Two lifting eye bolts can look identical on a shelf and still have very different working load limits. A plain machinery eye bolt rated for 2,000 pounds in a straight pull can become unsafe at a 30 degree angle, while a shoulder type of the same size keeps a reduced but defined rating. This guide c...
A fabrication shop receives a new order for steel staircases. The first task is to lift a 2-tonne plate off the stack, turn it from vertical to horizontal, and feed it into the cutting table. The rigger chooses a lifting clamp instead of a sling, because a clamp grips the plate directly and lets th...
A maintenance crew in a mid-sized factory has to remove a 1.2 ton hydraulic pump from its base plate and place it on a service cart three meters away. A chain hoist lifts the pump, but the hoist hangs from one fixed overhead point, so the load can only rise and fall. The missing piece is a trolley:...