Crane Retrofits
Rehabilitating an existing crane can be a practical solution to gain reliability concerning your overhead crane lifting needs. Older cranes were built with a larger number of of-the-shelf items that can be purchased from your local motor, bearing or machine shop which at times makes them quicker and less expensive to repair. These cranes were often built heavier than modern industrial cranes with heaver steel and larger components being used in general.
Because older overhead cranes and bridge cranes were built to be “heavy duty” they could generally handle repetitive lifts that are near capacity. Because of the robust nature of an older crane they were able to be worked harder than most modern with out creating additional maintenance concerns.
CraneWerks can apply modern electrical, structural and mechanical retrofits to your existing industrial cranes to help them to be even more reliable, safe and to require less maintenance.
Common upgrades include:
Ergonomic cab chairs
VFD controls both closed and open loop
Conventional relay (contactor) control replacement
Resistor bank repair and replacement
Actuator, AC and DC brakes
Festoon systems
Bumpers and buffers
- Magnetek
- Wampfler
Pendant controls
- Duct-o-Wire
- Magnetech
- Conductix
- Telemecanique
- Drive-Con
- Hubbell
Radio controls
- Remtron
- Catron
- Enrange
- Telemotive
Cab air conditioning
High strength crane wheels
- X-Tech
Load limiting devices
- Weightronics
- Tractel
Travel limit devices for hoists, trolleys and bridges
- DOW
- Magnetek
Anti-collision devices
Security devices to allow only designated personnel to operate cranes
Egress ladders and fire extinguishers
Crane cleaning and repainting
Crane rated illumination lights
- Hollowphane
Wire Rope Cables
Sheaves
- Mckisk
Drums
Girder connection and frame repair
Crane structural inspection
Squareness and girder camber survey
Power rotation kits for base mounted and wall mounted jib cranes
- Spanco
- Gorbel
The advantages to retrofitting are huge in many cases and one of the real benefits of retrofitting an existing industrial crane is that you save the expense of rigging out the old crane, disposing of it and rigging in a new crane. With CraneWerks flexible installation crew employed to make your retrofits you can be sure that we will work with you to minimize down time during your crane retrofit upgrades. Our crews are willing and able to work the most demanding schedules including 2nd and 3rd shifts weekends and holidays. Our team will arrive early and stay late to accommodate your needs.
Check out the following images of a crane we purchased and brought to our shop to remanufacture the hoist and lengthen the bridge.
If you have a retrofit in mind, let the professionals at CraneWerks help you evaluate your equipment to develop a pro and con list so that you may determine if crane retrofitting or crane replacement is your best option. Call us today at 888-544-2121, contact us via our website or email sales@cranewerks.com.
