Monorail or KBK crane is a kind of crane with a flexible moving-beam, which is curve-shaped, straight-shaped or circular-shaped, to suit lifting small or medium weight goods.
Monorail is a kind of crane with a flexible operation, the structure runs along to the straight, curve, round-shaped track, which is suspended on the ceiling or beam, and that is suitable for narrow spaces. Monorail consists of the beam-suspender roller, beam-suspender arm, hoist-suspender roller, monorail, beam-clamp mechanism, electric hoist, pedant or remote control.
Crane’s parts can be combined flexibly, according to the construction and machinery arrangement conditions.
Monorails are used widely in fields of paper manufacture, Car Assembly, Automation, maintenance.
Advantages
- Lightweight and rapid installation.
- Save Cost because the cranes are fitted on the ceiling or the simple structure, not required to reinforce the ceiling or floor.
- Safety and reliability with light weight, flexible operation. The hoist-suspender beam can be moved by manual or the hoist moved along to the beam.
- High reliability and stability: The Monorail’s parts such as: the beam-suspender arm, the beam-suspender roller, the hoist-suspender roller, monorail are fabricated to achieve standard, and mass production. The monorail is made of cold rolled steel with high strength, hard and light weight, which ensures the crane’s stability.
- Good adaption: According to the requirements or per factory premises, the crane can be fitted to move straight, curve, circular to the track.
- Ease to install and commission: The crane parts are connected by the bolt, that to save time and space. The crane are operated by manual, semi-auto or automatic.
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Manual monorail uses the electric chain hoist
Monorail with the circular-shaped runway beam