Simmers engineering teams optimize lifting operations with systems built around your specific needs, layout, and workflow.

Whether you require more precise positioning, better coverage or increased reliability, we deliver solutions tailor-fit to your application, with power and performance beyond conventional lifting devices.

Industry-Leading Crane Services & Products

At Simmers, we don’t just provide industrial equipment. We construct comprehensive, turnkey systems designed to solve the most complex lifting challenges.

Backed by decades of engineering excellence, our cranes reduce bottlenecks, maximize lifting height, and provide faster, more precise material handling – for enhanced safety, reliability, and throughput.

Custom overhead cranes offer significant advantages over off-the-shelf systems, especially in facilities with space limitations, exceptionally large loads, or demanding production cycles.

Simmers mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers can help strengthen every aspect of your lifting equipment, including:

Bridges

We construct single-girder, double-girder, and gantry cranes sized to the exact dimensions of your building or service area. Adjusting hook height and runway elevation allows full utilization of your available lifting space.

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Hoists

We offer electric and pneumatic powered chain and wire rope hoists custom-built for all capacities. We can even place multiple hoists on a single bridge, for complex lifting operations.

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Control Systems

Pendant or remote systems can be specially programmed to enhance speed, precision, and safety. They can even be designed with better ergonomics, to improve operator comfort.

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Runway Design

Heavy loads require powerful support. Simmers constructs runways based on crane capacity, span length, and building structure, tailoring beam depth, flange width, and material grade to optimize the structure and ensure smooth movement, as well as adequate coverage.

Below-the-Hook Devices

Simmers’ below-the-hook engineering team evaluates each lifting application to and identifies the product and technique capable of handling it safely and reliably, in compliance with regulatory standards. Slings, hooks, clamps, grabs, magnets, rotators, and other lifting devices can be custom designed or configured for oversized or irregularly shaped objects. Ensuring weight is evenly distributed improves operator ergonomics, enhances safety, mitigates damage, reduces assembly time, and increases throughput.

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Automated Crane Systems

Instead of handling loads manually, automation allows you to move materials along programmed paths and position them with greater precision and accuracy. Besides simplifying repetitive tasks, automation reduces errors and minimizes risk to workers. Automated cranes are easy to integrate into your existing inventory or production systems, allowing you to oversee and coordinate every link in your process chain.

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Modernization & Upgrades

Modifying your equipment expands its capabilities, allowing it to lift heavy and delicate payloads it wasn’t initially built to handle. Adding reinforced components increases your lifting capacity, improves stability, and helps cranes resist adverse environmental conditions. Incorporating new technology leads to better safety, fluid movement, and tighter integration into production lines.

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OSHA Inspections & Compliance

All our systems are built to meet OSHA guidelines for performance and safety. Our engineers and inspectors help address potential risk factors, including load control, electrical hazards, and operational visibility before they become an issue. Every one of our designs is fully documented and certified, as required by OSHA, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and CMAA (Crane Manufacturers Association of America) regulations, protecting you from liability.

Bridges

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Hoists

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Control Systems

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Runway Design

Below-The-Hook Devices

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Automated Crane Systems

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Modernization & Upgrades

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OSHA Inspections & Compliance

Why Choose Simmers For Your Crane Solution Needs?

Simmers is one of the largest and most experienced crane engineering firms in the United States.

Besides modernizing your equipment, we build cranes from the ground up, providing our clients with the strength, power, and flexibility necessary to manage complex industrial workflows.

Our engineers and technicians:

Comprehensive Support for the Life of Your Crane

Entrusting design, installation, and service to one team ensures the technicians responsible for maintaining your crane understand its control logic, structural design, and critical components ‒ leading to better service, lower costs, and reduced downtime. Deep familiarity with your system allows us to identify, diagnose, and resolve problems before they escalate, to help extend the lifecycle of your cranes and avoid costly repairs.

Looking for Specific Equipment?

Simmers supplies components for all types of overhead cranes. From trolleys to bridges to hoists and runways, our parts are compatible with practically every major system currently available, and crafted according to the highest standards for durability, reliability, and integrity.

Need Immediate Maintenance or Service?

Our service teams are available 24/7 for emergency crane repair. Unexpected downtime can bring your workplace to a halt, which is why our technicians respond quickly, troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, and structural issues in order to maximize uptime.

Searching for a Replacement Component?

We source replacement parts for all major crane manufacturers. If the part has been discontinued or is no longer in stock, we can reverse engineer an exact replica based on the original specifications, allowing you to restore your system by swapping out worn parts.

Solutions Tailored to Your Industry

Customization allows us to build cranes to your exact needs. Adapting cranes to the demands of your industry ensures objects are handled correctly, based on their weight, shape, and strength, while critical components are shielded from heat and environmental hazards.

Automated Crane Systems

Request a Custom Solution

Simmers works with companies across multiple industries, including mining, primary metals, and heavy manufacturing. No matter how complex your operation, we can construct a crane engineered to your exact specifications, designed to streamline overhead lifting activity and support your production process.

Over 65 years of excellence in engineering, building, and maintaining overhead cranes and hoists.