Warehouse Gantry Cranes: Types of Gantry Crane for Warehouses

A warehouse gantry crane is an ideal lifting solution for factory warehouses that require flexible and easy material handling.  The warehouse gantry is frequently used in warehouses and other indoor and outdoor work environments such as workstations, garages, warehouses, machine shops, and storage yards.

For material handling, the warehouse gantry crane cranes can be customized based on your warehouse conditions and lifting requirements. The portable gantry for light and flexible loads handling with economical price for small and medium warehouses where material handling is not so busy and has limited space.  The rail travelling gantry cranes is widely used for warehouse where heavy loads handling or high working speed warehouse, such as, steel mill warehouse, where steel coils needs to handle efficiency.

 For many years, we have specialized in the production of warehouse gantry cranes. We are happy to assist you in selecting the appropriate  warehouse crane for your needs, or we may provide a customized gantry crane to meet your specific needs.

Types of warehouse gantry cranes for sale

We offer a wide range of gantry cranes to meet your small and large lifting requirements in various industrial use warehouses and complete steel structure warehouse system are provided . These  warehouse gantries are available in a variety of sizes and capacities to suit a wide range of applications and industries.

Based on your lifting requirements and warehouse conditions, the warehouse gantry cranes can be customized in the following aspects：

• Travelling type: Roller travelling, rail travelling, or wall travelling & ground rail travelling for semi gantry crane.
• Gantry girder: single girder, double girder, & I beam girder
• Gantry hoist： chain hoist, rope hoist, manual hoist
• Customized specifications: Capacity, lifting height, crane span, voltage, travelling length, crane control, etc.

The customized gantry cranes for a particular warehouse will be the most suitable and economical solutions .

In the following, the most frequently used gantry cranes for warehouse are presented for your reference. Bases on the main specifications and features, your can select a proper one for your use or just leave a message about your warehouse dimensions and load dimension, we can design the gantry cranes for your warehouse.

Portable Gantry Cranes for Warehouses

The portable gantry cranes for warehouse  can be grouped into two types , the height adjustable and fixed height.(standard).

Portable gantry cranes are commonly used in assembly workshops, machining workshops, assembly molds, research laboratories, maintenance workshops, small freight stations, warehouses, and repair shops, and other other places. Especially ideal for environments where working area clearance is limited.

The compact electric gantry crane can move fast, disassemble and reassemble, and cover a small area. The structure is properly designed, can handle 500 10000 kg weight, and spans up to 10 meters.

Based on your lifting requirements, the portable warehouse gantry cranes can be designed with hand push travelling and electric motorized travelling to meet your lifting requirements and keep the crane cost within your budget.

Semi Gantry Crane for space limited warehouse

The semi gantry crane is ideal for warehouses where the facility space is limited. It can make use of warehouse structure where a wall-mounted rail can be be installed to support the one end of gantry crane bridge and the other side supported by two legs. The

Full gantry crane for heavy loads handing warehouses

The full gantry crane are usually adopted by large and heavy material handling warehouse, which is typcial featurs of large capacity with self supporting legs, travelling on ground rails which reduce the limited of the warehouse supporting rigidity.  The lifting capacity of full gantry cranes is from 5 ton to more than 500 tons.

Why to use warehouse gantry crane over warehouse overhead crane?

In some circumstances, a gantry crane for warehouse is less expensive than an overhead crane since the gantry crane equipment eliminates the requirement for support columns, resulting in significant material cost savings.

Warehouse gantry cranes are an excellent alternative to overhead cranes since they can run on the ground rather than on elevated runways. As a result, no supporting columns or above runways are required for the warehouse gantry crane.

Gantry cranes for warehouses can be designed with various designs and configurations to meet different warehouse conditions. Besides, with roller travelling gantry cranes, and rail travelling gantry crane design, the lifting capacity of the gantry cranes will not be affected by warehouse rigidity.

Warehouse gantry cranes are built to last and operate admirably, allowing you to significantly enhance your output. We provide a variety of overhead gantry crane models to meet your specific lifting needs.

For the most cost-effective material handling warehouse crane solution, contact us!

Yuantai warehouse crane offering

With more than 3 decades of experiences in crane design and manufacturing, Yuantai Crane can provide types of warehouse cranes systems for your selection besides the warehouse gantry cranes.

• Overhead crane for warehouse: double girder overhead crane, single girder overhead crane, etc.
• Gantry crane for warehouse : semi gantry crane, single girder gantry crane, double girder gantry crane, etc.
• Warehouse hoist: electric hoist, wire rope hoist, electric chain hoist, etc.
• Yuantai warehouse crane and warehouse hoist can be used for different material handling requires, with lifting capacity from 1ton, 3ton, 5ton, 10ton and up to 100ton.

How to Choose a Proper Warehouse Crane

Because overhead material handling equipment is critical to the warehouse's efficiency, selecting the right  warehouse crane is critical. The issue is determining how to select the best overhead crane for your needs. One of the most crucial things is to carefully and clearly assess your individual demand. Some points to consider include, but are not limited to:

• The products or objects required to be handled in your warehouse as well as the specifications necessary for your overhead crane, such as lifting capacity, lifting height, and crane span.
• Suitable warehouse crane types include: overhead cranes, gantry cranes, and hoists.
• The frequency with which the material handling crane is used. Some lifting cranes are light duty and cannot be utilized in a busy and frequent working environment, but others are heavy duty and can undertake heavy work on a continuous basis. As a result, you should determine how frequently you will use the equipment.
• The price you intended to spend for a warehouse crane purchasing. How much money do you have set aside to buy a warehouse crane? We can deliver the best crane solution for your needs while keeping at reasonable price.
• What are your preferred crane control? There are three general methods: pendant control, remote control, and cab operation. You can select one of them or two combinations based on your needs.
• We recommend that you carefully consider these considerations, and then we will assist you in selecting the best warehouse crane solution. We also offer customized Warehouse material handling equipment.
• The cost you are intended to pay for a crane. How many budget you allocate to purchase a warehouse crane? Which type do you prefer to choose? We can provide the best crane solution within your budget.
• The way you decide to operate the overhead crane. Generally there are three methods, pendant control, remote control and cab operation. You can choose one of them or two combinations on the basis of your requirement.

We suggest you think about these factors carefully, and then we will help you select the most suitable solution for the warehouse crane. In addition, we provide customized overhead lifting equipment.

How Much Does a Warehouse Crane Cost?

Many factors affect the cost  and design of a warehouse crane system. Here are some of the most common factors that may alter the cost of any crane application:

• Warehouse crane type
• The hook height (lifting height) and, crane span, and   runway length, etc.
• The lifting capacity rating
• Weight and type of material or objects
• The crane duty cycle or amount of time in use regularly
• The warehouse environment
• Particular installation or structural requirements
• Length of runway bay
• Crane speed

Contact us today to get your customized warehouse crane .