WS overhead cranes, gantries & hoists

WS semi-gantry crane

WS semi-gantry cranes run on a ground rail on one side and a runway beam on the building or wall on the other – ideal along building walls and loading bays.

United States Australia / NZ Europe

Request a quotation Specifications

Semi-gantry crane along a factory building

Leg and end carriage detail.

One leg on a ground rail, one end on a runway
Uses the building column line
Single or double girder
Indoor or outdoor

What it is

A semi-gantry combines a gantry leg on one side with an overhead runway on the other – usually the column line of a building. It serves a strip along the wall inside or outside the building without a second runway, a common solution for loading areas and lean-to bays.

Duty group

Vietnam: cranes are designed, manufactured and inspected to TCVN 4244:2005 and the lifting-equipment safety regulation QCVN 07:2012/BLĐTBXH, with technical inspection before use.

Standards and requirements by market

Codes World Steel designs, fabricates and documents this product to – and the key geometric and load requirements in each market.

United States

CMAA 70 / CMAA 74Top-running and single girder crane specifications
ASME B30.2 · B30.17Overhead and gantry cranes – safety
ASME B30.16 · ASME HST-4Overhead hoists
OSHA 1910.179Overhead and gantry cranes

Load test: 125 % of rated load (ASME B30.2)

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Australia / NZ

AS 1418.1Cranes – general requirements
AS 1418.18Crane runways and monorails
AS 2550.1Cranes – safe use
AS 4100 · AS/NZS 1554.1Steel design and welding

Registration: Design and item registration per state WHS rules

All Australia & New Zealand standards →

Europe

EN 15011Bridge and gantry cranes
EN 14492-2Power-driven hoists
EN 13001 seriesCrane design – general, actions, limit states
Machinery DirectiveCE marking of the complete crane

Load test: Static 125 % and dynamic 110 % per EN 15011 / EN 14492-2

All Europe standards →

Summary for orientation only – the project specification, the adopted code edition and the authority having jurisdiction govern.

Finishes

Finish	Standards / notes
Paint	Blast cleaned, epoxy primer + polyurethane topcoat in safety yellow or project colour
Marking	Rated capacity and safety slogans on the girder in the client's language
Environment	Tropical, cold, high-temperature or chemical execution for hoists