Slab Yard
overhead cranes and Billet Handling Cranes are heavy-duty metallurgical
overhead cranes designed for steel plants, continuous casting workshops, and raw material storage areas. They are widely used for handling steel slabs, billets, and other semi-finished steel products under high-temperature and intensive working conditions. They are critical for transferring, stacking, and loading/unloading slabs and billets, particularly high-temperature materials that can exceed 650°C .
Slab yard cranes are specially designed for handling hot or cold steel slabs in slab storage yards and hot rolling mill areas.
Lifting Capacity: Typically 20t to 100t or customized higher capacity.
1.Slab Yard Bridge Cranes Main Applications
Steel slab stacking and transportation
Hot rolling mill feeding and discharge
Slab yard storage and handling
Continuous casting production lines
High temperature resistance design
Heavy-duty working class (FEM M6–M8 / ISO A7–A8)
Equipped with electromagnetic chuck, slab tongs, or C-hook
High efficiency for continuous operation
Strong structural design for heavy loads
Billet cranes are used for handling steel billets (square or round bars) in steel mills and storage areas.
Lifting Capacity: Typically 5t to 32t or customized according to requirements
1.Billet Bridge Cranes Main Applications
Billet storage yard handling
Continuous casting billet transfer
Rolling mill feeding
Warehouse loading and unloading
2. Billet Bridge Cranes for Steel Mills Features
Compact and flexible design
High working efficiency for frequent operations
Optional magnetic or hook lifting devices
Stable and precise positioning system
Suitable for medium to heavy-duty working cycles
Weihua's slab cranes are specifically designed for harsh environments involving high temperatures, high dust levels, and high loads.
1. High-Temperature Adaptability Design:
This is the most critical differentiating characteristic. The main electrical components are housed inside the main beam and equipped with industrial air coolers to isolate them from the high-temperature environment. Simultaneously, technologies such as anti-radiation plates and heat insulation panels protect critical components (e.g., water-cooled cables), enhancing the equipment's reliability at high temperatures.
2. Dedicated Clamping System:
Weihua's slab
overhead cranes equipped with replaceable dedicated clamps, it flexibly adapts to the lifting needs of slabs of different sizes and weights. The clamp tips and jaws are made of heat-resistant and wear-resistant materials and feature clamping force assurance measures to ensure lifting safety.
3. Smooth and Intelligent Control:
The lifting mechanism uses stator voltage regulation, and the running mechanism uses variable frequency speed control, effectively reducing the impact during equipment operation and achieving smooth lifting. Furthermore, it can integrate PLC control, fault detection, remote control, and anti-sway technology to improve operational accuracy and safety.
