Case Studies

1) Metal Fabrication Shop Case Study

Bassett Industries is a large-scale metal fabrication company located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Bassett Industries took on a job creating components for nuclear waste containment ...

2) Custom Automotive Garage Case Study

Extreme Performance and Off-Road is an automotive garage in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, where mechanics modify and repair cars and trucks. For removing and installing engines, they used ...

3) Machine Shop Case Study

Klapperich Tool, Inc. provides machine shop services for tool and equipment manufacturers. The facility is equipped with milling machines, metal lathes, surface grinders, CNC machines, ...

4) Shaft Coupling Manufacturer

When a large coupling manufacturer expanded its production capability, workers needed an effective material handling system to keep up with demand.

5) SPANCO Workstation Bridge Crane Provides Ergonomic Solution for Metal Fabrication Facility

A 10,000 square foot metal fabrication facility in central Pennsylvania specializes in assembling and fabricating steel bases that are used to support printing presses in large print ...

6) Aerospace Company Solves Die Handling Problem

Placing dies into a CNC Machine can be a very cumbersome and potentially dangerous undertaking. Tight clearances on the machines add to the problem. An aerospace company had been using ...

7) SPANCO Wall Mounted Jibs Provide Lifting Supplement for Leading Manufacturer of Mobile Cranes

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 ...

8) Ceiling Mounted Workstation Bridge Crane Provides Tractor Dealership Maintenance Shop with Lifting Versatility and Efficiency

A long time tractor dealer located in the Northeast sells and repairs lawn and garden equipment, commercial mowing equipment and light industrial as well as agricultural equipment. ...

9) Large SPANCO Jib Crane Helps Keep Food Redistribution Forklift Fleet Running Efficiently

One of the nation’s largest food redistributors manages a 275,000 square foot facility that is used as a redistribution hub for dry, frozen and refrigerated food products. Because forklifts ...

10) SPANCO Jibs Allow for Efficient Workflow Void of Bottlenecking

Wall Mounted Jib Cranes allowed for an efficient production process void of bottlenecking. The plant production manager was dealing with the daily problem of bottlenecking on the production ...

11) SPANCO Wall Traveling Jib Cranes Have Improved the Efficiency of Steel Production

During the steel production process, large overhead cranes are used to transport large refractory lined ladles full of molten steel from the blast furnace to a pour station.

12) SPANCO Gantry Crane Provides Secure Unloading of Steel Bundles From Flatbeds

A housing material supplier receives daily shipments of steel bundles. The bundles arrive on flatbed truck that are backed into a large warehouse and unloaded. Shipments can range from ...