Are You Thinking About Crane Safety?

With today’s prevalence of overhead cranes in industrial applications, transporting materials has never been more convenient. However, with this convenience comes additional safety threats through improper crane use and maintenance. Common causes of crane accidents include caught load, slackline, over- or underload, and structural fatigue. With Rice Lake’s MSI overhead weighing solutions, federal OSHA and local regulatory requirements are exceeded to ensure compliance with safety standards. MSI systems are available as below-the-hook and integrated weighing solutions to ensure overhead weighing remains as safe as possible.

Below-the-Hook Weighing Solutions

Below-the-hook weighing solutions offer an added convenience of weighing in process—eliminating additional stops in shipping and receiving, material handling, metals and manufacturing. These solutions quickly provide operators lifted load weight with optimal balance capabilities. Below-the-hook crane scales can be used in medium to heavy-duty applications to prevent overload and alert the operator to potentially unsafe conditions.

MSI-3460 Challenger 3 Crane Scale

The MSI-3460 with ScaleCore provides industry-leading weighing features plus much more. Product operating time is extended to over 80 hours with a single six-volt rechargeable battery. The MSI-3460 has a NEMA Type 3/IP65 enclosure and maintains minimum 200% safe and 500% ultimate load ratings.

MSI-4260 Crane Scale

The MSI-4260 crane scale is built for heavy-duty dynamic weighing, includes a 5:1 safety factor, and exceeds OSHA, ANSI and ASME safety requirements. These solutions can be paired with advanced process controllers and RF solutions to offer complete industry solutions that easily integrate into existing configurations.

MSI-9600HT Hi-Torque Port-A-Weigh Plus Crane Scale

The MSI-9600HT Hi-Torque Port-A-Weigh Plus crane scale, integrated with ScaleCore technology, has models with up to 200,000-pound capacity that capture weight with ± 0.2% accuracy. The enclosure, made with IP66 marine-grade alloy anodized aluminum, features a rear-battery casting with snap-closure—keeping everything weathertight.

MSI-7300 Dyna-Link 2 Dynamometer

Dynamometers for light-duty, straight-lift weighing measure both vertical and horizontal tension. Constructed of high-grade, aircraft-quality aluminum with an anodized finish and gasket sealing, the Dyna-Link 2 is built to address caught-load or slack-line issues that may cause unsafe conditions.