Eurobloc VT Electric Wire Rope Hoist (VT1, VT2, VT3, VT4, VT5)
Electric Wire Rope Hoists
Eurobloc VT Electric Wire Rope Hoist from Verlinde
Our range of Electric Wire Rope Hoists from Verlinde are designed to handle heavy duty loads up to 250 tonnes and offer fast lifting speeds. It is available without a trolley in a foot mounted (fixed mount) installation or it can be configured for a low headroom operation, normal headroom or a double girder trolley configuration.
A Wire Rope Hoist is the best solution for operations that require true vertical lift for precision lifting and accurate positioning of loads. Not sure whether you need an Electric Wire Rope Hoist or an Electric Chain Hoist? Read our focus piece comparing the two: Wire Rope Hoists VS. Electric Chain Hoists.
DO YOU NEED THE POWER OF AN ELECTRIC WIRE ROPE HOIST WITHOUT THE COST?
The Eurobloc VM Essentials is a wire rope hoist designed for use with crane kits providing the power, accuracy and speed of a wire rope hoist without the cost. Find out more here.
ELECTRIC WIRE ROPE HOISTS: 3 OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM
An Electric Wire Rope Hoist is a heavy duty lifting appliance with a higher lifting capacity than other hoisting options. Hoist UK offer three wire rope hoisting options that each have unique advantages and associated benefits and are each suited to different applications dependent on the user’s operation.
Our Electric Wire Rope Hoist options include VT Electric Wire Rope Hoist.
VM Essentials Electric Wire Rope Hoists (for use with crane kits only),
VT Open Barrel Electric Wire Rope Hoist.
WIRE ROPE HOISTS VS. CHAIN HOISTS
Both wire rope hoists wire rope hoists and chain hoists are robust lifting appliances that are widely used across numerous industry sectors in a variety of lifting applications. Wire rope hoists have higher lifting capacities and our range of Eurobloc VT electric wire rope hoists are able to lift up to 250 tonnes, compared with 10 tonnes from our electric chain hoists and 50 tonnes from our manual chain hoists. The greater lifting capacity is one of the factors that makes wire rope hoists a more expensive option compared with a chain hoist, but there are other things to consider when trying to decide whether a wire rope hoist or a chain hoist would be better suited to your operation.
WHEN DOES YOUR HOIST NEED A GENERAL OVERHAUL OR TO BE REPLACED?
Hoists, whether they are electric chain hoists, manual chain hoists, electric wire rope hoists or electric belt hoists are all manufactured with 10 years of serviceable life before a major overhaul or replacement is required. The ten year service life may not necessarily be a physical ten years of operation, but may be used up more quickly or slowly based on how the machine is being operated during its working life.
In order to help evaluate the working life of a hoist you need to be able to calculate how much of the original manufacturers Safe Working Period exists after your lifting operations have occurred.
ACHIEVING TRUE VERTICAL LIFT FOR PRECISE LIFTING WITH A WIRE ROPE HOIST
In essence, true vertical lift is a hoists ability to lift the hook straight up and down, to pick up or put down a load in an exact position with no hook drift. It occurs when a hoist (lower block) moves in a true vertical path between the lower limit of travel, which happens when the rope(s) anchored at each end of the drum wind from the centre of the drum outward (inward when raising the hook); enabling the hook and load to be centred below the middle of the drum. This design prevents the hook from wandering from one end of the drum to the other in the highest and lowest hook positions.