Electric chain hoist tips on buying ideal electric chain hoist

 

Why to buy an electric chain hoist?

Types of electric hoists crane machine  are available in the hoisting equipment market. Why to buy an electric chain hoist? Comparing with the wire rope hoists, the electric chain hoists have the many advantages to purchasing an electric chain hoist.

•  They are low maintenance, lower cost than wire rope hoist, and they are lightweight.
• Having a lightweight hoist enables the owner to easily relocate equipment when needed.
• Typically, facilities that often move a process frequently or they install a crane system for a process that will be used temporarily, the electric chain hoist is the best choice because it can easily be moved from one location to another.

Misunderstandings on electric chain hoist

• Many people think an electric chain hoist is a commodity item and lowest cost is the best choice. People will purchase an electric chain hoist based on price not realizing that many things can go wrong with an electric chain hoist if it is used in the wrong application, or exposed to an environment that it was not designed for.
• Or perhaps they purchased an electric chain hoist not realizing the warranty was too limited to even be considered a warranty by anyone's standards. There are several factors to consider prior to your investment.

How to select an electric chain hoist for your application

There is no such a thing as a hoist that fits every application. Every hoist is designed to fit within the parameters of a certain application. I have seen time and time again where companies will purchase a hoist and use the same hoist for several different applications throughout their facility. The hoist may last for a while but in the wrong application your hoist can wear faster causing production and safety issues. Many people do not know what they should be looking for when they purchase an electric chain hoist.

When you are in the market for an electric chain hoist, the following questions may help you to know about?

What is the application?

What are you going to be lifting with the hoist? Are you using it to assemble a product and precision is required? Are you using below the hook devices for this application? These questions allows you to decide if an electric chain hoist is the right tool for the job. Depending on the application, different duty cycles, and capacities may be required.

What is the environment the electric chain hoist will be used in? (hot, cold, caustic, outside, inside)

• The environment an electric chain hoist is being used in is detrimental to the life of the hoist. Hoist have a duty cycle within certain temperature parameters.
• High heat areas can cause the electric chain hoist to malfunction, and in many cases cause gearbox leakage.
• Extreme cold temperature can cause casing cracks, and seized components.
• Extreme changing temperatures can cause condensation in the electrical panel if the wrong electric chain hoist is used causing components to short out.
• Is the electric chain hoist going to be inside or outside? If the hoist is exposed to the elements of the weather then this will greatly affect the life of the hoist if you don’t have the right hoist.

What is the duty cycle required?

• How often will the electric chain hoist be running per day?
• How long does one cycle of the electric chain hoist last during its use?
• Many electric chain hoists cannot dissipate the heat from the motors so the duty cycle is very important to consider prior to purchase.

What is the weight of what you are lifting?

The weight of what you are lifting is vital to the decision of what type of hoist you invest in.

• Don’t forget to include the weight of any below the hook device that you will be using for this application.
• Pick a hoist with a greater capacity than what you are picking up. Just because you are lifting 500 lbs does not mean you need a 500 lb capacity hoist. The duty cycle will also play an important part in this decision. If you are picking up 500 lbs every pick the hoist will do during its cycle then you should consider getting a larger capacity hoist to reduce wear and tear on your equipment.

Most electric chain hoist can only go up to 5 ton capacity. Over five tons you should consider a wire rope hoist. Some manufacturers will design a double hoist unit that combines two hoists together and the capacity can be increased to 10 ton, but should only be used in certain applications.

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