Crane Solutions and Services

Liftech designs crane modifications to improve reliability, increase lift height, extend the outreach or backreach, increase capacity, change the rail span, improve seismic performance, or meet other client-defined objectives. We can help identify the root causes of failure and design practical modifications that help resolve persistent maintenance, downtime, and reliability issues.

We assist port authorities, shipping lines, and terminal operators in the selection and sourcing of cranes, from initial needs assessment and specifications through final acceptance. We assist with technical specifications, bid evaluation, fabrication oversight, quality assurance, and more. Liftech created the first comprehensive technical specifications for STS container cranes and continues to improve upon them, maintaining a leadership role in industry design standards.

We assess crane systems and provide recommendations for maintenance, modification, or purchase. Our services include condition surveys, useful life assessment, reliability studies, structural maintenance and inspection programs, repair procedures for defects discovered during inspections, and review for criteria compliance, for example, seismic performance.

We evaluate crane failures and accidents and help with recovery. We determine causes, assess damage, design repair procedures including upgrades to mitigate the risk of future problems, and oversee repairs. We have also served as an expert witness to assess crane accidents, evaluate repair estimates, and help resolve disputes.

We perform field measurements on equipment with unacceptable deflections, fatigue cracking, and other operational or maintenance problems. We employ proprietary measurement and testing methodologies to identify the causes of issues and design practical solutions.