Crane Systems | By Anthony Alessi | Mar 15, 2019
Below is a frequently asked question we receive on ceiling mounted rail systems:
When an application gives you the choice to hang the runway rail underneath (parallel) to the header steel, that is likely the best option. This allows you to place a hanger in any location under the steel. When you are able to control how many hangers can be used, you can do two things:
1. Strengthen the rated load of the runway rail by adding more hangers. This strength may help when you require more than one bridge to ride on the runway.
2. Reduce the runway profile height. If the span between hangers is significant, it may require a taller and heavier profile.
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Tony Alessi is a Unified Industries Product Manager at Columbus McKinnon Corporation. Tony has 10 years product/marketing experience at Unified Industries and over 18 years marketing and business development experience in agency, manufacturing and distribution settings working in the automotive industry.
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