An Israeli company specializing in the design, manufacture, and installation of lifting and material-handling equipment — including overhead bridge cranes, gantry cranes, monorail cranes, and jib cranes — approached Glory Rail for rail and accessory supplies for a crane rail maintenance and replacement project. Rather than installing a new track system, the project involved replacing selected sections of an existing crane track.
The project initially called for 72 m of QU70 crane rail. As the customer’s replacement list was revised, the final requirement increased to nine rail sections totaling 82.54 m in five different lengths, with single-end angled cuts, double-end angled cuts, or no angled cuts, as specified. The steel-reinforced SBR rubber rail pads, however, were only required for 72 m of track because the pad replacement scope remained unchanged. The final order also included 224 sets of hot-dip galvanized W116 short-tongue rail clips. All goods were shipped from Tianjin, China, to the port of Ashdod, Israel, in late April 2026.
Project Overview: QU70 Rail Replacement for an Israeli Crane Company
| Project Detail | Specification |
|---|---|
| Customer Location | Israel |
| Customer Industry | Lifting and Material-Handling Equipment (overhead cranes, gantry cranes, monorail cranes, and jib cranes) |
| Project Type | Crane Rail Maintenance and Replacement |
| Main Product | QU70 Crane Rail |
| Rail Quantity | 9 sections |
| Total Rail Length | 82.54 m |
| Rail Processing | 4 sections with 45° angled cuts at one end, 4 with 45° angled cuts at both ends, and 1 with no angled cuts. |
| Rail Clips | 224 sets of W116 short-tongue rail clips |
| Clip Surface Treatment | Hot-dip galvanized |
| Rail Pads | Steel-reinforced SBR rubber rail pads |
| Pad Dimensions | 7 × 120 × 12,000 mm |
| Pad Quantity | 6 rolls, 72 m total |
| Shipment Route | Tianjin, China, to Ashdod, Israel |
| Shipment Time | Late April 2026 |
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Customized QU70 Rail Cutting for the Revised Replacement List
The final cutting schedule specified nine QU70 rail sections in five different lengths, with three end-processing configurations: 45° angled cuts at one end, 45° angled cuts at both ends, and no angled cuts.
| Rail Length | Quantity | End Processing |
|---|---|---|
| 10.35 m | 2 pcs | 45° angled cut at one end |
| 10.90 m | 2 pcs | 45° angled cuts at both ends |
| 6.83 m | 2 pcs | 45° angled cuts at both ends |
| 7.70 m | 2 pcs | 45° angled cut at one end |
| 10.98 m | 1 pc | No angled cut |
| Total | 9 pcs | 82.54 m |
Four sections required a 45° angled cut at one end, four required cuts at both ends, and one required no angled cuts. Each section was specified according to the customer’s replacement requirements.
For a maintenance project, supplying rails cut to the required lengths and end configurations can help reduce on-site cutting work and minimize the risk of mismatches between delivered rails and the replacement list.
When 45°-cut rail sections are welded together, the resulting assembled length can be slightly shorter than that of equivalent sections with square-cut ends. Although the difference is small, it is worth considering when checking the final welded length against the required track dimensions.
W116 Short-Tongue Weld-On Rail Clips for QU70 Rail Replacement
The order included 224 sets of weld-on W116 rail clips in the short-tongue configuration, with hot-dip galvanizing applied to the top covers only.
Why Short-Tongue Clips Were Selected
W116 rail clips are available with both long- and short-tongue configurations. For this project, the short-tongue version was selected to suit the installation arrangement with SBR rubber rail pads beneath the QU70 rails. Where no rubber pads are used in this arrangement, the long-tongue configuration is required.
Welding and Corrosion Protection
The project used weld-on W116 rail clips, with hot-dip galvanizing applied to the top covers only. Steel soleplates were not included in the order.
For projects requiring steel soleplates, the weld-on clip bases can be welded to the soleplates before corrosion protection is applied. The bases are not hot-dip galvanized before welding because the zinc coating can interfere with the welding process. After welding is complete, the assembly can receive the specified corrosion-protection treatment.
72 m of Steel-reinforced SBR rubber rail pads
Material: SBR (styrene-butadiene rubber) reinforced with an embedded steel plate
Dimensions: 7 × 120 × 12,000 mm
Packaging: 6 rolls
Total Length: 72 m
The 72 m of rail pads covered the planned pad replacement scope, while the revised QU70 rail replacement list totaled 82.54 m. The two quantities reflect different replacement requirements, rather than a shortfall in pad supply.
Supplying the rails and pads together can also simplify procurement and help coordinate delivery of the materials needed for the maintenance project.
Packing and Shipment to Ashdod, Israel
Below are three photographs from the packing stage, taken right before the container was sealed at Tianjin yard in late April 2026.
On-Site Installation of the Replacement QU70 Rails
The customer shared three photographs from their Ashdod installation shortly after the container arrived. They show how the replacement pieces landed in the field.
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