How to Upgrade Your Overhead Crane?

Why should you upgrade your overhead crane?

Why do you choose upgrade to upgrade your overhead crane? The answer to the question is very simple--save money and improve working efficiency! The overhead crane is a kind of large lifting equipment, and usually they are customized for some workplace.( How to customize overhead crane from Yuantai) . When you begin a new project, the upgraded bridge can perform as greatly as a new one if you can upgrade it properly. Then you can save more money and time to wait for your crane lifting equipment.

Time to upgrade your overhead crane

Yuantai crane company has more than 10 years experience in crane design, manufacture and intallation. We conclude that any of the following changes is process or production needs could be an optimal time to upgrade your overhead crane components:

1. Lifting a new type of material
2. Lifting a heavier type of material
3. Making more frequent lifts

These changes can create extra wear on the individual components of your overhead crane system. And excess wear can lead to the premature failure of components.

Which components of the bridge crane should be replaced?

As we all know, overhead crane is mainly composed of bridge frame, crane traveling mechanism, trolley and electrical equipment, control, driver chamber etc. Our engineers suggest that following crane components can be upgraded:

Upgrade crane hoist/winch

Many build up hoist components can be upgraded without having to replace your existing hoist and trolley.
Accompanying parts like gear sets and motor may need to be replaced with more substantial parts to match the capacity of the new hoist. Lower-duty electric or pneumatic hoists come as a complete system, and need to be re-installed with a higher-capacity hoist package.

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Replace end trucks and wheels

Your wheels can be upgraded to a harder material
Make sure the wheels are made compatible with the crane’s rails and can handle heavier loads. Bearings can be upgraded with an anti-friction design to reduce wear while increasing productivity demands.

Upgrade bridge, runway, structure

Yuantai engineers can help determine if your crane’s bridge or runway girders needs extra reinforcement to support new wheel loads. The beams may need to be reinforced by adding a cap channel in order to bear heavier loads.
You may need a specially-engineered plating for the existing bridge and runway beams to handle heavier loads.We will also help have a basic survey to ensure the foundation and flooring of the building can support the crane’s new load needs.

Having Inspection on the Bridge Crane After Upgrading 

After some crane components are replaced, don't forget to inspect your new bridge crane in order to ensure everything goes well. You can follow the steps of Overhead Crane Inspection , which include checking hoist operation, trolley and bridge travel, limit switches and more to ensure the whole crane can run fluently. And when the crane operator begins to run this big machinem, remember that the safety must come first.

If you need to upgrade your overhead crane and you have no idea what to do, or you need to customize overhead crane, just feel free to contact us. Experienced engineers will give you professional crane suggestions. Looking forward to cooperate with you! Ways to contact us: leave us a massage on the website/ email: cherry@ytcrane.com/ Add us as your wechat or whats-app friends.