Spanco Wall-Mounted Jib Cranes Provide Lifting Supplement for Leading Manufacturer of Mobile Cranes Overview A leading manufacturer of mobile cranes operates a 58,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in southeastern Pennsylvania. Assembly of the large cranes takes place in an individual building that is outfitted with large 30-Ton overhead cranes. The large mobile cranes are assembled as they move on a conveyor system through different staging areas. Each staging area serves as a sub-assembly for a different part of the mobile crane. Sub-assembly areas might include gearbox build-up, valve systems, transfer case build-ups, radiator build- ups, or engine frame staging. Solution During the set-up of the assembly line, management explored possible material handling solutions. Originally, a

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