Process crane for steel making& handling
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Overhead crane systems of process crane design for harsh and extreme industrial application in steel mills and foundries for steel processing and steel handling with high reliability and stability. The overhead process cranes are heavy duty lifting equipment designed based on the specific applications and lifting requirements. Our process crane with well-defined quality structure and components guarantee the crane excellence, safety, and cost-effectiveness. Our customers from steel processing industries and other other sectors which need steel handling can reap the rewards.
Process cranes include:
- Scrap handling cranes
- Scrape charging cranes
- Ladle cranes, ladle teeming crane & casting cranes
- Slab handling & turning cranes
- Coil handling cranes
- Lifting tong cranes/ Clamping crane/ Gripper cranes
- Forging cranes
- Magnetic cranes& electromagnetic beam cranes
Steel mill cranes with process crane designs, your safe, efficient & cost-effective crane solution
Various types of industrial steel mill cranes, including EAF charging crane, ladle crane, forging crane, finished product handling overhead travelling cranes, scrap crane and other process cranes, are widely used for steel processing and steel handling through the whole procedures from raw materials handling, machining, fabricating, shaping and finished products handling, transportation and storage, etc.
Steel scrap cranes
In the scrap yard, the efficient scrap handling is important. The processed scrap handling cranes such as, overhead crane and gantry cranes with electromagnets or scrap grabs ,based on your application and production requirements, can efficiently transport the metal scrap to the trucks or designated place as required .To combat the harsh environment of high dusty and noisy, the enhanced safety devices and measures are used on the steel plant cranes to ensure the safety of crane operation and crane operator.
Orange peel grab bucket overhead crane for steel scrap handling - Steel mill cranes for scrap handling.
Typical Application: Used in scrap yards and steel melting shops to lift and transfer steel scrap into electric arc furnaces or induction furnaces.
Typical Capacity: 10–50 tons, depending on scrap density and furnace feeding requirements.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel scrap, metal shavings, offcuts, broken steel plates, and heavy scrap bundles.
Magnetic overhead crane for steel scrap handling - Steel mill cranes for scrap handling.
Typical Application: Lifting and transporting ferrous scrap, steel billets, and finished steel products in steel plants. Fast loading into furnaces or onto conveyors.
Typical Capacity: 20–80 tons for standard models; heavy-duty models can reach 100 tons or more.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Ferrous scrap, steel plates, billets, rods, and other metallic objects suitable for magnetic lifting.
Orange peel grab bucket gantry crane - Steel mill cranes for scrap handling.
Typical Application: Handling large scrap piles in outdoor storage yards, feeding furnaces, or transferring scrap to conveyors. Gantry structure allows coverage of wide areas.
Typical Capacity: 15–60 tons; heavy-duty models up to 80 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel scrap bundles, offcuts, heavy metallic pieces, and irregular-shaped scrap materials.
Magnetic gantry crane for steel mill cranes for scrap handling.
Typical Application: Moving ferrous scrap, billets, or finished steel products across large-scale steel plants. Offers high mobility with magnetic lifting for fast operations and minimal manual intervention.
Typical Capacity: 25–100 tons; suitable for heavy industrial operations.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel billets, slabs, rods, ferrous scrap, and other magnetically responsive materials.
Scrap charging crane, ladle teeming crane, casting crane, foundry crane
Scarp charging cranes are used to feed scrap into the furnace. The molten metal handling is a type of specialized industrial cranes which is designed and manufactured for handling molten metal & ladle from a furnace to the casting areas. The scrap charging cranes, ladle crane, teeming crane, casting crane, foundry crane belong to the same family of heavy duty steel mill cranes which can ensure safe and efficient operation in the extreme heat, dusty and harsh conditions of the steel making industry, with sharing features of high safety, reliability and stability, etc
Steel mill cranes - charging crane
Typical Application: Used to charge raw materials like scrap steel, hot metal, and alloying elements into furnaces. Often integrated with furnace feeding systems in steelmaking shops.
