Application areas of bridge cranes and gantry cranes

Overhead Crane
Features: It runs across the track above the workshop or warehouse, does not occupy the ground space, has a large lifting height, and is suitable for efficient operation in fixed places.
Main application areas:

1. Manufacturing industry

Automobile and machinery manufacturing: handling large parts, molds or vehicle assembly.

Steel metallurgy: lifting ladles and rolled plates in steelmaking workshops (often with special cranes for metallurgy).

Heavy equipment factory: assembly of large parts such as generators and turbines.

2. Warehouse and logistics

Large storage center: lifting bundles of steel and containers (special lifting equipment is required).

Automated production line: cooperate with intelligent systems for high-precision material transfer.

3. Energy industry

Hydropower station: installation and maintenance of generator rotors (lifting weight can reach thousands of tons).

Nuclear power station: handling high-risk materials such as nuclear fuel rods (radiation protection design is required).

4. Special environment

Explosion-proof workshop: explosion-proof bridge cranes are used in chemical and petroleum fields.

High temperature workshop: The metallurgical industry uses high temperature resistant steel wire rope and heat insulation devices.

Gantry Crane
Features: Move through ground tracks or tires, flexible operating range, suitable for outdoor or large span sites.
Main application areas:

1. Ports and ships

Container terminals: Loading and unloading shipping containers (such as rail-mounted container gantry cranes).

Shipyards: Segmented lifting of hulls and large equipment (often equipped with hundreds of tons of lifting capacity).

2. Infrastructure and engineering

Bridge construction: Assembly and erection of prefabricated beam sections.

High-speed rail construction: Laying of track plates and sleepers.

Wind power projects: Lifting of wind turbine blades and towers (requires large spans and high lifting heights).

3. Logistics and yards

Railway freight yards: Handling bulk goods such as steel and wood.

Open-air storage: Stacking heavy equipment or raw materials (such as stone and steel).

4. Special applications

Rocket launch site: Assembling rocket segments (super-large tonnage gantry crane).

Dockyard: Mobile gantry crane is used to lift the entire ship.