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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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NOVEMBER 2013
To lift a load where the
centre of gravity is offset,
a lifter with an adjustable
lift eye is necessary
and economical. This
example, right, also has
removable swivel hooks to
accommodate different size
loads or pick points.
Picture, below left, is another design for lifting off-centre loads. It uses a padeye with multiple
holes, allowing the user to install a shackle in the appropriate location for a level lift.
Pictured below right is an example of a lifting device with an adjustable counter weight to lift a
load that is not in line with the crane hook.
of 2 tonnes. It is also fitted with a safety
mechanism which prevents the hook from
opening under load.
“The idea behind the concept is
to eliminate the time-consuming and
accident-prone activity of releasing loads
attached by all kinds of lifting gear and
lifted by all kinds of cranes,” Edwin van
Zitteren, LudwigHook Benelux adds.
Simple and easy
In the last five years Modulift has
seen a change in customer demands,
from requiring high quality products
with full certification. Customers
are now asking for products that
are also simple to use, versatile and
easy transport. A spokesperson from
Modulift explains, “We have seen a
definite shift in thinking over the last five
years and we are seeing customers move
away from a ‘one beam for one lift’ culture
to modular products that will service
multiple lifts.”
As a result of this shift in demand,
Modulift has introduced the CMOD
Modular Spreader Frame, in addition to
its existing modular range. “The frame is
designed on Modulift’s modular spreader
beam components with new CMOD
Corner Units to achieve a four point lift,”
BELOW THE HOOK
a spokesperson adds. For loads of
approximately 2.2 tonnes there is the Baby
Babe and for loads of 20 tonnes a Big Babe
is being worked on.
Another product designed with safety
in mind is from manufacturer of radio-
controlled hooks Ludwig Hook. The Quick
Release Hook is a remote controlled hook
that can be activated from 50 m away via a
radio transmitter. In addition, the remote
control can open each hook individually
or as a complete configuration up to four
hooks, a company spokesperson said. The
hook has an individual safe working load
AWKWARD LOADS
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