J. B. S. Cranes

& Accessories, Inc

Shipping Address: JBS Cranes & Accessories Inc.
125 Technology Dr., Suite #005,
Canonsburg, PA 15317
412-977-0174
Mailing Address: PO Box 1184, McMurray, PA 15317
(724) 941-1433
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Lifting Devices

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Move the heaviest equipment and the most burdensome loads with complete ease with JBS Cranes’ ergonomically designed, high-performance lifting devices. From below the hook lifting devices that ensure you stable and controllable movement of materials to hydraulic tongs and vacuum lifters, we offer you a comprehensive range of lifting devices that will make it easier for you to grab, lift, and transport material and machinery in a safe and efficient manner.

Our Comprehensive Range of ASME-Compliant, Ergonomic Lifting Devices

JBS Cranes specializes in the supply and installation of quality engineered and fabricated material handling solutions that are suitable for a wide range of industries. We offer you superior-quality, high-performance below the hook lifting devices that have been designed in compliance with ASME BTH-1 standards. In addition to below the hook lifting equipment, JBS Cranes also offers above the hook and custom-built lifting equipment to clients that have unique lifting needs. Regardless of the lifting device you need for a specific application, our experts ensure you seamless installation and optimum utilization of the lifting equipment by providing you extended technical support. In addition to this, we also have a fleet management program to help clients identify, track, and engineer-out chronic problems association with their production equipment. At JBS Cranes, we supply the following types of lifting devices:

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Mechanical Lifting Devices

  • Annealing cover lifters
  • C-hooks
  • Coil grabs
  • Coil lifters
  • Crane wheel device
  • Electrode lifters
  • Grapples/clam buckets
  • Hook blocks
  • J-hooks
  • Lifting beams
  • Mold rigs
  • Pallet lifters
  • Roll lifters
  • Scrap buckets
  • Segment lifters
  • Sheet/plate lifters
  • Slab lifters
  • Storage stands
  • Tundish rigs

Mechanical, Electromechanical, Hydraulic, and Pneumatic Lifting Devices

  • Battery backup systems
  • Coil tongs
  • Combination power supplies and magnet controllers
  • Hydraulic buckets
  • Hydraulic tongs
  • Ingot lifters
  • Lifting beams
  • Magnet controllers
  • Rectifiers/power supplies
  • Scrap handling magnets
  • Sheet lifters
  • Slab tongs
  • Steel service center magnets
  • Vacuum lifters

Economical and Safe Lifting with Below the Hook and Custom Lifting Devices

Below the hook lifting devices are perhaps the most commonly used lifting equipment today. Also known as grabs, these devices are attached to the regular hook of the hoist or crane and serve their function without the need of any other connection to power or control. Over the years, improvements have been made to the design of below the hook lifting devicesand today, these can be classified into the following three categories based on their construction:


At JBS Cranes, we specialize in the supply and installation of all types of below the hook lifting devices. For customers who have specific needs and requirements, our experts can also provide custom-built solution. We take a look at your lifting application and the kind of material you want to handle and design a custom lifting device that truly serves your requirements. To learn more about below the hook and custom lifting devices, please call us at (724) 941 1433.


Industries

Our commitment over the years to provide clients with efficient, safe, and cost-effective material handling solutions has allowed JBS Cranes to branch into many industries. Today, JBS Cranes holds in-depth expertise and experience of serving a wide range of industries with same levels of efficiency and quality.

JBS Cranes — Your Trusted Source of Industry-Specific Material Handling Solutions

Whether you’re operating a business in the construction industry or want our experts to furnish and install lifting equipment designed specifically for the petrochemical industry, JBS Cranes has the expertise, tools, and experience to handle all jobs with equal efficiency, regardless of their scope and complexity.

JBS Cranes has established a global reputation for solving material lifting problems of the following industries.

Power/Energy

JBS Cranes offers a wide variety of cranes, hoists, and winches for the different needs of the power and energy sector. Whether you’re running   a traditional coal power plant, a wind farm, or a huge hydro power plant serve the needs of a mega city, JBS Cranes can make it easier for you to lift and move heavy generators, turbines and other machinery and materials with our impressive selection of lifting devices.

Transportation

JBS Cranes has been serving the needs of the railroad and transportation industry for more than 30 years, and as the material handling needs of the industry has evolved, so as are expertise. Today, JBS Cranes has the resources and experience to build a lifting solution that perfectly complements your lifting need, no matter its scope and complexity.  Check out our short video link on the home page of a system that is unique in the world where we did a design build of an entire facility the provides for the seamless welding of 480’ long rails into 1920’ lengths and then loads them onto special handling cars for site-specific delivery.

Pulp and Paper

From mobile cranes to conveyor belts, JBS Cranes provides highly specialized lifting equipment to the pulp and paper industry, making the material handling processes more efficient and reducing the work cycle times. In addition to this, the cranes, hoists, and winches offered by us also help businesses earn a higher return on their investment with their energy-efficient operation.

Aluminum, Brass, and Copper

The metal industry requires an immense amount of heavy lifting and transporting of materials. At JBS Cranes, we take pride in our ability to understand the complex material handling needs of the metal industry and our ability provide businesses with solutions that not only make safe and efficient handling of materials possible, but also help businesses find new efficiencies that could have been overlooked previously.

Oil and Gas

In the competitive environment of the oil and gas industry, JBS Cranes can provide you the sustainable competitive advantage you’re seeking by providing you a lifting solution that will help your operations run safely and smoothly while serving all your machine and material handling and lifting needs with complete ease and efficiency.   JBS has extensive experience with explosion-proof applications and can guide you to the right equipment for your unique hazardous atmosphere classification.

Steel

When it comes to the material handling needs of the steel industry, there are unique challenges and safety hazards to be conquered. The continuous production demands of the industry exposes workers to the safety hazards posed by handling of molten steel in the harshest of environments. JBS Cranes offers a solution to this problem by providing you lifting equipment that not only improves the safety of your workplace, but also makes it more productive.   JBS has more than 50 years of immersioninto the steel industry and has put equipment in virtually every US facility that melts and makes steel and a vast majority of the downstream plants as well.

Other Industries

At JBS Cranes, we specialize in the design, manufacture, and installation of lifting solutions that are application-specific and built keeping the unique needs and requirements of the client under consideration. Therefore, if you’re looking for equipment to perfectly suit your specific lifting application, please do not hesitate discussing your needs with our experts.

To learn more, call us at (724) 941-1433.

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