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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 Crane and Equipment can turn your material handling challenges into well designed solutions. Learn about our patented
SAFLIFT technology which can minimize your seismic risk during the dry spent fuel transfer process. We are your complete source for high quality specialty lifting equipment including nuclear material handling solutions for current plant needs and the next generation of nuclear power plants.
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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 organized this Buyer’s Guide to promote standardization and to assist prospective buyers of electric overhead traveling cranes in selection of equipment most suitable for their applications.
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 lowering a load.
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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. Turbines)
- Dropped Loads Causing Critical Schedule Delays (e.g. Space Flight Hardware)
- Difficult Load Lifting Configurations (e.g. Aircraft Assemblies)
FEATURES can include:
- Single Failure Proof Designs
- Redundant Braking Systems
- PLC Controls Including Safety Critical
- Anti-Collision Protection
- Variable Speed Controls Including Micro Speeds
- Real Time X, Y, & Z Positioning
- Augmented Quality Assurance Program
For more information about our Critical Lift Cranes email us at sales@americancrane.com or call us at 1-877-877-6778.
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 the concrete cask, the SAFLIFT system provides seismic stability to the stacked casks by supporting the load with the SAFLIFT strongback/lower block. This eliminates the problems and costs associated with building based tie-down of stacked casks. The SAFLIFT has the unique capability to remotely lower the canister (using the canister hoist and grab) from the transfer cask to the concrete cask while the strongback/lower block provides seismic stability. All these tasks are completed using our ULTRASAF single failure-
proof lifting system consistent with the requirements contained in NUREG 0554 and 0612.
SAFLIFT technology is a culmination of American Crane’s experience as the market leader in nuclear fuel handling.
SAFLIFT was engineered to overcome the many problems encountered with outdoor vertical canister/cask transfer facilities. The flaws of the outdoor vertical transfer facilities show that a material handling expert, not cask experts, should design these type of systems. American Crane’s revolutionary, patented design of
SAFLIFT is testament to its commitment for providing safe and cost effective material handling solutions.
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 any time. Also helical gears tend to operate quieter than straight cut gears. Among other places, this type of motor is used in Trolley and Bridge Drives.
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 crane pictured below), or user-friendly lever tools for maintenance activities, American Crane can provide you with the products and services you need to keep the power flowing.
Check out our pages of lifting products, including special applications, inspection and maintenance services, and custom design. Or visit us at our home page to view all our products and services.
For more information or to receive quotes call us at 1-877-877-6778 or email us at sales@americancrane.com.
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.
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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 capacity of 40 tons.
Just one more example of American Crane’s specialized capabilities in Custom Design and Manufacture. For more information about our Custom Engineered Equipment click here.
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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 facilities. Stainless steel is the material of choice when moving or storing nuclear waste, because of its corrosion-resistant properties.
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For more information about all our products and services call us at 1-877-877-6778 or email us at sales@americancrane.com.
FEATURES can include:
proof lifting system consistent with the requirements contained in NUREG 0554 and 0612.