Typical Capacity: 30–120 tons, depending on furnace size.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Scrap bundles, ingots, hot metal pieces, and alloying materials.
Steel mill cranes for ladle handling
Typical Application: Lifting and transporting ladles filled with molten steel from furnaces to casting areas. Ensures safe and precise pouring operations in continuous or batch steelmaking processes.
Typical Capacity: 50–200 tons depending on ladle size and molten steel volume.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Molten steel ladles, refractory-lined containers, and sometimes tundishes.
Steel mill cranes for ladle handling with single girder crane design
Typical Application: Used in smaller steelmaking shops or foundries for ladle handling where space is limited. Single girder cranes provide precise movement for safe ladle positioning.
Typical Capacity: 20–80 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Molten steel ladles, small to medium-sized ladles, and casting tundishes.
Steel mill cranes for ladle handling with double girder crane design
Typical Application: Ideal for large steel plants where heavy and large ladles must be transported safely over long spans. Double girder design provides high lifting capacity and stability.
Typical Capacity: 80–250 tons or more for large-scale operations.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Large molten steel ladles, tundishes, and heavy refractory containers.
Billet handling cranes& Slab handling cranes
The slab and billet handling steel mill cranes are used for the handling of hot or normal temperature billets, blooms or slabs, etc.The process steel mill overhead cranes with lifting clamps or magnets are required to lift and transport the hot heavy steel slabs from the casting area to a rolling mill or for taking the room temperature steel slabs to the designated storage places for stacking, loading and unloading operation with high safety, reliability and efficiency.
Steel mill cranes for slab handling
Typical Application: Transporting and stacking steel slabs after casting, moving them between furnaces, rolling mills, or storage yards. Slab handling cranes ensure precise placement for further processing.
Typical Capacity: 30–150 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel slabs, rectangular cast slabs, hot rolled slabs, and alloyed steel slabs.
Steel mill cranes for billet handling
Typical Application: Used to lift, transport, and stack steel billets between continuous casting machines, rolling mills, and storage areas. Ensures efficient and safe handling of medium-length products.
Typical Capacity: 15–80 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel billets, medium-length bars, and pre-cut billets ready for rolling.
Steel mill cranes for block handling
Typical Application: Handling large steel blocks after initial casting, transporting them to reheating furnaces, rolling mills, or storage. Essential in heavy steelmaking and forging operations.
Typical Capacity: 50–200 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel ingots, large cast blocks, heavy alloy steel blocks, and pre-processed blocks for rolling or forging.
Steel mill cranes for hot steel handling
Typical Application: Transporting molten or red-hot steel billets, slabs, or blocks safely from furnaces to rolling mills or cooling beds. Hot steel cranes are designed to withstand high temperatures and provide precise handling.
Typical Capacity: 20–150 tons, depending on product size and temperature.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Hot billets, slabs, blooms, and red-hot steel blocks.
Coils handling cranes
With different coil lifters, the industrial steel mill cranes with process crane designs can handle the various types of steel products such as, the coils, bars, plates and other steel products from the rolling area to the next destination as required.
Steel mill cranes for horizontal coil handling
Typical Application: Moving horizontally oriented steel coils from storage areas to processing lines, including slitting, cutting, or rolling lines. Ensures safe handling of heavy and wide coils.
Typical Capacity: 10–50 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Hot or cold-rolled steel coils, aluminum coils, and alloy coil packs.
Steel mill cranes for vertical steel coil handling
Typical Application: Handling vertically positioned steel coils in storage yards or during loading/unloading processes. Reduces floor space usage and allows precise positioning on processing lines.
Typical Capacity: 10–40 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Vertically stacked steel coils, aluminum coils, and galvanized steel coils.
Steel mill cranes for coil handling with C hook
Typical Application: Lifting and transferring steel coils using C-shaped hooks that fit the inner diameter of the coil. Commonly used for loading/unloading and moving coils along production lines.
