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A container spreader is a tool used for lifting containers and unitized cargo. The spreader is placed between the container and the lifting machine.
The spreader used for containers has a locking mechanism at each corner that attaches to the four corners of the container. A spreader can be used on a
A container spreader is a tool used for lifting containers and unitized cargo. The spreader is placed between the container and the lifting machine.
The spreader used for containers has a locking mechanism at each corner that attaches to the four corners of the container. A spreader can be used on a container crane
A container crane (also container handling gantry crane or ship-to-shore crane) is a type of large dock (maritime), dockside gantry crane found at container terminals for loading and unloading intermodal containers from container ships.
Containe ...
, a straddle carrier and with any other machinery to lift containers
A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging, and transportation, including shipping.
Things kept inside of a container are protected on several sides by being inside of its structure. The term ...
. Spreader operation can be manual, semiautomatic or fully automatic.
See also
*Spreader beam
The lifting beam (also known as traverse, spreader beam) is a steel beam that is attached to the hook of the crane in order to spread the Sling (rigging), slings from one end of an elongated load (like a wall panel) to another. The bottom of the be ...
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