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Pictured below is a Helical Gear Motor. A Helical Gear Motor has the teeth cut at an angle to the center line of the gear. This kind of gear is useful because there is no chance of intermittent tooth-to-tooth operation since there are at least two teeth engaged at...

Power generation facilities require a wide range of products to handle the diverse material handling needs of production and maintenance teams. Whether your facility requires long lift hoists with tons of capacity, explosion proof cranes (like the double girder jib...

A trolley (pictured below) is a wheeled mechanism from which a hoist is suspended to provide horizontal motion of the hoist along a beam/bridge rail. Find this and more terms under Crane Glossary on American Crane & Equipment's Home Page....

Pictured below is a highly specialized under-slung carriage, supported by a double girder trolley. The geared "turn-table bearing" permits a 360 degree rotation of the carriage. In its final configuration, it will support four 10-ton monorail hoists, for a total...

Pictured below is a Grapple made of stainless steel specifically for the nuclear industry. This grapple will be used to move canisters that hold low and high level nuclear waste (sometimes called “spent fuel”) to transport casks to and from nuclear storage waste...

Whether your work area includes high humidity, corrosive materials, or sanitary conditions, American Crane can provide you with the equipment to meet your requirements. We excel at designing custom hoists for a variety of Clean Room handling applications or we can...

American Crane and Equipment offers Series 602 & 603 Mini-hoists, Series 653 Lever Operated Hoists, Series 657 models, Puller Lever Tools, Short Handle Pullers and Rigger Lever Operated Hoists. Each Series has their own distinctive features. For example, The...

Find us in Booth #503 for a chance to win $50 at the 2011 WM Symposia held in Phoenix, Arizona. You'll find information about how American Crane and Equipment can turn your material handling challenges into well designed solutions. We are your complete source for...

American Crane can provide you with U.L. (Underwriter Laboratories) Marks which are the most credible and sought after certification Marks in North America. The UL listing Mark on an industrial control panel provides evidence of third party certification to the...