Typical Capacity: 5–30 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel, aluminum, and copper coils compatible with C-hook lifting.
Steel mill cranes for coil handling with magnetics
Typical Application: Magnetically lifting steel coils for fast and safe handling without mechanical hooks. Often used in automated lines and where precise placement is required.
Typical Capacity: 5–25 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Ferrous steel coils, thin gauge sheets, and hot or cold-rolled coils suitable for magnetic lifting.
Steel rebar & plate, pipe handling cranes
Process steel mill crane with overhead crane designs and electro-magnetic beam spreader are adopted for handling long and large steel products, such as, steel pile, steel rebar, steel plate,steel sheet and other steel products, etc.
Steel mill cranes for rebar handling
Typical Application: Lifting, transporting, and stacking rebar bundles in steel mills, fabrication yards, or construction storage areas. Facilitates precise positioning for cutting, bending, or loading.
Typical Capacity: 10–40 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Reinforcing bars (rebar), steel rods, bundled steel bars, and cut-to-length bars.
Steel mill cranes for steel pipe handling
Typical Application: Handling, stacking, and loading steel pipes in pipe mills or storage areas. Ensures safe movement of long tubular products and reduces manual handling risks.
Typical Capacity: 10–50 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel pipes, tubes, and bundled hollow sections of various diameters.
Steel mill cranes for steel plate handling
Typical Application: Lifting and transferring steel plates from storage to cutting, rolling, or processing lines. Often equipped with magnets or clamps for safe plate handling.
Typical Capacity: 20–100 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel plates, sheet metal bundles, hot-rolled or cold-rolled sheets, and large fabricated plates.
Steel mill cranes for rebar handling
Typical Application: Ideal for loading/unloading rebar bundles from trucks, moving bundles to processing areas, and stacking them for storage or shipping.
Typical Capacity: 10–40 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Bundled reinforcing bars, cut-to-length steel rods, and long steel bars.
Overhead cranes & gantry cranes
The steel mill cranes with process overhead crane and gantry cranes configurations are designed and manufactured based on the advanced crane technology, specific application and lifting requirements which can lift and transport loads from 5 ton, 10 ton, 15 ton, 20 ton up to 500 tons .
Steel mill cranes with overhead travelling crane designs
Typical Application: Used for general material handling across production floors, moving heavy steel products, coils, slabs, or machinery between stations. Provides high flexibility and long-span coverage.
Typical Capacity: 10–150 tons, depending on span and load requirements.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel slabs, billets, coils, machinery, and structural steel components.
Steel mill cranes with gantry crane design
Typical Application: Ideal for outdoor or high-clearance areas, such as storage yards and loading docks, for lifting and transporting heavy steel products over long distances.
Typical Capacity: 20–200 tons, depending on girder design and span.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel plates, blocks, billets, coils, and other heavy structural materials.
Steel mill cranes with jib crane design for supportive material handling
Typical Application: Used for localized lifting tasks, such as loading/unloading machines, moving tools, or assisting production lines. Provides precision handling for smaller areas.
Typical Capacity: 1–20 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Machine parts, small steel bundles, tools, coils, and accessories.
Steel mill cranes for light duty material handling
Typical Application: For lifting light loads such as small bundles, sheet metals, or maintenance materials. Often used in workshops or auxiliary production areas.
Typical Capacity: 0.5–10 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Small steel sheets, coils, tool sets, and spare parts.
The light duty slewing jib cranes are widely used for supportive material handling in your steel mill workshops or steel plants, etc. Steel mill cranes designed with European styles based on FEM standards or DIN standards are also among the widely welcomed steel mill cranes and steel plant cranes.
Under hook lifting devices
For the various material handling in the metal processing plants,there are types of below-the-hook devices are adopted to ensure the handling safety and efficiency. We offer tailored industrial hoists, cranes and lifting devices for your unique applications to ensure your material handling safety and efficiency in the steel mills and metal processing plants.
