Rope hoist or chain hoist, which do you chose for your material handling in your plant or factory? It a serious question for it may affect the material handling efficiency and hoist safety.
Rope hoist and chain hoist performs similar function but they are designed for different types of loads or materials. Therefore, when selecting an electric hoist, or upgrade and modernize your existing hoist, you need to know the rope hoist and chain hoist requirements and applications, etc.
Unnecessary expenses will be spent in the future when selecting wrong hoist. Wire rope hoist used unnecessarily will cost a higher price which can be avoided by using chain hoists for the latter is less expensive than a wire hoist with similar quality.
Bad performance and frequent maintenance will be required when selecting wrong hoist. For example, when you use a chain hoist when wire rope hoist is required, the hoisting system will performs badly and may requires more repairs frequently.
Rope hoist is widely used in in permanent, more stationary equipment, but they can still be used in hoists that are set up and torn down as needed. Rope hoists have a little more complicated application for there are several different types of rope hoists with various drum and motor combinations.
Rope hoist is usually rated for heavier loads, on average, between 2 ton and 30 tons. Theoretically, the more your average load weighs, the higher the rated capacity you need, and more likely the rope hoist you will chose.
Rope hoist is also more proper for long work hours, when loads need be handled in short time.
Rope hoists are also handy in intense environments where there is extreme heat or harsh weather conditions.
Coins have two sides. As mentioned above, rope hoist is more expensive than chain hoist under most conditions. And also they are tend to be larger and more complicated.
A rope hoist system may not be practical or even possible for factory or workshop where the work room is limited. Generally, the rope hoisting system is used in factories, such as steel service, foundry, and raw material production facilities.
Chain hoists is less permanent and easier to move around than rope hoists, which means the chain hoists are more flexible when adequate room is available or the necessary to switch positions when depositing loads.
Like rope hoist, the chain hoist capacity can vary but usually within a smaller range than wire. Chain hoist is ideal for lesser loads, where weight is not so much of a concern — typically within the 1/8-of-1-ton to 5-ton range. Rope hoists are frequently found in smaller factories, in maintenance work, and at workstations where lifting needs to be done.
Chain hoist also have the advantages such as ease of use and applications for jib, gantry, and hand-push cranes, which tends to involve manual movement load hooks, which wire rope hoists can slip out of more easily; whereas chain provides a greater level of dependability.
Even you know your capacity, have a good balanced choice between rope hoist and chain hoist, and the prices are reasonable close, there are also factors which will affect your decision.
Hoist operator training affects the selection of the hoist system. Your worker may be familiar with one hoisting system and switching to a new hoisting system means new training cost, and the lower productivity that comes with inexperience.
On other circumstances, you may want to switch from chain hoist to wire hoist if you believe that you’ll be handling larger, heavier loads in the future and it might be good to prepare now instead of later.
You may have a loyalty to a particular brand.
Besides the factors mentioned above, there may be other factors affect you to make a decision on selecting hoist system. We have a variety of chain hoist and rope hoist for you and offers free consulting services to help you to select the right hoist for you application.
Various types of hoists are provided by Dongqi Group, the following list will give you a general introduction of Dongqi Hoists. Please contact us to select the right Hoists and lifting equipment for you application. Chain Electric hoist
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The electric chain hoists can be used to handle material with the lifting capacity of 0.5 ton to 35 ton, lifting height of 3 to50m, with the working class of M3 and M4. Hoistdq offers you various types of electric chain hoists to solve you material handling solutions. |
| DHS Series Electric Hoists, | TCH series Chain Electric Hoist | DHP series Chain Electric Hoists |
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DHS Series Electric Hoists:1 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton, 5 ton,10 ton |
TCH series Chain Electric Hoist：1 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton, 5 ton,10 ton |
DHP series Chain Electric Hoists：1 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton, 5 ton,10 ton |
More information about Chain Electric Hoist, please click. Wire rope electric hoists
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Electric hoists and electric hoists- wire rope single speed Wire rope electric hoist single speed 0.25 ton, 0.5 ton, 1 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton, 5 ton, 10 ton, 16 ton |
Please click for more information about Wire Rope Electric Hoist. Double speed electric hoists
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Dongqi Hoists can provide you double speed electric hoists with the lifting capacity of 0.25 ton to 32 ton. Wire rope electric hoist double speed 0.25 ton, 0.5 ton, 1 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton, 5 ton, 10 ton, 16 ton |
Please click for more information about Double Speed Electric Hoist. European electric hoists
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European electric hoist is a newly developed material handling equipment with advanced design technology according to the FEM standards, European hoist standards and other regulations. The lifting capacity of the European electric hoist is 1 to 80 tons and the working class is M5 and M6. |
Please click for more information about European Electric Hoist.
