Here is a 5 Ton 4-Runway double girder crane with dual center motor drives. This unit is almost ready to go, just a few more details to finish up. 

 

 

 

The bridge gauge of this crane is 14' with an over all length of 90'

 Here is the carrier that has a nestled Acco hoist mounted and is also driven by a center motor drive.

The Lowerator is almost complete, just making the final adjustments to the controls before testing.

 

3MT9-10000-B drive on the 3ET38000-8SRB end truck will be driving the Lowerator at 100 FPM with a 10:1 ratio variable frequency drive.

 Well here it is complete, tested and ready to go.

The Lowerator should be installed by the end of next week, at which time we can show you what it looks like installed.

 

 

There it goes, another successful project with an on time delivery. 



"The Lowerator" Crane

The 10 Ton "Lowerator" crane is almost complete. This is a specialized piece of material handling equipment that allows for load transfer like a typical Patented Track crane, but also offers the live rail to lower and raise and connect to spur rails. This feature allows the load to transfer by means of a TC/American carrier from bay to bay. This is done using TC/A's motorized interlocking system. Here is a picture the early stages of fabrication, but stay tuned for the finished product that's scheduled for completion mid-December.

 

We have exciting news at TC/American, I am pleased to announce that Jim Cornish has accepted the position of General Manager of TC/American Monorail Systems. Jim Has been with TC/A since 1990, through the years he has accumulated a wealth of experience:  Serving as Purchasing Manager, Production Supervisor/Manager, and most recently as Manufacturing Director as well as Manager of the MHC plants. Prior to his career with TC/American Jim was employed with Spanmaster for 14 years where he began his career in the crane industry. Please join me in welcoming Jim to his new position.

TC/American General Manager Bill Swanson has retired as of 11-2-12. Bill will be heading north to spend time with family and to pursue new adventures. Bill has been with TC/A for over 25
years.  After serving a brief stint on the shop floor in 1980, Bill started working full time as a sales rep for American Monorail in the summer of 1987.  Through years of effort and hard work, Bill
moved up the company hierarchy to become General Manager in 2003.  Bill’s broad knowledge, expertise, and keen sense of humor will be sorely missed. Please join me in wishing Bill all the best with his future endeavors.

Here is another example of the quality of work delivered by Illinois Crane. This is a TC/American 10 Ton Double Girder Crane and Carrier they provided to central Illinois major equipment manufacturer earlier this year. Feel free to contact them for all of your material handling needs at http://www.illinoiscrane.com/index2.html

Top Dealer for the month of September

Congratulations to Wells Equipment Company
for being the top TC/American Dealer for the month of September!!! We thank you for your business! Check out their website and feel free to contact them for all of your Patented Track needs http://wellsequipment.com/index.html

Congratulations to Pacific Crane and Hoist for being the top TC/American Dealer for the month of August!!! We thank you for your business! Check out their website and feel free to contact them for all of your Patented Track needs in the California Area. http://pacificcranehoist.com/

TC/A Product Improvement

 

Congratulations !!! to Iowa Tool Products from Cedar Falls Iowa for being the Top TC/American Dealer for the month of July. Way to go!! Thank you for your business! Check out their website for all of your Patented Track needs in the Iowa area.
@ http://iowatoolproducts.com/

Check out this photo provided by Kistler Equipment Company out of Omaha Nebraska showing several 78' span single girder TC/American bridge rails mounted on top running end trucks. Just another way Kistler Equipment demonstrates their innovation in the material handling industry. Feel free to contact them for your Patented Track needs in the Nebraska area at
http://www.kistlerequipment.com/

Top Dealer for June 2012

Congratulations !!! to Midwest Overhead Crane for being the Top TC/American Dealer for the month of June. Way to go!! Thank you for your business! Check out their website for all of your Patented Track needs @ http://www.mwocc.com/

TC/American is featured on page 69 of this month’s issue of Modern Material Handling Magazine. They are briefly covering the versatility of our interlocking system and how it allows load transfer between bays from crane to crane or to a monorail. This allows a load to be transferred to almost any location within a facility without setting the load down. This feature increases time and safety in any facility.