Spreader beams
Typical Application: Used to lift long or wide loads evenly, such as steel plates, slabs, or coils, reducing load bending.
Typical Capacity: 5–50 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel slabs, pipes, beams, and sheet bundles.
Lifting beam
Typical Application: Supports lifting of long, heavy loads in fabrication or shipping; distributes weight across multiple hoist points.
Typical Capacity: 5–80 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel plates, machinery parts, long bars, and pipes.
Ladle hook
Typical Application: Specifically designed for handling ladles of molten metal safely in steel mills.
Typical Capacity: 20–200 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Molten steel ladles, crucibles, and refractory containers.
Lifting tong
Typical Application: Gripping and lifting cylindrical or irregular steel shapes such as billets, bars, and blocks.
Typical Capacity: 5–50 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel billets, bars, blocks, and cylindrical ingots.
Crane C hook
Typical Application: Designed for lifting coils horizontally using the C-shaped hook for safe handling.
Typical Capacity: 5–40 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel coils, rolled sheets, and coiled wire bundles.
Crane grab bucket
Typical Application: Handles bulk scrap or loose material in steel mills; ideal for loading/unloading scrap piles.
Typical Capacity: 5–50 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel scrap, shavings, chips, and small loose material.
Crane electromagnetics
Typical Application: Used to lift and transport ferromagnetic steel sheets, plates, or scrap with minimal contact.
Typical Capacity: 5–100 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel plates, sheets, billets, scrap, and coils.
Slab lifting devices
Typical Application: Lifts hot or cold steel slabs for transport to rolling mills or storage. Often magnet-equipped or tong-based.
Typical Capacity: 20–150 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel slabs, ingots, and large rectangular billets.
Sheet lifter & plate lifter
Typical Application: Lifting and positioning steel sheets or plates for cutting, rolling, or storage.
Typical Capacity: 5–80 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel plates, sheet bundles, and thin hot-rolled sheets.
Coil lifter
Typical Application: Designed for lifting and rotating steel coils safely for transport, storage, or feeding rolling lines.
Typical Capacity: 5–50 tons.
Typical Loads/Objects Handled: Steel coils, wire coils, and rolled sheet coils.
One-stop industrial steel plant crane services for metal processing
As the overhead steel mill cranes are one of the necessary equipment for steell processing industry. As a professional and experienced process steel mill crane manufacturer and supplier, we can offer you turnkey services for the steel mill cranes projects entire through steel processing and handling in your industrial applications.
Various types of process cranes are available for material handling in foundry factory and foundry plants through the process of raw materials handling, machining, fabricating, shaping and finished products handling, transportation and storage, etc.
Crane design
Typical Application: Engineering and planning of overhead, gantry, and jib cranes for industrial facilities.
Notes: Includes structural layout, load calculations, and compliance with safety standards.
Crane fabrication
Typical Application: Manufacturing of crane components, including girders, hoists, and end carriages.
Notes: Fabrication follows engineering drawings, quality control, and welding standards.
Crane delivery
Typical Application: Transport of fully assembled or partially disassembled cranes to client sites.
Notes: Ensures safe and timely logistics with proper handling and securing.
Crane installation
Typical Application: On-site assembly, hoist installation, and commissioning of cranes.
Notes: Includes alignment, testing, and compliance with safety protocols.
Crane after-sale services
Typical Application: Maintenance, spare parts supply, and technical support post-delivery.
Notes: Ensures long-term reliability, safety inspections, and operational efficiency.
With expertise in the the design and manufacture of industrial steel plant cranes , we have installed various process overhead travelling cranes solutions for steel smelting area and foundries, rolling mills all over the world with high capacity & high performance to meet maximum safety and productivity. Our various types of steel industrial process cranes are designed and manufactured with wide crane designs and diverse below-the-hook devices to optimize the material handling flow from handling scrap, ladle, to metal products handling , storage, delivery and equipment maintenance, etc.
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