Transforming Specialty Material Lifting
Building Material Handling
American Crane and Equipment Corp. has dominated the crane and lifting solutions industry for over four decades. They are the undisputed pioneers in providing top-of-the-line products, including overhead cranes, gantry cranes, jib cranes, and hoists, all custom-built to cater to their clients’ needs for building material handling. Their cranes are the epitome of strength, durability, reliability, and safety, ensuring they last long and remain a worthwhile investment.
American Crane and Equipment Corp. leaves no stone unturned in providing services such as crane inspections, repairs, upgrades, and training programs, ensuring their clients’ equipment remains in pristine condition and top-performing. The company values customer satisfaction and spares no effort in collaborating closely with its clients to deliver the lifting equipment solutions they need.
OSHA Guidelines
At American Crane, we strictly adhere to safety regulations and industry guidelines in all our design processes. We prioritize safety and ensure that our cranes are designed for longevity and optimal safety. This not only reduces the risk of workplace accidents during the moving, storing, and handling of building materials such as glass, marble, granite, and lumber, but also eliminates the extra expenditures and delays caused by improper practices and subpar equipment usage.
It is important to note that the mishandling and improper storage of these materials can be hazardous to workers, causing injury and even death. OSHA guidelines mandate detailed training and education in all material handling applications to ensure employee protection.
Manual and mechanical material handling poses several workplace hazards, including strains and sprains resulting from lifting loads improperly or attempting to manage loads that are too big, too heavy, or too hard to see; fractures and bruises from being caught in mechanical pinch points or being struck by materials; and cuts and bruises caused by falling materials that are improperly stored, loads that are not fully secured, or loads that are improperly secured.
To minimize the risk of accidents or injuries, teams must receive comprehensive training and accident awareness education and work with safety-oriented and application-specific equipment. In the following sections, we will take a closer look at the equipment used in marble, glass, and lumber handling.
Mastering Solutions For Demanding Material Handling Applications
ACECO’s Specialty Building Material Handling: Marble, Granite, Glass, & Lumber
American Crane has over 40 years of experience designing specialized building material handling solutions for materials such as marble, granite, glass, and lumber. Each material requires a unique approach to ensure safe, efficient, and precise handling. Below, we have listed our customized solutions for these specialized materials:
- Marble & Granite Handling: Utilized in various structures and interiors, these stones require careful handling throughout their fabrication process, from extraction to polishing. American Crane's equipment is designed to handle these materials with precision, featuring corrosion-resistant controls for outdoor use.
- Glass Handling Solutions: Glass is used in numerous industries, requiring different fabrication processes. American Crane offers top-running double girder cranes and customizable trolleys for precise glass handling, ensuring efficiency and reliability.
- Lumber Handling in Paper Mills: Paper mills, known for their demanding environments, benefit from heavy-duty Class D cranes. American Crane also provides specialized forestry tools like peaveys, cant hooks, hookaroons, pike poles, mill rakes, timber carriers, tongs, and fire rakes for various lumber management tasks, from log retrieval to fire break clearing.
American Crane offers customized lifting and handling solutions for specialty materials, ensuring your industrial applications’ safety, efficiency, and precision.
Advancing Material Handling Technologies
Glass, Marble, Granite, and Lumber Handling Solutions From ACECO
The team at American Crane takes pride in providing exceptional building material handling solutions. Our cranes are designed to ensure maximum efficiency and safety, whether you’re handling marble, lumber, scrap, or slag. With over 40 years of experience, we’ve worked with various industries, including wastewater treatment, chemical manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive. If you’re interested in learning more about our custom crane and hoist solutions, please don’t hesitate to contact our team today.
