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。