Insiders guide: Overhead crane kits

What is an overhead bridge crane?

Overhead bridge cranes, sometimes referred to simply as bridge cranes, operate much like gantry cranes by running their hook and line components along a single or double horizontal beam. Most beams are constructed of steel but some overhead cranes utilize stronger heavy-duty box girder beams. The main steel or box girder horizontal beam will generally run along two separated rails that attach to the walls of the workspace.

Bridge cranes are used heavily in the manufacturing industry and in factories. Many smaller companies also find that the purchase of a bridge crane is very economical because it reduces the high cost of renting a mobile crane each time one is needed. Kits are a very popular way to purchase these cranes because once the instructions and supplies are provided, many of the companies who need these cranes have the work space and skilled manpower to build them.

A bridge crane kit will provide assembly instructions and the construction materials for the crane's most important components, which generally include a bridge spanning across the crane's work area, hoists for lifting materials, and a trolley to allow movement along the bridge.

Purchase an overhead bridge crane kit online

The website, overheadcranekit.com, offers fast, free quotes for any of their crane kits, and their support department will answer your purchase, assembly and installation questions 24 hours a day. All crane kits sold through this website contain complete, pre-engineered crane components and include everything but the actual bridge girders. This company maintains competitive pricing on all of their overhead bridge crane products, and you can purchase R&M kits, shaw box kits, Gorbel kits and push type kits through their website.

The R&M kit features a QX modular crane with a 2-80 ton capacity, a Spacemaster SX rope hoist, variable frequency drives for the bridge and trolley movements, and bolted structural connections. Shaw box kits contain monobox, 15 ton girder or 20 ton double girder configurations, a 200% torque DC hoist motor brake, welded girder connection plates and Plug and Play connections for the pendant control and festoon systems.

Gorbel kits feature ceiling mounted cranes for a freestanding workstation, a 4000 pound capacity, an economical pricing system that allows customers to build individual cranes at multiple work stations and these kits can be installed on any reinforced 6" floor. Push type kits feature both top- and under-running girder configurations, 1/2 to 2 ton capacities, a standard 30 foot crane span, a Loadmate electrical chain hoist and Plug and Play power cable for the electrical festoon kit.

If you aren't sure which type of kit will be most appropriate for your project, utilize the free quote offer and this company will customize their kit recommendations to your specific needs and measurements. They will consider all aspects of your project, even providing crane drawings for building design, when helping you choose the best crane for the job.

If you want to build your own crane, they will ship the appropriate kit directly to you within 4-6 weeks and support you by phone and email throughout the entire assembly and installation process. If you need a crane but lack the work space and qualified assembly team to put it together yourself, the experts at overheadcranekit.com can assemble the kit for you and ship the appropriate completed crane directly to your work location.