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In Stockton, California, CraneTech has installed R&M cranes and hoists at Applied Aerospace Facility. OCH finds out more.


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raneTech has installed overhead cranes and hoists at Applied Aerospace in Stockton, California. Overseeing all material handling operations at Applied Aerospace is Christopher Hansen, P.E., Plant Engineering Manager. “I am required to research, specify, select, approve, acquire, oversee installation and maintain equipment – pretty much everything. We build lightweight fragile composite structures, and we demand


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that our cranes perform flawlessly for safety and quality,” he said.


Hansen has been working with R&M Materials Handling distributor, CraneTech, for nearly two decades, over which time a number of installation, maintenance, repair and upgrade projects have been completed.


A lightweight lift At the site in question, a 420,000ft2


manufacturing facility sits on a 25-acres that centres on the movement of aerospace parts and structures via tooling carts, forklifts and bridge cranes. Material handling equipment was required in a new building to lift lightweight spacecraft structures, weighing under 1,000lbs. Thankfully, Hansen knew who to call – Dave Spears, regional manager – West at CraneTech. Given the unique nature of the manufacturing


environment, most of the loads require very specific tooling for lifting. It was also discovered only after placing the order that a fire sprinkler pipe in the new building would present a low headroom obstruction that the crane would have to clear. “We notified CraneTech, and they explained that, while we would lose a little lifting height, it was a minor and manageable adjustment,” explained Hansen.


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