SWITCHING FROM MANUAL TO AN ELECTRIC HOIST- WHEN’S THE RIGHT TIME?

The main objectives of a chain hoists are to move items quickly, efficiently and safely, the holy trinity of lifting, if you will. You will have to consider what is going to maximise your results, manual or electric? Hopefully, you’ll have a better idea on what is best suited to your application form my points. 

I like to compare the manual and electric with the car analogy, a Dacia and a BMW both have four wheels and do the same job, but the BMW does it much better, and the after service you get with BMW is much easier and supportive than Dacia. Anyways, I’ll stop 'pulling your chain' and get down to it.

Throughout this, keep in mind that manual hoists are nothing to turn your nose up at. In some instances a manual chain hoist is going to be more effective for lifting and lowering than that of electric, it really can depend on your application. For example, an electric hoist with an electric trolley needs a beam to run along with an electrical supply (Festoon system), both factors you don’t need to consider when using a manual hoist. We’ll get more into what's best and why soon enough. 

The first thing you will need to consider is your budget, and understanding there is a reason to why there is a price jump between them.

Know your lift

Is it precision you’re after? If precision is a factor in your lift, consider the ease of use in an electric hoist by going back and forth with a simple push of a button. And the ability to have a two-speed motion that will only enhance your precision. 

Is speed on your production line something you need to keep things running efficiently? Is the investment in a hoist that will speed up production going to offer a huge return on the initial investment.  We can offer hoists that can lift up to 16m per minute. 

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How long is your runway beam? Pushing and pulling your manual hoist with the load on can be quite tiring and even more so at a heavier weight. Are you comfortable with using two of your employee’s or even yourself pushing the load along the beam? Or would you prefer to utilise the art of electrics to cut out all of those noticeable disadvantages that have been slowly picking away at you and your employee’s nerves and potentially resulting in repetitive strain injury? If this isn’t a problem and doesn’t affect the practicality or the speed of production, we can offer an electric hoist with a manual push trolley suspension. You can consider this option when you’re wishing to lower the costs when purchasing an electric hoist.