橋qiao式shi起qi重zhong機ji通tong常chang用yong於yu精jing煉lian鋼gang和he其qi他ta金jin屬shu，例li如ru銅tong和he鋁lv。在zai製zhi造zao過guo程cheng的de每mei個ge步bu驟zhou中zhong，直zhi到dao金jin屬shu作zuo為wei成cheng品pin離li開kai工gong廠chang為wei止zhi，都dou由you橋qiao式shi起qi重zhong機ji來lai搬ban運yun金jin屬shu。用yong起qi重zhong機ji將jiang原yuan材cai料liao倒dao入ru熔rong爐lu中zhong，然ran後hou將jiang鐵tie水shui軋zha至zhi特te定ding厚hou度du並bing進jin行xing回hui火huo或huo退tui火huo
，然ran後hou由you橋qiao式shi起qi重zhong機ji進jin行xing冷leng卻que以yi進jin行xing存cun儲chu

，將jiang成cheng品pin卷juan材cai通tong過guo橋qiao式shi起qi重zhong機ji提ti升sheng並bing裝zhuang載zai到dao卡ka車che和he火huo車che上shang，製zhi造zao商shang或huo壓ya模mo在zai其qi工gong廠chang中zhong使shi用yong橋qiao式shi起qi重zhong機ji來lai搬ban運yun鋼gang材cai。在zai汽qi車che行xing業ye使shi用yong高gao架jia起qi重zhong機ji來lai處chu理li原yuan料liao。較jiao小xiao的de工gong作zuo站zhan起qi重zhong機ji，如ru動dong臂bi起qi重zhong機ji和he龍long門men起qi重zhong機ji，處chu理li在zai工gong作zuo區qu輕qing負fu載zai，如ruCNC機或鋸。

幾ji乎hu所suo有you造zao紙zhi廠chang都dou使shi用yong橋qiao式shi起qi重zhong機ji進jin行xing定ding期qi維wei護hu，需xu要yao拆chai除chu重zhong型xing壓ya榨zha輥gun和he其qi他ta設she備bei。橋qiao式shi起qi重zhong機ji用yong於yu造zao紙zhi機ji的de初chu始shi構gou造zao
，因yin為wei它ta們men使shi安an裝zhuang重zhong型xing鑄zhu鐵tie紙zhi製zhi幹gan燥zao鼓gu和he其qi他ta大da型xing設she備bei（某些重達70噸）更加容易。