Specifying a crane, explained by the people who build them
Written for the engineer or buyer who has to put a requirement on paper. No sales copy — just the decisions that actually change the design.
How to select the right crane duty class
Duty class is the specification decision that decides whether a crane lasts its design life. What M3 to M8 actually mean under IS 3177, and how to work out which one your cycle demands.
Single girder or double girder: how to decide
Capacity is only the first filter. Hook height, wheel loading on your existing structure, and what you need to hang off the crane usually decide the configuration.
What we need from you to quote a crane
The eight figures that let us price a crane accurately the first time, and why a missing duty cycle is the most common reason a quotation has to be revised.
Send us your duty requirement
Give us capacity, span and lift height and we will come back with a configuration, a general arrangement and a price.