20 Ton Heat Treat Crane (#25225)

Project Description:
G.W. Becker, Inc. commissioned a new 20 ton electrical overhead traveling crane for a commercial heat treating company in Pennsylvania.  This 4-motion, 76’ span, EOT crane has dual 10 ton capacity wire rope hoists with 25’ of available lift and was designed to be utilized in the customer’s new heat treating facility which will house the largest commercial vacuum furnace in the world.  Bridge girders are of welded steel box construction with a full length walkway on the G1 girder.  A new Conductix Safe-Lec 2 runway electrification system was installed on the new runway.  Designed and manufactured for heavy service duty, the crane is operated by radio control with pendant back up control.  This turnkey project included the new EOT crane, runway electrification, and installation to meet all current applicable CMAA, OSHA, ANSI/ASME, and NEC specifications.