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What are the Different Types of Overhead Cranes?

What are the different types of overhead cranes? How do you decide which one will be the most effective for your business? Should you buy a workstation crane or would a jib crane be a better fit?

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In this video, we cover:
► What is a bridge crane? (1:16)
► Single girder vs. double girder bridge design (1:51)
► Top running vs. under running (2:59)
Process cranes vs. modular cranes (4:03)
What is a gantry crane? (4:50)
► Portable vs. track-mounted vs. engineered gantries (5:14)
► What is a monorail crane? (6:13)
► What is a jib crane? (6:35)
► What is a workstation crane? (7:18)
► Wrapping it up (7:37)

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