Modern Material Handling Magazine
http://mmh-pwf.texterity.com/mmh/201207#pg69

Here is a video that illustrates the ease of operation with a range of products including the motorized interlock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p9KgOd02vo

Duey Holm

 
It’s official on June 14th Doey Holm has decided to retire to tropical Florida after 9 years of service to TC/American. Duey was a very respected representative in the Patented Track industry, he always went the extra mile to do everything he could to help the customer. Over the last nine years Duey has made many friends, and built many strong relationships among our dealer network. It is no doubt that he will be missed not only as a colleague, but as a friend as well. Good luck Duey in everything that you do, and don’t forget the sun screen!




Duey cutting the cake at his surprise retirement party

Surprise!!!

Top Dealer for May 2012

Congratulations !!! to Illinois Crane Inc. for being the Top TC/American Dealer for the month of May. Way to go!! Thank you for your business! Check out their website for all of your Patented Track needs @ http://www.illinoiscrane.com/index2.html

Check out the new Pic's provided by Williamson and Willmer out of Richmond VA. This is a 5 Ton Self supported crane system, with dual motor drive, bottom contact conductor bar and a wire rope Acco hoist provided by Williamson and Willmer. For all of your patented track cranes and monorail needs check out their website at Williamson & Wilmer, Inc.

Top Dealer in April

Congratulations !!! to Pacific Crane and Hoist for being the Top TC/American Dealer for the month of April. Way to go!! Thank you for your business!
http://www.pacificcranehoist.com/

GE Aviation Facility Expansion

Its been almost a year now since GE Aviation approached Motion Savers with their material handling needs in their facility expansion project. With the long history between GE Aviation, Motion Savers and TC/American it was no surprise that they looked to TC/American for their Patented Track crane and runway systems. The scope of this project required the use of 30 cranes ranging in capacity from 1 metric ton to 4 metric ton, and over 2900' of runway. With the time frame GE Aviation had available, Motion Savers and TC/American quite the task at hand. Through hard work and a little overtime on the week of April 6th  the last cranes shipped on schedule and within budget. Proving once again that TC/American can get the job done and done well. The photo  shows one of the first batches of cranes being worked on.

TC/American is pleased to introduce you to the newest member of our team Paul Germann. Paul joined the team in last October as an Account Representative. Since then Paul has proven to be a valuable asset to the TC/American Sales team.
Paul has over 20 years experience in the crane and hoist industry as a Service Technician and Service Manager. He has incorporated his years and experience along with the training at TC/American which allows him to be a valuable resource in the material handling industry. Paul will be pleased to take care of you and all of your overhead crane and monorail needs.

TC/American would like to introduce you to our new Sales Manager Josh Stern. Josh has been with us for a little over a year now, showing great attention to detail and insuring customer satisfaction. Josh has proving to be a great team leader and valuable asset to the TC/American Sales Team.
Josh comes from a background as a General Contractor with a strong knowledge of building rules and regulations, as well as business management, project coordination, and structural steel construction.
We are confidant that Josh will bring a fresh point of view to a bright future here at TC/American. If you have any questions on the TC/American product line, or a new project your looking for help on. Josh will be more than happy to assist you.

ZURN Foundry Monorail Expansion

TC/American is pleased to have been the provider of the monorail system expansion of the ZURN Foundry in Pennsylvania. This new system utilised the full potential and versatility of the TC/American 200 Series line by incorporating a wide range of curves and switches. Above is a photo of a few of the 2S-204 Rotary switches that were used in this new expansion. These switches allow the load to be transferred in three directions in a very compact area, which was a major requirement for ZURN. This was all orchestrated through our local distributor in Pennsylvania Erie Industrial Supply.

2/3/2012

Thank you to all of our dealers for a great year, It appears that the economic decline is finally on the way back up. It has been a long road, with a promising future. I am pleased to see that we are all going strong out of the gate in 2012. The time has come to peruse ideas of growth and expansion to new markets and clientele. Good luck to all of you this year, and please let us know if there is anything we can do to insure your success!

A special congrats to Piedmont Hoist and Crane for being our Top Dealer for 2011. In December TC/A presented Piedmont with an engraved plaque showing our appreciation.






Photo By: Zinter Handling