Monorail Crane Girder/Track
Monorail Crane Girder/Track
(OP)
I am trying to find a replacement for a Monorail Crane 90 degree horizontal curve. The girder beam is a S Type, I Beam (non-patented track). I have not been able to find any suppliers or catalogs other than for patented track or smaller smaller sized S Type I Beams (4" - 6" depth associated with conveyor systems). Can anyone point me in the right direction?





RE: Monorail Crane Girder/Track
We might be able to help more if we knew what size it IS.
And the radius, please.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Monorail Crane Girder/Track
The point isn't the size of the beam or the radius; All I was looking for was a push into the right direction. I was telling you the rest of the information so I didn't get a plethora of answers pointing to patented track or conveyor track.
However, I have found the information I was looking for: Standard Beams can be formed into a curve by beam rolling.
*Beam rolling may be used to form or bend metal beam into curves at specific radiuses, to form arcs and or rings.
*Beam rolling can be done with the flanges facing horizontally, which is often times referred to as beam rolling the "easy-way".
*Beam rolling can also be done with the flanges pointed up or down, this is generally referred to as beam rolling the "hard-way on edge".