Unistress Corp. Receives First Shuttlelift DB 110 Gantry Crane
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July 29, 2015 – Shuttlelift, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has developed its first DB 110 double-beam mobile gantry crane with a lifting capacity of 110 US tons. The gantry crane model met the needs of an East Coast precast/prestressed concrete company and was delivered to Unistress Corp., Pittsfield, Mass., in June.
Unistress already has two 50-ton Shuttlelift cranes, and the company purchased a 70-ton gantry nine months ago. Unistress communicated with Shuttlelift that the company needed greater capacity to accommodate two new bridge projects.
The timing for receiving the DB 110 was critical because the bridge work has a “penalty contracts.” That means if the work is completed early, the corporation receives a bonus. If the work runs late, however, it will be penalized. The delivery schedule for the new model was aggressive but was crucial to meeting deadlines. Shuttlelift even set up the new model at the factory and still delivered it on time.
Shuttlelift’s double-beam, rubber-tired mobile gantry cranes were developed to meet the growing need for cost-effective lifting solutions among those who lift heavy, bulky items from production to transport. The cranes provide high-quality performance, efficiency and adaptable design, and they incorporate both advanced engineering and customer-driven design features.
The DB series currently includes mobile gantry cranes that range from 30-ton to over 200-ton capacity with units delivered all around the world. Each is engineered to be a customized lifting solution that can address a customer’s toughest material-handling challenges.
Shuttlelift also provides custom spreader assemblies, which is the critical link between the gantry crane and the loads being lifted. Shuttlelift designs the spreader assembly to have the versatility it needs to meet specific lifting needs and even multiple lifting needs.
