What Is Hoisting Equipment

Hoisting Equipment:-

Hoisting is the operation of lifting the load. Hence equipment used for hoisting purpose lift the load from the place, hold it in suspension during transfer from one location to the other and Finley place it on the desired location.

Types of hoisting Equipment

(1) Pulley:-

Pulley and sheave are used for lifting rough surfaced and heavy objects. Both chains and wire ropes are used for this purpose.

(2) Chain Hoists:-

  • It is used for lifting loads up to 50 tonnes.
  • The system consists of hand chain and the load chain. The pull applied through the hand chain is transmitted to The load chain with a multiplication factor of over 20.

(3) Winch:-

  • A winch is a combination of gears (spur and pinion), Clutches and brakes. The operation is controlled through a serie of levers.
  • It is commonly used in lifting the railways gates.

(4) Cranes:-

  • Cranes are most widely used equipment as an independent unit. Lifting capacity varies from 0.5 tonne to 500 tonnes.

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