Gantry


 
 
Gantry

A Gantry is an overhead crane, usually stradling (a support foot on either side) the payload to be lifted. Gantries are usually employed in heavy industry factories (steel etc.)for the task of moving very heavy loads from one side of a factory to the other; Over-Head of all else in the factory.

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Crane: Crane or Cranes may refer to any of the following:...

Heavy industry: Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning compared to light industry. In general, heavy industry is viewed as more capital intensive, as requiring a larger fixed facility, and as having a larger environmental impact than light industry....


Gantry related Images and Photos (experimental)

Elmer Gantry  Jean Simmons  Burt Lancaster  Shirley Jo Nes  1960
Elmer Gantry Jean Simmons Burt Lancaster Shirley Jo Nes 1960

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