stacker crane
/ˈstækə kɹeɪn/
stacker crane noun: an overhead rail-guided crane system that employs a load handling mechanism distinct from a hoist.
Noun
stacker crane (plural stacker cranes)
- An overhead rail-guided crane system that employs a load handling mechanism distinct from a hoist
- There is a variety of designs of stacker crane. In the design from which they probably get their name, the vertical mast hangs from the carriage of an overhead crane. The gantry and carriage of the crane permit two - directional[…]2020 September 11, Joseph Talavage, Flexible Manufacturing Systems in Practice: Design: Analysis and Simulation, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 128
Forms of stacker crane
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Words formed from stacker crane
Words that rhyme with stacker crane
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Questions about stacker crane
- What does stacker crane mean?
- Stacker crane means an overhead rail-guided crane system that employs a load handling mechanism distinct from a hoist.
- What part of speech is stacker crane?
- Stacker crane is a noun.
- How do you pronounce stacker crane?
- Stacker crane is pronounced /ˈstækə kɹeɪn/.
- What is the plural of stacker crane?
- The plural of stacker crane is stacker cranes.
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