Home > Industry/Domain > Industrial machinery > Cranes

Cranes

A crane is a type of machinery used for lifting and moving heavy materials in construction, transportation (loading and unloading merchandise) and other fields. Most cranes are equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them around.

Contributors in Cranes

Cranes

Featured blossaries

Cloud Computing

Category: Technology   2 4 Terms

Beekeeping

Category: Science   3 21 Terms