Case Study: Underhung Crane System for Aerospace Manufacturer

An 80-ton custom underhung crane system with multiple bridges covers entire 460,000 sq ft aerospace facility

A Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) member company recently provided lifting equipment for assembly of the world’s first major airliner to use composite materials as the primary material in the construction of the airframe.

CMAA, a product group of MHI, and its members are frequently called upon by North America’s most high profile, demanding industries and this case study demonstrates the level of its capability with a crane installation that covers every inch of a 460,000 sq ft floorspace.

This aerospace project included the design, manufacture, and installation of an 80-ton custom underhung crane system with multiple bridges. The bridges can be interlocked to allow the trolley (carrier) to be transferred from one bridge to another throughout the system. There are 14 interlocking underhung bridges on the building runways. Twelve of the bridges are suspended in the main manufacturing facility, which is 1,000 ft long and 460 ft wide.

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