APPLICATION REPORT | GANTRY CRANES


BVS LATTICE ON LAKE VAN


Using a lattice truss as the main beam for a goliath crane reduces both the amount of material used and the wind resistance that   BVS Cranes of Ankara, the largest crane manufacturer of Turkey, has designed and built many lattice type gantries as well as box   is right the lattice gantry is a solution that    BVS Cranes has supplied this lattice goliath gantry crane to a shipyard on Lake Van in  high winds, extremes of temperature both hot     


wants to keep their floor space clear, their delivery trucks, forklifts and the like can run unimpeded without having to dodge support columns. There’s a good number of benefits to using gantries.”


   working through the winter period as well as  BVS came up with an original design of a     


Most, though by no means all, gantry


cranes are outdoor machines, where they give access that is particularly unobstructed. “In terms of the natural footprint of the crane, gantry cranes tend


    load, the crane is designed for ambient  The design incorporated anti-sway systems, specially insulated electrical panels and rooms, automatic greasing, and other  


to be larger than a standard overhead. “The ‘feet’ of the crane, the carriage wheelbase, takes up space – a necessity for providing stability: the longer the wheelbase the more stable your gantry crane will be.


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