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30 May, 2016

Low clearance crane is a types of European low clearance height overhead crane, which can save warehouse height and help customer save cost. The fem low clearance crane is designed based on European overhead crane standards which are widely accepted by European customers. European overhead crane is one kind new style crane, it is started from European (Germany, Italy and Finland).For Dongqi group, we are the few manufacturers who has the proprietary intellectual property rights and design.

Low clearance crane
Dongqi Group-Yuantai Crane Low clearance overhead crane in application

FEM low clearance crane benefits

  •  European low clearance cranes have the design concepts of small dimension, light dead weight and so on.
  • Compared with traditional crane, European low clearance overhead crane has the minimum limiting distance from hook to wall, lower headroom and higher lifting height.
  • European low clearance crane could provide the workplace with more effective working space. As a result of it, the workplace could be designed smaller than before but with more functions.
  •  In addition, the wheel pressure of the low clearance crane is also decreased because the dead weight of the overhead crane is lower than that of before. A huge amount of money could be saved from the initial construction investment, long term heating fee, air conditioning and other maintenance fee, etc.

From the above, European low clearance overhead crane is an advisable choice for the client for the FEM low clearance crane can benefit customer with low headroom, low investment, low production cost, but high performance efficiency.

Low clearance crane application case

Dongqi low clearance crane has been exported to many countries around world. In order to help you to understand the features of low clearance crane, the following case on the low clearance overhead crane is presented for your reference.

Low clearance crane buyer’s info

The low clearance crane buyer is from Australia, who is focusing on providing specialist façade services. Their complement traditional engineers and architects and deliver technical input to improve the quality and efficiency of today’s buildings.

Low clearance crane requirements

The Australian customer has some limit height of warehouse and wants Dongqi Crane to provide a material handling solution according to the dimension of the warehouse. After the discussion with Dongqi crane designing engineer, the European style low clearance single girder overhead crane is recommenced for which will satisfy all the lifting requirements of Australian customer and the specifications the customized FEM low clearance overhead crane are as follow:

NO. 1: 5 ton low clearance overhead crane

Main parameters of the low clearance crane:
Lifting capacity: 5 ton
Lifting span: 12.75 meters
Lifting height: 8 meters

5 ton low clearance crane drawing
5 ton low clearance crane designing drawing


NO.2. 3.2 ton low clearance overhead crane

Main parameters of the low clearance crane:
Lifting capacity: 3.2 ton
Lifting span: 21.2 meters
Lifting height: 8 meters

3.2 ton low clearance crane
3.2 ton low clearance crane designing drawing

Features of the 5 ton and 3.2 ton low clearance cranes:

  • Low clearance, small dimension
  • Light dead weight.
  • Provide more effective working space
  • Importing configuration, Siemens motor, Schneider electrics and France wire rope etc.
  • Double lifting speed and inverter traveling speed

Dongqi Crane offered the customer completely CIF price and technical drawing for them study.

Customer questions on low clearance crane offering

1. Crane price

Australian customer: We get one offer from India company, and their price is just half of us, why our price is high?
Dongqi Crane: Yes, our price is high, but you have to check the details drawing. It is the European new kind overhead crane with low clearance lifting height(This already help you save the warehouse cost, European make configurations, double lifting speed and inverter traveling speed. We are the economical and suitable offer, please check again.

2. Crane weight v.s. lifting capacity

Australian customer: We checked your drawing and found the crane weight is lighter than the lifting capacity, is this the reasonable design?

Dongqi Crane: As we said before, it is the European low clearance overhead crane, one of the important factor is with light dead weight. All the safety issues of the FEM low clearance crane are in our engineer considerations please do not worry.

3. Crane delivery time

Australian customer: Owing to the limit time, they want the overhead crane soon. How fast can we delivery the hoist?
Dongqi Crane: We can arrange the production of the low clearance crane once we received their bank slip and the crane production shall be finished within 20 days.

4. How about the installations?

Australian customer: How could we install the low clearance overhead crane?
Dongqi Crane: We can send the experiences crane installation engineer come to customer’s site do the installations.

On understanding the offering and service of Dongqi crane, the customer are satisfied and issued order and send the bank slip.

Overhead Crane Production

As the customer is required the low clearance crane urgently, Dongqi promised the customer that we could arrange the production once we received their bank slip. With the cooperation of Sales Department, Technical Department, Production Department and Quality Testing Department, Dongqi succeed in finishing the production of the FEM low clearance overhead crane in 20 days.

Low clearance crane production picture

Low clearance overhead crane produciton pictures 

Crane delivery

With the perfect cooperation, the 5 ton and 3.2 ton low clearance cranes are delivered to Philippines, the location of the branch company of the Australian customer, at the fastest speed.

Overhead Crane Installations

Dognqi Crane send one experiences crane engineer as discussed before for the installations of the 2 sets of low clearance overhead crane. So far, the installation working of the overhead cranes are finished as well.

5 ton low clearance crane installed
5 ton low clearance overhead crane installed 

Dongqi crane is able to provide all around crane services for customers around world. If you have any material handling problem, please contact Dongqi Crane for efficient lifting solutions.

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