Three 5 Ton Grab Type Overhead Cranes to the Philippines

2026-04-21 13:47:33

In 2025, the purchasing manager of a coal-fired power plant in the Philippines contacted us on the website and they wanted to buy a grab overhead crane for the power plant. He wrote in the email:

We are looking for 3 grab cranes capable of efficiently unloading coal for power plant docks. I learned about Yuantai brand through friends' recommendations and industry forums before, and I hope you can provide solutions and quotations.

Purchasing Manager - Mr. Reyes

The power plant is located near Manila Bay. Since the plant requires a large amount of coal as fuel for its daily operation, the efficiency of the original method of unloading and stacking coal was slightly underground, and they wanted to speed up the efficiency of coal loading and transportation.

Challenges in the lifting environment

After remote communication between our engineers and the client, we found that the project faced three main challenges.

1. Highly corrosive environments

Power plant adjacent to the sea, high salt content in the air, the ordinary crane structure is very easy to rust and corrosion, the rust and corrosion resistance level of the equipment puts forward very high requirements.

2. Continuous intensity of operations

Power plants need to run 24 hours a day, grab cranes need to work more than 16 hours a day, on the hoisting mechanism, wire rope and grab wear resistance, reliability requirements are tough.

3. Dust explosion risk

Coal dust reaches a certain concentration in the confined space has the risk of explosion, electrical equipment and braking systems need to have dustproof, explosion-proof performance.

Category of challenges	Specific description	Potential risks
Corrosion protection	Seaside high salt fog environment, ordinary carbon steel structure half a year will appear obvious rust	Decreased structural strength, shorter service life and increased safety risks
Dust Control	The coal gripping and unloading process generates a lot of dust, and the power plant has received an environmental rectification order	Unable to pass the environmental acceptance, facing the risk of fines and even production suspension
Continuous Operation Reliability	High-frequency crawling 18 hours per day, averaging 30-35 crawls per hour	Short life span of perishable parts such as wire ropes, grabs, motors, etc., and faulty downtime affects power generation

Our Solution

In response to the customer's working conditions and challenges, we have customized 3 sets of grab overhead cranes, the main parameters of the cranes are as follows:

➢Rated lifting capacity:5 Ton
➢Span: 16 meters
➢Lifting height: 12 meters
➢Working level: A7
➢Grab Type: Control mode electro-hydraulic multi-valve grab with automatic opening and closing mechanism
➢Control method: Dual mode cab + wireless remote control

1. Utilization of marine grade anti-corrosion coatings

All steel structure surfaces are sprayed with epoxy zinc-rich primer + polyurethane topcoat, and the key fasteners are made of stainless steel, which can resist salt spray corrosion for more than 10 years.

2. Frequency conversion speed control

The lifting, trolley and big trolley all adopt frequency conversion motors to realize smooth opening and closing of the grapple with little impact, effectively reducing material leakage and wire rope wear.

3. Enclosed cab + dust extraction system

The cab is equipped with a positive pressure dust removal device to isolate external coal dust and protect the operator's health; at the same time, the whole machine is equipped with explosion-proof electrical components to eliminate the potential danger of dust explosion.

4. Wear-resistant grab design

The grapple edge is made of high manganese steel wear-resistant material and equipped with automatic spraying dust suppression device, which greatly reduces the dust flying during the operation.