The tundish crane is a high-performance overhead crane specifically designed for handling tundishes in steelmaking operations. Built to operate in extreme heat and demanding environments, it ensures safe, precise, and efficient lifting, transport, and replacement of tundishes in continuous casting processes. With robust construction and advanced control systems, tundish cranes help steel plants maintain uninterrupted production while guaranteeing consistent steel quality.
These tundish handling overhead crane specifications can be customized to meet unique production layouts, tundish sizes, and lifting requirements, ensuring optimal performance and safety for each steelmaking operation.
High Heat ResistanceKey components, including motors, electrical systems, and structural elements, are designed to withstand high-temperature environments. This ensures stable operation near molten steel and reduces downtime caused by heat-related failures.
Precise PositioningSmooth hoisting, travel, and fine-tuned controls enable accurate tundish placement. This reduces errors during alignment with the casting machine, maintaining consistent steel flow and product quality.
Advanced Safety SystemsEquipped with dual brakes, overload protection, anti-sway technology, and emergency stop mechanisms, the tundish handling crane enhances operator safety and protects expensive equipment in high-risk environments.
Durable and Low MaintenanceHigh-strength structural design and premium electrical components minimize maintenance needs, extends service life, and lowers total cost of ownership.
These features ensure our tundish bridge cranes operate safely and efficiently in demanding steelmaking environments. To further enhance precision, safety, and operational efficiency, our tundish handling crane can be equipped with intelligent features. In the following section, let’s take a closer look at these smart design innovations and how they optimize steelmaking performance.
Our tundish cranes can be equipped with intelligent features that enhance operational safety, optimize workflow, and deliver consistent, high-quality performance in even the most demanding environments.
Automated Positioning SystemsEnables precise tundish placement over the molds with minimal manual intervention and reduces errors during casting, ensuring consistent steel quality.
Anti-Sway ControlMinimizes load swing during lifting and traveling, and improves operator safety and protects both the tundish and surrounding equipment.
Overload Protection and Safety MonitoringReal-time sensors monitor load weight, travel speed, and operational parameters, which automatically prevents overload and triggers alarms, reducing the risk of accidents.
Automated Remote ControlEnables operators to manage the crane remotely with automated functions for precise lifting, positioning, and travel, enhancing safety by keeping operators away from high-temperature or hazardous areas.
These intelligent features transform a standard tundish crane into a highly efficient, safe, and smart lifting solution, perfectly suited for modern steel plants seeking both productivity and reliability.
Next, explore how these cranes are utilized across metal smelting workflows to enhance productivity and safety.
Tundish cranes are essential lifting equipment in modern steel plants, designed to handle molten steel with precision, safety, and efficiency. They play a critical role in multiple stages of production, including transporting preheated tundishes, positioning them over molds, and performing quick replacements – all while minimizing downtime and protecting operators. Key applications include:
Tundish cranes transport empty or preheated tundishes to the casting area with precision and stability, ensuring smooth workflow while minimizing handling risks and exposure to high temperatures.
These cranes position tundishes accurately over molds, providing a stable and controlled flow of molten steel, reducing steel loss and maintaining consistent quality across multiple casting strands.
The tundish handling crane quickly and safely replaces tundishes during long casting sequences without interrupting production, enhancing operational efficiency while protecting operators and equipment.
By serving key stages of steel production, our tundish cranes ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations. To fully meet the unique demands of each plant, our tundish cranes can be customized based on specific plant layouts and production processes. Read on to discover how our tailored solutions adapt to diverse steelmaking environments.
Our tundish overhead cranes are designed with flexibility in mind, allowing them to adapt to these diverse environments and meet the specific needs of each facility:
By customizing these aspects, our tundish overhead cranes can adapt seamlessly to a wide range of steelmaking environments, delivering safe, efficient, and reliable performance tailored to each plant’s unique requirements. To guarantee long-term reliability and continued operational efficiency, we also provide comprehensive after-sales support, detailed in the following section.
Our commitment doesn’t end with delivery – we provide specialized after-sales services tailored to tundish cranes and the demanding conditions of steelmaking operations.
Proper installation is the foundation of safe and efficient tundish handling. Our after-sale team provides full installation guidance, ensuring the crane is assembled correctly and safely. This includes:
By overseeing installation, we ensure the crane operates smoothly from day one, reducing early-stage mechanical issues and production delays.
Every steel plant has unique requirements. Aicrane offers custom maintenance schedules designed to extend crane lifespan and maintain operational efficiency. Our preventive maintenance includes:
A structured maintenance plan helps prevent unexpected breakdowns and keeps molten steel handling safe and reliable.
Tundish cranes work in high-temperature, high-stress environments. Even small issues can interrupt production. Our remote technical support enables rapid diagnosis and problem-solving:
This ensures steel plants minimize downtime and maintain consistent casting operations.
We provide comprehensive training programs focused on:
Well-trained personnel reduce the risk of accidents and improve operational efficiency, ensuring continuous production.
High-temperature environments cause wear on critical components like hoists, trolleys, and rotating mechanisms. Aicrane maintains a global supply of genuine spare parts, ensuring:
Fast access to parts keeps tundish handling operations uninterrupted, even under heavy production demands.
With Aicrane’s expertise in design, installation, and specialized after-sale support, your steel plant crane will deliver reliable, safe, and efficient tundish handling every day. Reach out today to customize your tundish handling solution and keep your molten steel operations running smoothly and efficiently.
In addition to specialized tundish cranes, we provide a variety of bridge cranes designed for different stages of steel production, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable handling of materials throughout the plant.
This type of steel plant crane is used at the very beginning of the steelmaking process to transport and charge scrap metal into furnaces. The scrap handling cranes are equipped with strong grab attachments or electromagnets for safe and efficient handling of heavy, irregularly shaped scrap.
The charging cranes are used for loading raw materials, alloys, or steel into furnaces with precision. The customizable lifting attachments ensure accurate placement, reducing waste and improving safety.
This type of crane handles molten steel ladles during refining, transport, and pouring operations. The ladle cranes ensure precise positioning over tundishes or casting areas, reducing spillage and maintaining steel quality.
The slab and billet handling cranes transport slabs or billets from the caster to cooling beds, storage, or rolling lines. They are equipped with tongs, electromagnets, or special gripping devices to prevent surface damage and ensure smooth, continuous handling.
The hot strip/plate and coil handling cranes manage hot or cold steel plates, coils, and rolls during downstream processing. These cranes are equipped with C-hooks, coil grabs, or magnet attachments for precise lifting, rotation, and positioning.
By offering a full range of bridge cranes tailored to each stage of production, we help steel plants maximize efficiency, ensure safe handling, and maintain consistent product quality from raw materials to finished steel.