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Dongqi Hoists can provide explosion proof hoists with the lifting capacity of 0.25 ton to 63 ton, and the lifting height of 1 m to 100m, with the working class of M3. What’s more, single speed explosion –proof hoists and double speed explosion-proof hoists. And, customized explosion proof hoists are available. |
Please click for more information about Explosion Proof Electric Hoist. Metallurgical electric hoist
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Metallurgical hoist offered by Dongqi has a lifting capacity of 1-10ton, lifting height 9-30m, the working class of M6. And customized metallurgy hoists for metallurgical industries are available. |
Please click for more information about Metallurgy Electric Hoist. Mini electric hoist
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Mini electric hoist single hook 100 kg , 125 kg, 150 kg, 200 kg, 250 kg, 300 kg, 400 kg, 500 kg Mini electric hoist with double hook 200 kg, 250 kg, 300 kg , 400 kg, 500 kg electric hoist The lifting speed of the mini or small hoists can be up to 10 m/min. |
Please click for more information about Mini Electric Hoist. Manual hoist and hand hoist Manual hoist and hand hoist is a type of light hand operated hoisting equipment, which solves the material handling problems with man power, with the features of easy operation, cost-effective, wide application, etc. Dongqi Hoist offers types of manual hoists or hand operated hoists, such as, manual Manual hoist - Chain type
| CB-1 manual hoist | CB-11 manual hoist, | VC-B manual hoist |
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| CB-1 manual hoist series: 1 ton, 1.5 ton , 2 ton , 3 ton , 5 ton, 10 ton | CB11 series manual hoists： 1 ton, 1.5 ton , 2 ton , 3 ton , 5 ton, 10 ton | VC-B manual hoist: 0.5 ton 1 ton ,1.5 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton, 5 ton, 10 ton, 20 ton, 30 ton, 50 ton , |
| CK type manual hoist | SK Series of manual hoist | HS-T type manual hoist |
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| CK type manual hoist 1 ton, 1.5 ton , 2 ton , 3 ton , 5 ton , 10 ton , 20 ton, | SK Series of manual hoist 0.5 ton, 1 ton , 1.5 ton , 2 ton, 3 ton , 5 ton , 8 ton , 10 ton, 16 ton , 20 ton | HS-T series of manual hoist 0.5 ton, 1 ton , 1.5 ton , 2 ton, 3 ton , 5 ton , 8 ton , 10 ton, 16 ton , 20 ton, |
| HS-C type series manual hoist | HS-Z type series manual hoist |
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| HS C Series of manual hoist 0.5 ton, 1 ton , 1.5 ton , 2 ton, 3 ton , 5 ton , 20 ton, | HS-Z series Series of manual hoist0.25 ton,? 0.5 ton, 1 ton , 1.5 ton , 2 ton, 3 ton , 5 ton ,10 ton , 15 ton, 20 ton ,30 ton, |
Please click for more information about manual chain hoists.
| Manual hoist- explosion-proof type | |
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| Explosion proof hand hoist 0.5 ton, 1 ton,2 ton, 3 ton , 5 ton , 10 ton, 20 ton | VN explosion-proof manual hoist t 0.5 ton, 1 ton , 1.5 ton , 2 ton, 3 ton , 5 ton , 10 ton, 20 ton, etc |
Please click for more information about manual chain hoists. Manual hoist and hand hoist – Lever type
| VC-A series lever hoist | VA series hand hoist | VD type lever hoist? |
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| VC-A series manual hoist 0.5 ton, 1 ton, 1.5 ton, 2 ton , 3 ton , 5 ton , 10 ton , 20 ton , 30 ton, 50 ton , | VL lever chain hoist 0.5 ton ,0.75 ton ,1 ton , 1.5 ton, 2 ton , 3 ton, 6 ton, | VD type lever 250 kg, 500 kg , 750 kg, 1500 kg , 2500 kg ,3000 kg, 5000 kg, 60000 kg , |
Wire rope lever hand hoist 
Wire rope lever hand hoist 0.8 ton, 1 t ton, 1.6 ton, 3.2 ton, 5.4 ton, etc.[/caption] Please click for more information about leaver hand hoists.
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