Monorail Beam Clamp

For this project, our customer needed a specialized tool to attach a monorail crane to the underside of the ceiling trusses in a large steel building without modifying the existing trusses. 

​

We first sized the beam that would carry the hoist/trolley based on the truss span and maximum loads and developed a two-piece weldment that would be secured to each truss using clamping methods to avoid welding/cutting the truss.

 

The two-piece design allowed the clamp to be attached to the flange of the monorail support beam so the system was connected to the ceiling trusses without modification. 

​

We utilized our CAD and FEA software to optimize the design of the clamp for strength and safety. Several clamps and multiple beams were used to allow the hoist/trolley to travel the entire length of the building.