Steel Mill Cranes

15t Mould Casting Crane

A 15 t mould casting crane for foundry moulding and pouring lines, with a 20 m span and 11 m lift height. The requirement is positioning rather than speed: mould boxes and pouring vessels have to be placed accurately, repeatedly, in a hot and dusty environment.

The crane is typically specified with controlled slow hoisting and smooth travel so the operator can stop without overshooting the mould. Dust ingress and radiant heat from freshly poured moulds are the two conditions that decide the enclosure rating, the cable insulation and the lubrication interval.

Confirm at order: mould box or vessel weight including the attachment, span, lift height, and the slowest hoisting speed the process needs.
Also agree: ambient temperature at the bridge, dust exposure, duty class, control position, and the attachment design confirmation from the manufacturer.

The figures below are a catalogue baseline. Final design and component selection are confirmed before ordering.

Capacity: 15 t
Span: 20 m
Lift Height: 11 m

Work Class: M4 (catalog baseline; duty assessment required)
Power: Application-specific motor sizing — confirmed with quotation
Power Supply: 380V / 50Hz / 3-phase reference configuration; alternatives confirmed with order

mainAI-rendered illustration. Final equipment configuration confirmed with your order.

Specifications

Capacity	15 t
Span	20 m
Lift Height	11 m
Work Class	M4 (catalog baseline; duty assessment required)
Speeds	Variable-speed hoisting and travel; operating range confirmed with quotation
Power	Application-specific motor sizing — confirmed with quotation
Control	Pendant or radio control; selected with order
Power Supply	380V / 50Hz / 3-phase reference configuration; alternatives confirmed with order
Lifting Attachment	Application-specific attachment — manufacturer design confirmation required
Configuration Status	Catalog baseline; final design and component selection confirmed before ordering

Standard configuration — final spec confirmed with your order.

Applications

All applications

Foundry

FAQ

All FAQs

›What makes a molten metal handling crane different?

The consequence of a dropped load is severe, so molten metal handling is treated as a separate safety case. Standards such as FEM 1.001 place additional requirements on hoisting brakes and redundancy. The applicable rule for your site is confirmed before design freeze — it is not inferred from a catalogue class.

›How do you protect the crane from heat and dust?

From the measured conditions at the crane bridge, not from a general industry assumption. Temperature, dust and fume exposure decide the shielding, cable insulation class, enclosure rating, lubrication and the maintenance interval. Those values become part of the specification.