What we engineer on an A-frame crane

Take the whole machine or single work packages.

Frame structure

Legs, cross beam and pivots as welded box sections, checked through the full swing from inboard to outboard.

Luffing cylinders and geometry

Cylinder positions and strokes set for reach and clearance, with the cylinder forces over the whole angle range.

Deck foundations

Pivot and cylinder foundations with the loads passed into the ship structure.

Load cases

Operating, test and stowed conditions defined with the dynamic factors of the rule set you name.

Strength, buckling and fatigue

Hand calculation and finite element analysis of the structure, pins and connections, with assumptions and results written so a surveyor can follow them.

Hydraulic system

Cylinders, motors, power unit and valve sizing, with the circuit diagram and component list.

What you receive

A package your purchasing, production and certification people can work from.

3D CAD modelNative and neutral formats, built to your CAD standard

Manufacturing drawingsPart, weldment and assembly drawings with tolerances and weld details

Bill of materialsStructured to import into your ERP

Calculation reportLoad cases, method and results against the standard you name

FEA reportStrength, buckling and fatigue, with load cases stated

Hydraulic schematicCircuit diagram, component list, sizing

Technical documentationSpecification, manuals, technical file content

Engineering animationOperating sequence for tenders and design reviews

If you need the crane built as well

Most clients want engineering only. Some want one party responsible until the machine is on the truck. You choose how far we go.

Engineering only

You receive the complete design package and build it in your own works or with your own suppliers.

Engineering with production follow-up

We stay on the project while it is built: supplier questions, drawing revisions, inspection of critical welds and dimensions, factory acceptance test.

Engineering and manufacturing

We have the equipment fabricated, assembled and tested by qualified workshops to our drawings and under our technical supervision, and deliver it to you with its documentation.