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Pictured below is a CMAA Class "E" Mill Duty Crane. A Mill Duty Crane is specifically manufactured to meet the service classification covered by AISE Standard 6 - "Specification for Electric Overhead Traveling Crane for Steel Mill Service". The crane pictured above...

American Crane and Equipment offers magnetic particle testing, liquid penetrant testing, and weld inspection services for base materials, components (e.g., hooks) and welds. Magnetic particle testing can be performed to ASTM E709 as well as ASTM A275 standards and...

Find us in Booth #10 for a chance to win $50 at the 2011 Used Fuel Management Conference held at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards (110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201), May 3rd through May 5th. You'll find information about how American...

Let the CMAA Crane Buyer's Guide, on American Crane's homepage, help you decide which crane is appropriate for your specific need. The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) is an organization of overhead traveling cranes and components. The CMAA has...

Pictured below are three drums which are mounted to a custom manufactured trolley frame and are vital to the movement of the lifted load on this custom built hoist. A hoisting drum is a cylindrical member which holds a wire rope for the purpose of lifting and...

Trust American Crane's Critical Lift Cranes for special applications when failure is not an option. These cranes were designed and built for handling: High Value Equipment (e.g. Satellites) Radioactive Containers Loads Carried Over Critical Equipment (e.g....

The SAFLIFT cask/canister system is designed to safely transport loaded transfer casks and canisters with the SAFLIFT strongback lower block from the spent fuel pool area to the canister transfer area. Once the tranfer cask and canister have been placed on top of...

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...