warehouse crane is generally installed inside the workshop, before installing the overhead cranes, there are some preparation work need to be confirmed.Workshops are made of steel structure and concrete columns, nowadays, most of workshops are made of steel structures.
When you choose concrete made workshop, please consider the warehouse crane installation in the future, thus the concrete columns are not only columns, it should design the brackets on the columns, why it is specially mentioned? Because Dongqi Crane had served many clients who has the concrete column made workshop, but they didn’t consider warehouse crane installation at the construction stage, which will lead to much higher cost and trouble in installing warehouse cranes someday they want. Of course we also successfully served one case to provide solution of steel brackets and install it on the concrete columns for a Jordan client, regardless of cost and troubles, this is a perfect case combined the concrete columns and steel brackets.
Another solution for concrete made workshop, to install steel columns beside the concrete colulmns, thus Dongqi Crane will design the drawing according to the distance of columns and provide solution of steel columns and runway beam additionally.
The other kind of workshop is made of steel structure, this kind of workshop is most popular, when you choose steel structure workshop, the following should be considered: Crane capacity, max wheel load, crane weight.
In the previous article, Dongqi Crane wrote that the weight of Chinese overhead crane is higher than European style overhead crane, if you haven’t start the construction of steel structure, Dongqi Crane advise European style overhead crane, because it has light weight and high performance, which can save much cost on the steel structure; if you have already finished the steel structure, then you need to discuss with your structure design engineers and confirm crane capacity, wheel load and weight to ensure the steel structure can support the wanted warehouse crane.
Recently, we served one client who has the similar experience.
At first, the client want 10 ton warehouse crane to install on the existing columns, Dongqi Crane sent single girder overhead crane solution, but the client feedback that they want Double Girder Overhead Crane, in order to make sure the real site condition, Dongqi Crane ask for the photo or layout of the workshop, with the photo of workshop below, Dongqi Crane advise client to check with his shed design engineer of the max crane capacity and weight the shed can support, finally, the client feedback that the max capacity is 5 ton single girder overhead crane, the client also ask for the quote of runway beam, Dongqi Crane confirm the columns distance and traveling length, then send to the complete offer of 5ton European style single girder overhead crane.
Finally, Dongqi Crane are willing to serve any kind of workshops and provide the most suitable solutions; Dongqi Crane also provide steel structures and the designs together with cranes.Dongqi Crane need to know the workshop length and width, columns distances to provide a basic design and the columns foundation drawings; below are two successful cases Dongqi Crane served:
All the above are for overhead cranes, if your workshop is big enough, you can consider rail mounted gantry crane and wheel gantry crane instead of overhead cranes, gantry cranes don’t need columns and runway beams, but it will take some space of workshop.
If your workshop needs warehouse crane, please feel free to contact us,Dongqi Group can supply you suitable warehouse crane and crane installation service.
