Selecting The Right Electric Chain Hoist from DQCRANES

DQCRANES electric chain hoists can lift up to 50 tons, you can use these electric chain hoists on an overhead crane, a workstation crane, or with a jib crane. Compact headroom, hook suspension and a range of other features make our hoists easily adjustable for your specific workstation needs.

How To Choose a Right Electric Chain Hoist

 The versatility makes DQCRANES electric chain hoists an ideal solution for many lifting applications. There are several factors to consider when choosing to work with an electric chain hoist. Here’s everything to know when using an electric chain hoist.


 
Capacity

• First we’ll need to know the weight of whatever it is you are picking up? Once we have this number we will round up to the nearest 0.25 ton, 0.5 ton. For example, if your load is just over 3 tons in weight (6,000 lbs), you may have to upgrade to a 4 ton electric chain hoist to ensure a safe pick and proper functioning of your new chain hoist.

 
Lifting Height

• To determine lift height you will need to know two critical pieces of information. First, where will your electric chain hoist hang from; and secondly where will the load to be picked be located in relation to the chain hoist. Finding your lift number will be nothing more than subtracting the resting location of the item to be picked from the hanging location of the hoist.

 
Speed

• Next we’ll need to determine the speed in which you would like to lift your item. A sometimes-forgotten aspect, and the next thing to consider in conjunction with the above-mentioned duty cycle, is how fast the hoist actually lifts a load against the height of lift. If you would need more frequent trips, your options would be to either add a second hoist or, if possible, step down to a lower capacity hoist and lessen the load while increasing lifting speed. Making sure to factor in the height of lift, lifting speed and frequency in your lift plan can keep the job running without a hitch.

 
The speed in which we lift items will be dependent upon a multitude of factors: the primary factor being safety, What will be lifted? What is the surrounding environment like? Again, this question is usually best answered under the direction of a professional in the field. Contact us today to discuss your application!


 
Power

• Next we need to determine your power source. If you will be using single phase power, you will have to determine if the volt supply is 115 (what we find in our homes) or 230 (what our home dryers plug in to and often found in small machine and carpentry shops). Larger factories and industrial workplaces will usually be running on three phase power; three phase voltages range from 208, 230, 460, and 500V. If you do not have this information, you should reach out to your power supply company; choosing the wrong voltage can instantly fry your new hoist, costing you thousands of dollars in replacement costs before you even get to use it.

 
Suspension and Trolley

• Next we will discuss how the chain hoist will be suspended. There are three common options for suspending or traveling an electric chain hoist: Hook type, Manual trolley and Motorized trolley.
• The motorized chain hoist will hang from this trolley by either a hook or lug mount. A plain trolley will move the chain hoist along the Beam by human power via the hoist operator. The operator will grab either the hook or the item being lifted and pull or push the item to move it in the desired direction along the Beam.
• The motorized trolley electric chain hoist is the most ergonomic of all the options we’ve covered. This trolley will have a motor attached to the side of the trolley wheels. A motorized trolley can have it’s own control pendant that will hang down from the beam in close proximity to the chain hoist pendant, keeping all controls on one push button station, and thereby creating a more efficient and ergonomic operator environment.  

 
To determine a safe suspension or traveling type for your lifting application, welcome to contact us freely!
 
For help on your next project or in selecting the right motorized chain hoist for the job, please give us a call at +86 188 3818 4113 to speak with one of our specialists.