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Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry.
 
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American Crane OSHA Compliant Inspections

Prevent Accidents
Avoid Costly OSHA Violations
Decrease Insurance Costs

Your equipment is subject to strict government regulations and OSHA Standards. See OSHA Section 1910.179 below. View the Requirements Section of the OSHA 1910.179 regarding Overhead and Gantry Cranes.

OSHA compliance inspections identify OSHA violations and provide recommendations to improve equipment safety and decrease costly downtime. American Crane's highly experienced OSHA compliance inspection teams have many years of experience inspecting our own as well as other manufacturers' equipment.

As a highlight, our OSHA Inspections include:
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American Crane Field Service

From installation, site services, outage services, and parts as well as upgrades and rebuilds of our equipment and Other OEMs Equipment. Quality Programs and testing services as well as training.

American Crane and Equipment Corporation (ACECO) can support all your field service needs. 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 sales@americancrane.com



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American Crane Quality & Testing

American Crane offers three levels of Quality Assurance Programs to meet your specific contract requirements:

Nuclear Quality Program
Complete Compliance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B and NQA-1
American Crane's Nuclear Quality Program (QAM-96) and implementing procedures address the full 18 point nuclear quality criteria. This program has been used to provide safety related, single failure proof cranes and trolleys to numerous nuclear power plants for dry spent fuel storage projects as well as other specific industries.

American Crane's Quality Program features:
• Program led by management with extensive commercial nuclear experience
• Experienced in-house engineering staff to implement design control program
• Welders and procedures qualified to AWS D1.1 and meeting AWS D14.1 qualification requirements
• AWS Certified Welder Inspector
• In-House nondestructive testing availability
• EPRI NP-5652 compliant Commercial Dedication Program
• ASME NOG-1 inspection and testing capability
• In-House audit and surveillance capability
• Plant load test tower with 200 ton test capability
• DOE experience
• Audited and on the approved suppliers lists of both nuclear and DOE customers

Augmented Quality Program
American Crane offers customized quality programs that provide customer specific quality solutions.
Standard Commercial Quality Program
American Crane offers a commercial quality program that implements the key quality controls that meet the requirements for most industrial applications.

American Crane also offers:
(1) Quality related consulting services
(2) Commerical grade dedication training and consulting.


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American Crane Recommended Equipment Enhancements


Push Button Stations
  • Modern ergonomically designed operators push button stations provide simple one hand control and can easily be added to most existing equipment providing up to 3 speeds.

  • Soft Start
    • Improves equipment safety by minimizing load swing.
    • Soft Start provides adjustable acceleration and deceleration which can be added to most existing bridge and trolley controls, reducing load swing as well as minimizing wear and tear on your equipment.





    • Radio Controls
    • Improves safety, efficiency and operator satisfaction.
    • Allows freedom of movement for operator.
    • Eliminates hang-up of a wired pendant station.
    • Wide range of ...

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    American Crane Industrial Solutions

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    American Crane Products

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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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    Trolleys & Beam Clamps

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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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    Crane & Hoist Parts

    CM Hoist Test Stand

    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.