Munck Cranes, Inc.

United States

Our overhead cranes are available in top running or under running, single and double girder configurations. We can provide you with standard, modified standard or custom engineered equipment designed to suit your specific needs. Your Munck Crane, combined with a complete Munck runway system will meet your requirements with efficiency and reliability. Many of our clients are repeat customers who value the "one stop shop" Munck single source responsibility.Munck standard single and double girder cranes are fabricated as a beam or fabricated box design engineered to meet the Crane Manufacturer's Association of America (CMAA), specifications. All crane components used are specially designed for crane duty. The demand in the market for compact technical solutions and high quality design has made the versatile Munck Standard Crane desirable for most applications. The hoisting and travel drive motors are specifically engineered for crane duty and special attention has been made to achieve very smooth starting and stopping characteristics.This is contributing to the fact that Munck overhead cranes are nearly "maintenance free", requiring a minimum of service. Munck has carefully arranged the various crane components for easy access, thus facilitating for preventative maintenance or service when required.

Many buildings today are designed with long unsupported spans which provide a more open and less obstructed floor area, making the gantry crane a viable and economical solution as it travels on the plant floor eliminating the need for concrete foundations, runway columns and beam structures that take away from the desired open floor space. Industrial strip malls and leased properties are now home to many small to medium sized manufacturing companies. These buildings are not typically designed to support the dynamic loadings imposed by an overhead crane. Again, the gantry crane proves to be a viable and economical solution, with it's self supporting design, the gantry crane can provide your overhead material handling needs with the advantage of not compromising the integrity of the building and providing the business owner with portability to easily move the gantry to a future location. Many companies have now adopted the "lean" manufacturing system where the plant is divided into "cell" process areas. Having a specific process integrated within a larger process. For example: The main process area has an existing overhead bridge crane with a span of 50 feet, a specific cell process in the same bay requires a dedicated crane with only a 20 foot span. A semi-gantry crane is ideal as it utilizes one side of the existing overhead runway and the self- supporting leg at the other side running on the plant floor. Munck "Tracker" GantryThe Little Crane With A One Track Mind! The tracker is the modern economical answer to material handling where building design and cost make a standard crane and runway prohibitive. The tracker operates with one leg forced to an end track equipped with guided steel wheels running on a square bar rail elevated 1 12" on steel supports that are bolted to the floor. This allows power, water, or airlines to pass under the rail. The other leg is equipped with high durability urethane covered flat tread wheels which run directly on the flat concrete floor with no guidance system. The tracker is easily installed on any smooth concrete floor and the floor track, on one side, is readily removable or expandable should you wish to move the system to another location. More than one tracker can be placed on the same track with ease. Installation of the tracker is simple, with it's pre-engineered kit design, the tracker is bolted and pre-wired electrical connections make it easy to assemble. If you don't feel confident assembling the tracker yourself, your local Munck Cranes Inc Technician is fully equipped to do the job economically for you. The tracker is available in full and Semi-Gantry design with capabilities of one to 5 tonnes. Standard spans up to 30 feet and lifts from 8 to 20 feet with single or two-speed motions. The tracker is a bold approach to material handling with economy and versatility in mind.

Transfer carts are material handling carts that run on the shop floor level. Transfer carts come in many sizes, styles and capacities designed to suit your operations specific needs. Below are some of the various types;Capacities ranging from 500 lbs to 100+ tonnesMotorized or PushPullCordless battery powered (similar to an electric forklift)Straight direction motion or fully steerableFlat wood decks, steel decks or custom shaped to suit your productDecks with lifting, rotating or indexing fixturesOperated on steel rails embedded in your shop floor or operated directly on your concrete floor using polyurethane wheels (similar to that on a forklift)Controlled from fixed pendant, radio remote or fully automatedTwin carts linked together for combined capacity andor product lengthAccessories and special features;Safety warning hornSafety strobe lights, marker lights or beaconsSafety skirtsRail sweepsAnti-collision detectionAnd many more to suit your specific application requirements

All overhead cranes can be easily upgraded during fabrication or at a later date by adding optional equipment such as:Bridge & trolley travel limit switchesAnti-collision devicesService platformsWalkwaysLoad sensingweighing & monitoring systemsAudio or light warning systemsFlood lightsVariable Frequency Drive (VFD), for stepless speed controlRadio remote controlsMagnet or vacuum lifting equipmentOverload protectionSafety equipment and more.

