Outdoor-specification tandem-lifting hoist
Published: 08 November, 2023
HOIST & WINCH has announced it recently supplied a special tandem-lifting hoist system as part of improvements to Environment Agency flood defence assets at Taplow Weir on the Jubilee Relief Channel, an 11.6 km asset that reduces flood risk to 3,200 properties by diverting water from the River Thames when flows are high. The tandem hoist units lift 7 m long galvanised steel stop logs each weighing 2000 kg. These stop logs provide a temporary barrier to the Jubilee Relief Channel so that workers can perform maintenance on the hydraulically controlled sluice gates.
Working for a large water industry engineering contractor, Hoist & Winch designed the remote-controlled tandem-lifting system to bespoke Environment Agency requirements. In terms of operating concept, the tandem lifting hoist system raises and lowers the stop logs in a level position so they locate correctly in the guide rails without any misalignment. At the heart of the system is a pair of Yale CPV 2500 kg swl (safe working load) single-fall, electric-powered chain hoists mounted in motor trolleys to provide fast and slow speed operation.
A Danfoss/Ikusi wireless remote control handset offers individual control of either hoist raise/lower motion for initial levelling of the load hooks prior to lifting operations. The wireless remote also provides dual tandem hoist control for the precise level positioning of the stop-log load during lifting and lowering.
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