In my blog this week I will talk about crane brakes. Specifically, the hoist brakes. Remember that a hoist can use a chain or a cable (wire rope). Firstly, for the safety of the worker brakes are normally on. That is to say, if there is a failure with an electrical or mechanical component, the […]
We wish to reach out to all of you out there previously using any crane inspection & repair company that is no longer around – We are here to support you. A customer from Mississauga recently came to us after ALL Canada closed up shop, feeling disappointed. They called us, got set up in no […]
As I told one of our technicians the other day, racking inspections can be simple – or very difficult. If you have ever seen a rack collapse you will know it makes a heck of a bang! When I witnessed this happen, It was lucky there was nobody was around. If a rack is improperly […]
There are so many issues to look for when diagnosing electrical repairs for an industrial bridge crane. Here is a start to finish outline. This is how we at crane tech earn your trust. Starting with a phone call we ask all of the questions about what the crane is doing or not doing, from […]
It didn’t start out that way. But we offer many services surrounding the maintenance of your Knuckle Boom crane. So many of our customers are busy with their day to day lives, we want to make your maintenance easier. Our customers trust us to do the work that will lengthen the service life of your […]
Why we are called for tricky lifting problems? “Wow that was a lot of free advice” was a comment from my customer in Brampton Ontario last week, as we were driving to his factory. “I guess that’s why we call you for these tricky lifting problems”. The ideas are generally from the customer. Now comes […]
