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1. Ensuring Precision and Quality in Cleanroom Assembly and Testing

   July 23, 2024 9:53 am Leave a Comment

   

   At American Crane & Equipment Corporation (ACECO), our commitment to Building Top-Quality material handling equipment extends to every aspect of our operations. One of the key facilities that highlight this dedication is our Clean Room Assembly and Testing Bay. Although we do not operate a cleanroom facility in the traditional sense, our facility is a specialized space where we simulate a cleanroom environment to conduct critical load testing, wiring, final assembly, and more for our customers’ diverse needs.

   Why We Have a Clean Room

   Industries like aerospace require equipment that meet exacting standards of precision and reliability. Components and machinery used in these sectors must be free from contamination and capable of performing under stringent conditions. Recognizing these demands, we established this bay to provide an environment where our equipment can be assembled and tested under conditions that closely mimic those of a cleanroom.

   By having a Clean Room, we offer several key advantages to our customers:

   1. Precision Testing: Cleanroom environments are essential for testing equipment because even the slightest contamination can compromise functionality. Our Clean Room Bay allows us to perform load testing and other critical evaluations in a controlled environment, ensuring that our equipment meets the highest standards of precision.
   2. Enhanced Quality Control: Final assembly and wiring enable us to meticulously inspect and verify every component. This thorough quality control process ensures that our material handling equipment is free from defects and ready for the rigorous demands of various industries.
   3. Customer Assurance: By providing a dedicated space for cleanroom-like assembly testing, we offer our customers peace of mind. They can trust that we crafted and tested the equipment in an environment that mirrors the stringent conditions of their own facilities.

   Key Features

   We equipped our Clean Room Bay with advanced tools and technologies to support a wide range of assembly and testing activities. Some of the key features include:

   • Load Testing Equipment: Ensuring that our cranes and lifting devices can handle specified weights and stresses without fail.
   • Wiring Stations: Precision wiring setups for intricate components, guaranteeing reliable electrical performance.
   • Final Assembly Areas: Dedicated spaces for assembling complex equipment with the utmost care and attention to detail

   Commitment to Quality

   Our investment in our Clean Room Bay reflects our broader commitment to delivering high-quality material handling solutions. By replicating cleanroom conditions, we uphold the rigorous standards required by various industries. This dedication to quality and precision is a cornerstone of ACECO’s mission.

   Our Clean Room Bay is not just a facility; it is a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence. We ensure every piece of equipment performs flawlessly by providing a controlled environment for assembly and testing. At ACECO, we understand that quality equipment is built in the proper environment, and our Clean Room Bay is a crucial part of that promise.

   Focusing on quality, safety, and efficiency, American Crane continues to lead the way in providing superior clean room solutions. Contact us today to learn more about our Clean Room Bay or request a quote for our industry-leading material handling solutions.

2. New Maintenance & Safety Resource Center

   February 23, 2016 1:56 pm Leave a Comment

   American Crane is proud to announce the launch of our completely redesigned website, which will facilitate user engagement with our content and give visitors a positive experience with every page view. One of the most important and helpful features of our new site is the revamped online resource center.

   From equipment drawings to case studies covering real-world applications of our material handling solutions, our recently redesigned resource center provides customers with the ultimate library of information. The content was developed especially with maintenance, safety, and operations managers in mind.

   Over the decades of serving customers, we have accumulated innumerable industry insights and hours of hands-on experience. Now, with the new website, we will have one easy-to-access space where we can share all of this information with our customers. By reviewing our top resources, you’ll be able to learn about increasing your production efficiency and improving safety in your facility.

   At American Crane, we provide everyday solutions to complex material handling challenges. Working across industries such as aerospace, food and beverage, oil and gas, nuclear, chemical, transit, and more, the American Crane team works hard to meet a variety of industry-specific compliances with products like clean room cranes and aerospace critical lifts.

   We are a leading manufacturer of standard and custom crane systems, monorails, hoists, and other material handling equipment for a broad range of applications. Whether you need a small replacement part or an entirely customized system, the American Crane team can help you every step of the way.

   For more information about crane terminology and important considerations to make before investing in a lifting system, we invite you to download an essential eBook from our new resource center, “How to Choose the Right Crane: A Crane Buyer’s Guide.” Be sure to check out the other resources on the new website as we continue adding to the library over time.

   Can’t find a source you need or have any feedback to share regarding our latest materials? Let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.
   
   
   

3. Clean Room Cranes: Applications & Features

   June 30, 2015 4:54 pm Leave a Comment

   American Crane and Equipment Corporation was recently contracted to build a critical lift crane. We produced a customized 25 Ton Top Running Double Girder Crane, which was installed at the Kennedy Space Center and used to build the Orion spacecraft.

   This crane was not only a critical lift crane, but it was also a clean room crane.

   Clean Room

   A clean room is a manufacturing environment that, because of product requirements, must be kept as free from environmental pollutants as possible. Industries that commonly have clean room requirements include the electronics, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and, as was the case with the Orion spacecraft, aerospace industries.

   The food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries produce products that are ingested by humans, so those products must be contaminate-free. Products produced in the electronics and aerospace industries are sensitive and could fail if exposed to contamination during production.

   Because freedom from contamination is so important to the products developed in clean rooms, all equipment introduced into clean rooms — including critical lift cranes — must comply with strict clean room standards.

   American Crane’s Clean Room Features

   To meet NASA’s stringent clean room standards, American Crane designed their critical lift crane with these special features:

   • All fasteners are stainless steel and self-locking to ensure that no bolts or debris fall from the crane
   • The walkways are equipped with continuous kick plates to capture any dirt or debris
   • Stainless steel diamond-shaped track is used with the festoons to eliminate places that debris could gather
   • The runway conductor bars are covered in extruded plastic to prevent debris from escaping
   • There is a debris shield underneath the lower block to prevent any wire rope debris from reaching components of the Orion spacecraft
   • All electrical enclosures are shielded to ensure that no RFI or EMI reach the spacecraft
   • All axes of movement have extremely slow speeds, less than two inches per minute, to allow for the successful mating of critical components without risk of collision or damage
   • The crane control system utilizes a “watchdog” PLC system that checks each movement against what the operator commanded and stops erroneous motion.

   For more information about American Crane and how we can custom build cranes that meet your clean room requirements, contact us today.