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EOT Cranes in PEB Industrial Sheds: Planning Guide (2026)

An EOT (electric overhead travelling) crane changes how a PEB shed is designed, from eave height to columns and foundations. This guide covers what to decide before you order, the steel parts that carry the crane, and the mistakes that make crane sheds expensive.

By Reacon Systems · November 3, 2026 · 6 min read

Factories that move heavy parts, moulds, coils or machinery usually need an EOT crane. In a PEB industrial shed, the crane runs on girders carried by the building's own columns, so the crane and the building have to be designed together.

Get it right and the crane runs smoothly for decades. Get it wrong and you end up with a shed that is too low, columns that need strengthening, or a crane rated below what the line needs.

6 Things to Decide Before You Order

These inputs set the size of the crane girders, columns and foundations. Share them with your PEB manufacturer at the enquiry stage, not after the drawings are approved.

Crane capacity

The heaviest load you will lift, in tonnes. Size for the realistic maximum, with some headroom for future work.

Crane span

The distance between the two crane rails. It is set by the building width and column layout.

Hook height

How high the hook must lift above floor level. This, plus the crane's own depth, drives the shed's eave height.

Duty class

How often and how heavily the crane works. A crane in daily heavy use needs stronger girders than one used for occasional maintenance lifts.

Number of cranes

Two cranes in one bay, or cranes in adjacent bays sharing a column, change the loads the frame must carry.

Wheel loads

The crane supplier's wheel loads are the most accurate input for designing the runway girders. Share them as early as possible.

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The steel that carries an EOT crane

Crane runway girder

The beam the crane rail sits on, running the length of the bay. It carries the moving wheel loads and must stay stiff so the crane runs smoothly.

Crane bracket or crane column

Lighter cranes usually sit on brackets fixed to the main PEB columns. Heavier cranes often get their own crane columns beside the main frame.

Rail, clamps and end stops

The crane rail is clamped to the girder, with end stops at the ends of the runway. Provisions for these are built into the girder design.

Frame and bracing

Crane braking and travel create sideways and lengthwise forces. The frame and the bracing between columns are designed to take them.

Foundations

Crane columns put higher loads into the ground, so the foundations are sized for the crane case, not just the roof.

Single girder cranes typically suit lighter loads and shorter spans. Double girder cranes typically give more hook height and suit heavier loads and wider spans. Each puts different loads on the building, so pick the crane type before the shed is designed.

3 Mistakes That Make Crane Sheds Expensive

Designing the shed first and choosing the crane later

Wheel loads and hook height drive the design. A shed built before the crane is chosen often needs strengthening or ends up too low.

Under-stating hook height

Too little clearance between the hook and the roof limits what you can lift for the life of the building. Fixing it later is rarely practical.

Ignoring future capacity

If the line may need a heavier crane in a few years, design the girders and columns for it now. The extra steel today costs far less than a retrofit.

How a Crane Affects Cost and Timeline

A crane adds steel: heavier columns, the runway girders, bracing, and bigger foundations. The eave height usually goes up too, which adds wall cladding. The increase depends mostly on capacity, span and duty class.

For base shed rates in Hyderabad, see our PEB shed cost per sq ft guide. For a firm number on a crane shed, send the crane capacity, span, hook height and plot size and we will price it against an actual design.

EOT Crane Girder Structures at Reacon

Reacon designs and fabricates EOT crane girder structures up to 50 tonnes, in single and double girder configurations, either built into the PEB column frame or as a standalone runway. Runway beams are designed to IS 800 and IS 3177, and fabrication happens in our factory in Medchal, Hyderabad, where we have built steel structures since 2007.

Planning a new factory? Start with our industrial shed guide and add the crane inputs above to your brief.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can an EOT crane be added to an existing PEB shed?

Sometimes, but it is harder and costlier than planning for it. The columns, foundations and frame must be checked for the crane loads, and they often need strengthening or a separate set of crane columns. If a crane is even a possibility, include it in the design brief from day one.

What is the difference between a single girder and a double girder EOT crane?

A single girder crane has one bridge beam, typically with the hoist running underneath it. It is lighter and suits lower capacities and shorter spans. A double girder crane has two bridge beams, typically with the hoist running on top, which gives more hook height and suits heavier loads and wider spans. The choice changes the loads on the building, so the shed must be designed for the crane you will actually buy.

What information does a PEB manufacturer need for a crane shed?

Crane capacity, number of cranes per bay, crane span, required hook height, crane duty class (how often and how heavily it works), and the crane supplier's wheel loads if you already have them. With these, the crane girders, brackets, columns and foundations can be sized correctly.

Who supplies the crane, and who builds the crane girders?

Usually the crane itself (bridge, hoist, end carriages) comes from a crane maker, while the PEB manufacturer designs and fabricates the crane runway girders, brackets and the building frame that carries them. Reacon builds EOT crane girder structures up to 50 tonnes, integrated with the PEB frame or standalone.

Which standards apply to crane girders in India?

Steel design generally follows IS 800, and crane classification and runway design commonly reference IS 3177. Your structural engineer will confirm the exact codes for your project.

Does a crane make a PEB shed much more expensive?

It adds cost because the columns, crane girders and foundations get heavier, and the eave height usually goes up. How much depends on capacity, span and duty class. Planning the crane into the original design is almost always cheaper than retrofitting.

Planning a shed with an EOT crane?

EOT crane girders up to 50T, designed with the PEB frame. Send the crane capacity, span, hook height and plot size and we'll come back with a scope.

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