Monday 12 June 2017

Types and Features of EOT Cranes: An Overview




Crane is a type of machine which is used to lift, load or unload material or equipment. There are various types of cranes available in the market.  Different types of cranes categorized based on their work capabilities and types of features they have. Some of the popular ranges are  EOT cranes, Jib cranes, processing cranes and many others.

Let’s have complete information about EOT and JIB types of cranes.

 EOT Crane

EOT stands for Electric Overhead Traveling. As the name suggests, it is a movable overhead crane, powered by electronics. Most of these cranes are customized according to demands and requirements. Every industry has different needs and requirements, these cranes also come with different technologies and features. According to EOT manufacturers in India, some popular types of  EOT cranes include Single girder, double girder bridge, gantry, and monorail.

Single Girder  EOT Crane:

This is a type of crane is known required for heavy duty and works on low maintenance. It comes with robust designs which take a little space. But it provides maximum works the smaller area. There are some companies that manufacture Single Girder EOT Cranes of up to a size of 25 MT.

Double Girder  EOT Crane:

You can find in the market double girder  EOT cranes which have high load capacity Up to 100 MT and more. They are fitted with assembly and walkways platforms so they become suitable for workshop fittings maintenance. These cranes are classified in several categories based on their features. Some of the areas and works where all types of double girder EOT cranes are used are repair shops, service buildings, light assembly operations, light warehouses,machine shops and general industrial use(indoor/ outdoor ), heavy shops like steel mills, fabrication shops, steel warehouses, paper mills, scrap yards, fertilizer plants, steel mills and other similar purposes.

Benefits of cranes

There are several of cranes. Ranging from making the work easier, they help load and unload heavy materials and objects which cannot be handled by the human being. Some of the key information of cranes is the following:

·         They come with incredible potentiality

·         They are used to carry and move heavy loads

·         They a must to have in factories, refineries and construction sites

·         EOT cranes are equipped with bridge girders, platforms, end carriages, trolley assemble and long travel machinery


·         They travel on a couple of gantry rails which are mounted on the gantry girders and are supported by columns on two sides of bay

Crane Manufacturers


Today, the demand of cranes has increased due to the new factories and construction companies are getting established. To meet their demand, an equal number of JIB crane manufacturers and EOT crane manufacturers have also come forward. Many companies have stepped into manufacturers cranes and feeding the industry demand.