Magnetic hoist attachment refers to the magnetic lifting device that’s attached to a crane, no matter inside the workshop or outside, to handle steel materials or parts. It could be a single magnetic lifter, or a set of magnetic lifting system, depending on the specification of the load to be handled.
Let’s talk about the single magnet lift type of magnetic hoist attachment, like battery powered electro-permanent lift magnet or permanent lifting magnet, or the round scrap electromagnet used in junkyard. They can all be attached to the hook of a crane.
As to magnetic lifting system, or magnetic traverse called otherwise, generally it includes a spreader beam and multiple magnet lifters, forming a multi-point lifting equipment. According to the magnet property, the magnetic hoist lift could be electric type or electro-permanent magnetic type, the former mainly used for lifting steel bundles, like rebar, steel wire rods, etc. While the latter is usually applied in SAFER and Precision lifting of single steel sheet, and other industrial ferrous material like billet, profiles, beam blanks, coils, etc.
Why Is Magnetic Hoist Attachment Used?
Well, everything exists for a reason. Traditional hoist lifting tools usually involves labor work and incurs safety hazard, both to the personnel and the working environment.
Take plate lifting clamps and ropes for example, they’re still quite popular in today’s steel plate handling process. They are cheap, and easy to use, yet not very safe to the workers involved in the lifting process. Heavy steel plates tend to slip or drop during the lift. Plates, especially galvanized sheets, are prone to scratches and marks when being lifted by clamps or hooks.
The invention of magnetic crane hoist, circumvents all the above mentioned drawbacks of conventional lifting tools, and presents a series of extra advantages to steel manufacturers:
✦Selective control of magnets offers adaptability to sheets in different lengths, one set of steel handling equipment suits for plates of various size
✦Radio remote control requires only one worker, reducing labor costs
✦Improves overall handling efficiency
Integrate the advantages of magnetic lifting technology with the mobility of cranes, is the most prominent feature of magnetic hoist attachment in heavy steel material handling. HVR MAG can custom design and manufacture lifting magnets for various steel industries. Visit our website to learn more.
