PWI | Q&A
PWI hook height optimization with Rigidply Rafters
Manufacturing is complex and often leads to inefficiency and extra costs. PWI's material handling packages transform production space by increasing capacity and improving efficiency. Here to tell us more about a recent project is Brandon Hershberger, director, marketing, PWI.
OCH: Brandon can you give us an overview of this project with Rigidply Rafters? BH: PWI was chosen to partner with Rigidply Rafters, a wooden truss manufacturer, on an overhead crane project located in Eastern Pennsylvania. The project featured 10 underhung motorized bridge cranes mounted to four separate runway structures. The crane capacities range from 3t up to 5t with spans from 55' up to 95'. These cranes included Starke crane components, Shaw-Box wire rope hoists from CMCO, and InMotion radio remote controls. Most of the cranes will be used to work with
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and move the product around the facility as it is manufactured and then loaded onto trucks.
OCH: Before PWI was commissioned on this project, what other specifications did the client ask for? BH: The customer had three goals in mind before the project was awarded and the design began. The first goal was to optimize the working width of the cranes between the building columns that were not all aligned throughout the building. This unique column layout accommodated machinery and the intended product flow. The second goal was to maximize the hook
height and clearance of the cranes throughout the building to accommodate the large product being manufactured, manufactured machinery heights and the significant height distance between the existing building and new addition. The third goal was to minimize the impact of the crane on the steel building package.
OCH: Were there any design challenges throughout the process? If so, what solutions did PWI provide to overcome them? BH: To accommodate the first goal PWI used an underhung crane design to provide adequate crane coverage in the customers intended
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