Guiding a Chain Hoist

http://www.globalspec.com/FeaturedProducts/Detail/Positech/Vertical_Lift/9288/0?fromSpotlight=1

-as close as i know of

Not saying it doesn't exist, but i (nor my colleagues) have ever seen one.

Will this help? The first link is broken, so ignore it.

A google with the correct wording, and you nailed it. Why does this seem too simple to me?

I worked for a whioe and could not get theses same results throuogh GlobalSpec. Perhaps my search skills are not up to that challenge.

Anything short of a tag line will not prevent a load, suspended from an electric hoist (I'm assuming a wire rope hoist) from swinging or twisting. Nothing is keeping the wire rope from twisting. I would think someone in the automated packaging industry would know how to solve this.

2 hoists lifting at an angle will lift with little sway.

This is often used in container crane hoists to prevent the load swinging.

I have sold many Chain Hoists for such application in Auto Industry. I do not know why your customer has doubt about this system. It is used throughout world since many years. Have you given demo to your customer with Chain Hoist?. Further I would like to know how little swing can affect the Axle Assembly.

Hi SURESH

your signature leads me to believe you were at a event, where works of art were given away: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collage

I do like the sentiment, an engineer as an enabler of people & communities....

Hi Garthh,

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Hi Suresh

Our customer has many hoists in their plant but they say they have seen this system in a plant in Germany and they liked it.

I just thought I would ask here to see if anyone knew of it. Obviously this is not a common requirement. I think we will have to tell our customer that if they want it they are gonna have to pay for us to develop it.

Thanks for all your replies.

Hi Stu,

I would like to know your location so that I can recommend you a right mfr. Other method is to install Balancers these like Jib Cranes but do not have a Jib Arm and Chain Hoist, but a arm whose movements are controlled. Here there is no swing of the load, may be your customer is refering to this system.You can find mfrs by simply going to Googles.