Below-the-Hook

American Crane designs and builds below-the-hook lifting devices as per ASME BTH-1-2011 from standard industrial to special purpose grapples and lifting beams. Equipment is designed using carbon or stainless steel material.

Ref. Specification
- ASME B30.20
- ASME BTH-1-2011
- ANSI N14.6

Below the Hook Lifting Devices Include the Following Products:
- Custom lift devices
- Special purpose grapples
- Lifting beams
- Spreader beams
- Custom lower blocks
- Misc. Below the hook equipment

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

Our special purpose grapples include customized products to match your application such as:
- 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

We are recognized as a leader in the design & manufacture of electric overhead traveling cranes & wire rope hoists, providing equipment up to 1,000 ton capacity. In addition, we also design and build smaller cranes and offer equipment from other manufacturers. American Crane can manufacture new equipment or rebuild your existing equipment. We can provide pre-engineered industrial cranes & hoists and a full line of custom cranes & hoists to meet each customer’s specific application. From complex custom equipment to standard equipment, components & parts, American Crane can meet all your material handling needs. American Crane can manufacture new equipment or rebuild your existing equipment. Contact us today to find a solution that works for you!

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Lifting Beams

Custom Lower Blocks

Misc Below the Hook Equipment