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How to buy overhead crane at factory price

03 Apr, 2018

What type of overhead crane do you need, single girder overhead crane or double girder overhead crane? No matter what types of overhead cranes needed, the following tips on crane buying will help you to buy an overhead crane for your application.


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What type of overhead crane is needed for your application?

On considering to buy overhead crane, crane lifting capacity, lifting height, and the area of hook coverage usually takes top priority. Besides, Dongqi Crane the following questions should also be thought over. No matter what types of overhead crane you choose, the following should be considered.

  • What are the loads for the overhead travelling crane?
  • How frequently will the crane be used each shift? How many hours the crane will work on a workday?
  • How long the overhead travelling crane needs to run in the workshop?
  • What is the dimension of the workshop? How long is the width and length of the workshop?
  • Do I need a load attachment? If, yes, which kind of shape should be used
  • How can an overhead travelling crane ensure the loads safety during operation?
  • How can an overhead travelling crane improve my workers' safety in handling the loads?
  • How will the loads need to be transported and located?
  • How much money be invested in in a crane system?
  • How to buy overhead crane? Dongqi Hoist and Crane will evaluation of your lifting needs and design a select a suitable crane for your factory, according to your lifting requirements, your budget, and long term effectiveness, etc.

How to select overhead crane manufacturer/ supplier?

Overhead crane runs on an elevated runway system along the length of a factory or workshop, with three axes of hook motion available. . Both single girder overhead crane design and double girder overhead crane designs are provided with great flexibility, which allows the hook to be positioned very precisely and for loads to be placed very gently and softly. How to select an overhead crane manufacturer and supplier?

Here are some questions for you to select overhead crane company and buy overhead crane:

  • How long has the manufacture or provider of the overhead crane been in business?
  • Do they have direct industry experience in providing overhead cranes for competitors?
  • What types of overhead cranes they can offer?
  • What’s their overhead crane manufacturing procedures and quality control process?
  • Are their overhead crane ISO certificated? See our overhead crane certifications.
  • Specify your overhead crane specifications, such as, lifting capacity, size, span, etc.
  • How often your overhead crane will be used, once a week, once or twice a day, or constantly?
  • How will the overhead crane move? (Up or down, left or right, forward or back?)

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Parameters needed for buying an overhead crane

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Parameters needed for buying an overhead crane

On buing overhead travelling crane, the following main parameters are needed: 

  • Types of overhead crane: Single girder overhead crane / double girder overhead crane?
  • Overhead crane lifting capacity: Ultimate load lifting capacity= ____tons.
  • Overhead crane span: distance between the railway center = ____ meters.
  • Overhead crane lifting height: height of lifting from the ground to the lift center (Hook) = ____ meters.
  • Overhead crane use/application: ____________________________________
  • Control methods: Remote control / Cabin control /Panel control
  • Frequency = ____.
  • Voltages = ____.

If you need to buy overhead crane, please leave a message below or email to sales@cranesdq.com. Dongqi Crane will contact you in 24 hours.

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