When it comes to slings, there are two notable types: round slings and webbing slings. For a beginner, these may seem interchangeable. However, there are significant differences between the two. The most common ones are in terms of weight capacity and flexibility...
When lifting heavy loads, it is important to use the right lifting equipment. The wrong equipment can lead to accidents and injuries. Two common types of lifting equipment are spreader bars and lifting beams...
The Complete Checklist for Successful Lifting Shackles Inspection
From boats and ships to a variety of industrial lifting applications, shackles are the primary connecting device in any rigging system. They are perfect for use with lifting slings and tow ropes in any material handling job.
What Are Below-the-hook Hardware Devices and Why They Matter
Over the last few years, the global material handling equipment manufacturing sector has witnessed a steady growth owing to the increasing demand. Fortunately, the trend is likely to continue in the coming years.
The Complete Anatomy of Wire Rope Slings
They may look simple, but wire rope slings play a critical role in various industries, including construction, shipping, material handling, and rigging.
You can use them to make permanent or temporary attachments. You can attach a wire rope sling to a hoist or crane to move large loads.
William Hackett Launches the Offshore Subsea Lever Hoist: Ss-l5 Qp
William Hackett launches the safest and most efficient offshore subsea lever hoist: SSL5 with patented quad pawl mechanism.
Game changer in offshore and subsea lifting projects: New generation of lever hoists offer the highest levels of safety and performance with the world’s first quad pawl mechanism.
Synthetic Slings: Benefits and Usage Tips
Synthetic slings, one of the most common accessories, have also witnessed a growing demand for different lifting applications. Over the years, synthetic slings have become a necessary part of lifting and moving heavy objects using cranes, hoists, powered industrial trucks, and derricks.
Why Our Morbar Rigging Rentals is Your Best Alternative to Buying
From construction and shipping to mining and manufacturing, you need rigging equipment everywhere. Without it, you cannot build airplanes or move large shipments from one place to another. Rigging equipment comprises of simple objects like spreader bars and shackles to complex ones like cranes and robotic arms.
6 Advantages of Lifting With HHI Silverback Slings
Traditionally, most companies relied on ropes made from natural fibers or metals like steel to lift heavy loads. While natural fiber slings or ropes offered flexibility, they lacked the strength to lift extremely heavy loads. On the other hand, steel ropes could lift extremely heavy loads, but they were not as flexible as the natural fiber ropes.
Understanding the Role of Morbar Spreader Bars in Lifting
Most spreader bars typically have two lifting lugs going up to transfer the load to the crane and two lugs going down to connect to the object being lifted. The mechanical design of a spreader bar allows you to stabilize and support a load properly during an overhead lift. Holloway Houston has always made it a point to provide its customers with the best spreader bar solutions through our MorBar product series.
All You Need to Know About HHIppo Link Soft Shackle
Soft shackles have been a popular element of a lifting rope, especially in the sailing and shipping industry. Post the Industrial Revolution, soft shackles, and even lifting ropes were mostly replaced by steel shackles and wire ropes...
The New Python Pipe Restraint Slings by HHI Lifting Are All Set to Make Waves
Over the years, industrial lifting equipment has played an increasingly critical role in various industries such as automobile, manufacturing, construction, logistics, oil and gas, mining, energy, and shipping. With the demand for increased automation and deeper penetration of the manufacturing industry in the developing world, the industrial lifting equipment sector has entered its golden era.