US Department of Energy for handling nuclear materials and other specialized applications.

    American Crane and Equipment Corporation can work with you to engineer lifting equipment specific to your application. Our experience ranges from automated cranes to speciality explosion proof equipment. This equipment is built in accordance with our Nuclear Quality Assurance Program.

    Contact us today for more information at 1-877-877-6778 or email an American Crane sales representative.


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    American Crane Spreader Beams






    American Crane's Spreader Beams are designed to facilitate load orientation since they are made to lift loads with adjustable lifting points. Spreader Beams are ideal when a load is too weak or flexible to be lifted without support. No matter what your lifting requirement, we will fit the beam to your application.

    Key features and uses include:
  • Custom designs to meet unique application requirements
  • All mechanical, full motorized, and automated
  • General Industry, Steel Mills, Aerospace and Nuclear
  • Design attributes to match crane configuration and function (integrated w/crane ...

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    American Crane Hook Block


    American Crane & Equipment can customize Hook Blocks (or Load Blocks) for any application. Our engineered design considers:

  • Capacity
  • Speed of Hoist
  • Required Lift Height
  • Reeving Design
  • Fleet Angles
  • Power Options
  • Size of Rope

    Custom manufacturing may also include Nylatron Sheaves (instead of Cast Iron) for better wire rope and sheave durability. All manufacturing and designs meet CMAA4.2.1 and ASME B30.20 specifications.

    For additional information regarding your application contact us today at 1-877-877-6778 or email our sales department.



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    American Crane Custom Equipment and Fabrications




    American Crane & Equipment Corporation is recognized as one of the leading custom crane & material handling manufacturers in the world. American Crane's cranes routinely operate in many unique applications handling critical loads such as rocket engines, spacecraft, nuclear fuel and high explosives. This equipment is built in accordance with our Nuclear Quality Assurance Program.

    One of the more complex custom projects the company has recently supplied is equipment to demonstrate that a contaminated nuclear site could be remotely de-contaminated using robotic manipulators.

    This project featured 33 independent axles of motion ...


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    Industrial Cranes

    From complex custom equipment to standard equipment, components and parts, American Crane can meet all your material handling needs. American Crane is recognized as a leader in the design and manufacture of electric overhead traveling cranes and wire rope hoists, offering equipment for a wide variety of applications up to 1000 ton capacity as well as distributing smaller cranes from other manufacturers. We can manufacture your new crane or rebuild an existing crane. Let us find the solution that works for your situation.

    American Crane can provide pre-engineered industrial cranes and a full line of custom cranes to meet each customer's specific application. For support for your specific application please consult the CMAA Buyer Guide and/or contact an American Crane sales representative.


    American Crane Open Deck Hoisting Machinery

    Industrial Hoists

    From complex custom equipment to standard equipment, components and parts, American Crane can meet all your material handling needs. American Crane is recognized as a leader in the design and manufacture of electric overhead traveling cranes and wire rope hoists, offering equipment for a wide variety of applications up to 1000 ton capacity as well as distributing smaller cranes from other manufacturers. We can manufacture your new crane or rebuild an existing crane. Let us find the solution that works for your situation.

    American Crane can provide pre-engineered industrial cranes and a full line of custom cranes to meet each customer's specific application. For support for your specific application please consult the CMAA Buyer Guide and/or contact an American Crane sales representative.


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    Below the Hook

    American Crane is recognized as a leader in the design and manufacture of electric overhead traveling cranes and wire rope hoists, offering equipment for a wide variety of applications up to 1000 ton capacity as well as distributing smaller cranes from other manufacturers. We can manufacture your new crane or rebuild an existing crane. Let us find the solution that works for your situation.

    American Crane can provide pre-engineered industrial cranes and a full line of custom cranes to meet each customer's specific application. For support for your specific application please consult the CMAA Buyer Guide and/or contact an American Crane sales representative.


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    CM Hoist Test Stand

    The Value - Priced, Hydraulic Hand Operated
    Test Stand — Tests Hoist Capacity to 12 Tons

    The Value-Priced CM Test Stand is specially designed for the testing of hoisting equipment as required by the applicable sections of ASME Code B30.16. Unlike other test stands on the market that weigh thousands of pounds, the CM Value-Priced Test Stand weighs only 496 pounds. Portability for on-site testing becomes more practical. Fewer wearing parts provide superior performance.

    • Hand operated hydraulic pump eliminates the need for electrical power.
    • Capable of applying test loads up to 12 tons.
    • Compact, self-contained design for portability and on-site testing.
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    Material Handling Components

    American Crane is recognized as a leader in the design and manufacture of electric overhead traveling cranes and wire rope hoists, offering equipment for a wide variety of applications up to 1000 ton capacity as well as distributing smaller cranes from other manufacturers. We can manufacture your new crane or rebuild an existing crane. Let us find the solution that works for your situation.

    American Crane can provide pre-engineered industrial cranes and a full line of custom cranes to meet each customer's specific application. For support for your specific application please consult the CMAA Buyer Guide and/or contact an American Crane sales representative.