Designing Container Gantry Cranes with Anti-Tipping Measures
Container gantry cranes are the backbone of intermodal logistics, providing the muscle needed to load and unload shipping containers efficiently. These massive machines operate under extreme dynamic conditions, including heavy lifting, high winds, fast movements, and sudden starts or stops. With their significant height, weight, and moving loads, container gantry cranes - especially rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes - must be designed with robust anti-tipping measures to ensure safe and stable operations. This article explores the structural, mechanical, and control system design strategies involved in preventing tipping incidents in container gantry cranes.
