Ace Industries, Inc. Bridge Cranes

Ace Industries Bridge Cranes

Ace Tips on Bridge Cranes

Why Buy a Crane from Ace?

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Ace Tips on Bridge Cranes

Bridge cranes are custom built pieces of material handling equipment designed for a specific location and a particular overhead lifting job. A finished unit is made up of basic standardized components with the size, method of assembly, and characteristics chosen, yielding the desired result.

The basic components of most bridge cranes are (1) end trucks. (2) bridge drives, (3) bridge control panel, (4) bridge girder, (5) trolley, (6) hoist, (7) festooned cross conductors, (8) festooned push button conductors, and (9) push button and cable assembly. Sometimes other components such as a catwalk, cab, radio control, collision control device, warning horn, lights, or other special accessory are added.

There are various types of bridge cranes with many being highly specialized, but the great majority of installations fall into one of three categories: (1) top running single girder bridge cranes, (2) top running double girder bridge cranes, and (3) underrunning single girder bridge cranes.

Ace Industries manufactures all types of quality bridge cranes engineered to meet your specific application. To accomplish this result for you quickly and most economically, we stock complete proven selections of end trucks, drives, controls, hoists, trolleys, and other related equipment manufactured by the leading hoist and crane companies in the world. When presented with your exact requirement, our professional engineering staff, will custom design a bridge crane to meet your needs. There is no compromise with quality. Every component is chosen based on our vast experience to yield superior performance, reliability, durability, and economy (lowest total cost of ownership).

The component manufacturers we represent are recognized as some of the foremost and most reliable in the world. We stock and supply end trucks, hoists and trolleys by Shaw Box (LiftTech), CM, Yale, Coffing, R&M, Ace Engineering, and Stahl. Some crane builders attempt to cut costs by supplying only the hoist from a nationally recognized vendor and manufacturing their own end trucks and trolleys. This is usually done at the expense of quality and reliability. Certainly, at a later time, the crane owner is a captive market with limited options, when it comes to finding and purchasing repair parts for these locally manufactured components, if they are even available.

Ace not only manufactures bridge cranes, but we also provide and install complete systems consisting of engineering, runways, support columns, and all other items to make sure that you have single source responsibility and a turn key job. Our world class engineering department, insures you that these systems will reliably handle your application.

Call us whenever you have a need for a new bridge crane or any modification to an older one that you might already own. Modernization or modification of older cranes is one of our specialties. Our engineering staff and other specialists can save you money by refurbishing your older but still useful equipment.

Some basic dimensions and engineering data for our standard bridge cranes to 60’ span and 30 ton are presented in the pages following. These crane specifications are representative only and should not be relied on for accuracy in your application. Other bridge cranes for spans in excess of 100 feet and capacities in excess of 100 tons are available on application. Please consult us regarding your bridge crane needs and we will provide a detailed quotation designed specifically for you. Our continuing challenge at Ace is to be the your highest quality, lowest cost, best service supplier in the crane and hoist industry.

Why buy a crane from Ace Industries?

Demonstration of trustworthiness and reliability.

A crane is a long-term investment with normal life expectancy often counted in decades. The manufacturer you select should have demonstrated the staying power to survive and prosper over such a time period. Ace meets the test. For over seventy-five years we have been seeking to exceed our customers’ expectations and or goal is to continue that tradition for many years into the future.

Competence and ability of associates.

Depth and experience is the key to producing a quality product. Successful delivery of a bridge crane requires the effort of many conscientious people. How many and what manner of competent people populate the organization? A crane project should begin with an on site visit by an application expert. We believe that our professionals, who fill this role, are unmatched in number, experience, qualifications and ability. The information gathered regarding your need is then submitted to our world class engineering department, and a crane system is professionally designed to meet your requirements. Actual manufacturing is then accomplished by a team of highly qualified, experienced Ace associates who take great pride in building the highest quality crane available anywhere.

Best selection of components.

Ace Industries represents the recognized leaders in hoist and component manufacturing. We are, however, an independent company with no obligations to use any particular product, except one that will provide the best solution to your application. We take our responsibility seriously and will always seek to supply the components we believe will do the best job for your project. If you have a preference of components, we will supply those.

Highest quality crane.

Skilled fabricators, certified welders. experienced electricians, and other members of the Ace family team up to produce especially for you, a crane of unequaled features.
Designed in accordance with CMAA specifications
Bridge beams fabricated from structural shapes or manufactured from plate to provide you with the best strength and least dead weight
Festooned pushbuttons standard
Adjustable frequency drives for the bridge motion standard except where application indicates contrary
All wiring in rigid and flexible conduit
All cranes painted with one coat of gray metal primer and 2 coats of safety yellow enamel as standard
Fully assembled, inspected and test run before delivery to you

Best, most responsive delivery.

We give "on time delivery" the highest emphasis. Often customer’s schedules and plans become delayed or pushed forward. We will do everything possible to meet your requirements. Our complete stock of components for standard bridge cranes enables us to have unequaled deliveries in many instances.

Best Value.
An Ace crane will not always the have the least expensive price tag on initial examination, but it will always be the best value for money spent. Our prime goal is to be the low cost, high quality leader in the crane and hoist industry.

Superior installations.
Ace responsibility does not end with manufacture and shipment unless that is your request. Our own installation crews who must be counted with the best to be found anywhere, will erect your crane, perform the necessary start up procedures and then turn a fully functional high quality crane over to you.

Best service after the sale.
The value of your long term investment in an Ace bridge crane can be further enhanced by entering into an extended warranty and service agreement with us that will be tailored to keep your crane in top operating condition for many years into the future.

Ace Commitment.
We will remain available to you at all levels, and do everything possible to earn and keep your business.

Bridge Crane Portfolio

Below are pictures and descriptions of some of the bridge cranes we have manufactured

25 ton double girder bridge crane crane being installed by Ace associates in Charlotte, NC.
20 ton double girder bridge crane and 3 ton wall walking jib crane being installed by Ace associates in a new Ohio manufacturing facility
30 ton 80 foot span top running individual drive class D bridge crane with inverter drives on all motions being assembled and tested in our shop prior to shipment and installation.
30 ton 78 foot span class D double box girder crane with catwalk, individual inverter drives, NEMA 4X enclosures and two 15 ton trolley hoists.
50 ton 70 foot span class D double box girder bridge crane with bogie end trucks, inverter drives on the bridge and trolley being assembled for testing in our plant before shipment to the customer and installation by our crew.
5 ton 80 plus foot span monobox bridge crane with a low headroom hoist has been tested and is undergoing a final inspection before shipment.