NLST system needs many handling equipments which are to be permanently fixed in the building or to be kept ready and can be moved on wheels whenever required. Preliminary designs for some of the following major handling systems are completed.
Primary mirror M1 handling system
10 ton capacity Jib crane to be fixed on the building top
Monorail crane with provision to swing inside the building to handle equipments on IRT
Material handling EOT crane at ground floor
Figure 6 JIB Crane and Monorail crane with swing arm