If you have the capabilities of fabricating and setting up your own crane, Munck Cranes Inc. can offer you components and kits. Components:Hoist only, with or without electricsEnd trucks, with or without drives with or without connection platesTrolleys, with or without hoisting equipmentBox girder fabricationKits:Crane kit consisting of;Hoist, trolley, end trucks with connection plates, travel drive geared motors with plug connectors on terminal boxes, trolley-hoist control panel, bridge control panel and all cross-bridge festoon power & control cable with associated track and mounting hardware to suit the required span.Bridge kit consisting of;As above without the associated hoist and trolley equipment.

The rails, beams and columns on which the crane operates. The rail, on which th end trucks run, is fastened to the runway beam.This beam is then supported on columns (Top Running) or from the roof structure (Under Running). The existing building columns can be used or new ones can be supplied with the system. New columns can either be completely Free Standing or Tied Back to the existing building structure for additional lateral support. When designing a runway system that is to use existing building columns, it is important to provide the down shop center to center spacing between them. Conductors supply power to the crane and are mounted on the runway beam.Munck Cranes Inc. will design and fabricate a crane runway system to specifically meet the needs of your application and environment with economy and safety in mind. Our runway systems are designed and certified by our in-house professional engineer. You may have an existing crane runway system and are thinking of adding another crane or verifying the integrity of the system for an increase in capacity andor adding bays for and expansion Munck Cranes Inc. can perform a comprehensive runway system analysis with a detailed report to assist in your facilities planning.If you have any questions regarding your crane runway system, you can use our Ask an Engineer service or Contact Munck to speak with us directly.

Munck Cranes Inc. will assist you in ensuring that the right product is selected for your under-hook lifting needs. From standard, pre-engineered products to custom designed and fabricated lifting equipment, Contact Munck Cranes Inc. to assure your lifting efficiency with safety and reliability in mind.

The Munck hoist is recognized as being one of the most reliable and of the highest quality all over the world. Munck wire rope hoists are designed and built to comply with all international standards and regulations, which also qualifies for CE marking.Munck wire rope hoists are applied within all types of industries. From a small ice block factory in a village outside Jakarta, in the deep forests of Borneo used in saw mills, in palm oil factories of Ghana and Zaire as well as in the most modern steel making plants and offshore installations throughout North America and Europe.Since the first hoist was introduced to the market in 1948 and up to the present time thousands of Munck hoists have been delivered to satisfied customers all over the world. As a matter of fact, a considerable amount of first generation Munck hoists are still in operation today!

"Specialty" and "Custom Designed" are terms often used to reference a crane or material handling system with "unique" requirements.A very significant part of our business is devoted to the design and manufacture of "application specific" material handling equipment. Our capabilities are limited only by the needs and imagination of our clients!The expanding range of Munck products includes a complete array of material handling systems that offer solutions to many customer requirements. A call to your nearest Munck Authorized Dealer will put a trained Munck Materials Handling Specialist to work for you to find the economical and efficient solution to your specific needs.

The radio control operates exactly like the pendant but operates using a radio frequency instead of control cables attached to the crane. The radio control system is comprised of two main components; the radio transmitter, (handheld device) and the radio receiver, (control box attached to crane or hoist). The radio control incorporates numerous safety features and allows the operator a greater range mobility than a pendant station.MunckTeleradio System 860 - Powerful and SafeIt is no surprise that MUNCK has partnered with TELE RADIO. For almost five decades, TELE RADIO has been developing radio control systems using state of the art technology with unprecedented safety in mind. Using radio control technology to operate cranes and hoists while eliminating awkward working postures is a matter of course in todays working environment, particularly as it means fewer workplace injuries and greater freedom of movement.With the MUNCKTELE RADIO System 860, we have taken another important step forward in radio control development, especially when it comes to safety and strength. A lot of environments today require equipment that can meet the extremely high standards of safety. For instance, in the overhead crane industry, these standards safeguard the safety of people and production.The System 860 combines strength and power. It also incorporates safety and reliability, all in one system. MUNCK gives high priority to these factors and todays market expects nothing less. When it comes to radio control, you can choose the MUNCKTELE RADIO System 860 with confidence. Safety awareness has been the predominant feature in the systems development. This has given the system its in-built stop function, the option of individual PIN codes and safety circuit breakers that are monitored by double microprocessors.When standards are high, choose the right equipment.When the environment expects the utmost of people and technology, it is vital to make the right choice of radio control equipment. Safety standards are high. This is where the MUNCKTELE RADIO System 860 is an obvious choice. The 860 gives you powerful and safe control, with many built-in intelligent functions as standard.Moreover, the system incorporates a number of options that give it such incredible flexibility. By being able to transmit up to 69 different frequencies, several objects can be controlled at the same time without affecting one another. This greatly enhances both safety and efficiency. Another major advantage of the system is that it controls up to 24 functions, not including the safety circuit breakers.