ELECTRIC

PILE HOIST
HME’s Electric Pile Hoists (EPH) are a solution that is used to suspend equipment such
as lighting and scenery bars. These are cost effective entry level hoists which allow
venues, such as school halls, to eliminate the use of ladders to rig theatrical equipment.

These products are only sold as HME install solution.

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HME ELECTRIC PILE HOIST

THE HME-EPH is the workhorse for most venues. This entry level hoist allows for two or more wire ropes to be driven from the same
motor in a compact and robust machine. The standard pile hoist solution is designed to meet the needs of venues where a long
lighting or scenery bar needs to be lifted or when equipment needs to be to accessed safely from the ground.

The design of the pile hoist removes many of the problems associated with lift cables spooling badly onto the cable drum. As the
cable ‘piles’ into ever-increasing diameters on the drum, the ‘load capacity’ of the hoist becomes dependent on the distance the load
needs to be lifted. The shorter the height of lift, the higher the lifting capacity. See the Load vs Drift Table for more details.

Two configuration options are available: a basic version for the budget conscious with only basic up/down operation, and a
professional version which includes components for advanced functions, including networking and self-monitoring.

Features
■ Cost effective
■ Compact design
■ Advanced safety features as standard
■ Simple installation with two part QuickFit bracket
■ Extensive range of control options

Soft Start/Stop

A “soft start” and “soft stop” not only increase

the life of lamps on a hoisted lighting bar, but will
also reduce the impact of a “shock load” into the
building.

Control Strategies

The HME Pile Hoist comes standards with soft start

and stop. HME manages this by using variable speed
drive using open loop control technology.
The soft start and stop strategies ensures that
impacts related to hoisting to the venue structure or
the clients equipment is reduced or eliminated.
This in turn has the ability to prolong the life of
sensitive equipment such as lighting fixtures,
projectors and audio equipment with reduced or
eliminated vibrations passing through the system.

Standards

HME hoists are designed, built and tested to meet or exceed Australian safety requirements, in
particular the Australian standard: AS/NZS 1418.1 & .2 2002 Cranes Serial hoists and winches.
Out of the box, the EPH Series Pile Hoist complies with the requirements of the BGVD8+
(European) safety standards, allowing for static loads to be suspended above people without
STANDARDS
supplemental hanging means. Australia
Hoists can be upgraded to the equivalent of the BGVC1 standard, which allows the movement
of loads above people (subject to local regulations).

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Safety First
Safety is an imperative, and HME have taken a number of design decisions to ensure our installations provide the safest work
environment.

■ 10:1 safety factor: all elements are designed with higher than normal safety tolerances, even though in many cases a 5 to 1
safety factor might be legally acceptable.
■ Dual braking systems: two separate and distinct braking systems are employed in the design of the hoists.
_The primary brake is failsafe to 200% of the motor torque. That means the disc brake within the motor is two times
stronger than the motor itself.
_The secondary brake is provided by the statically irreversible gearbox. This is a specially designed gearbox that
prevents any movement except when the system is being driven by the motor.
■ HME use high service factor gearboxes to ensure safety and reliability in excess of what is recommended.
■ Sil 2; PLd safety category achieved with HME’s KTA control system.
■ HME Hoists have two sets of limit switches to monitor both the upper, lower operating and extreme range of travel. These
are adjusted to suit the specific installation.
■ HME uses open loop vector drives on all hoists to ensure that lifting torque is available at all times.

Compact Line Density

The hoist is capable of a line density of one hoist every 400mm where hoists are located in a single row,
and one hoist every 200mm or less where hoists are located in multiple rows.

Default maximum drift (lift distance) of 10 or 12m dependent on model: Longer drift distances may be
possible with a custom design, however decreased lifting capacity may apply.

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Electric Pile Hoist

■ EPH-100
HME Code
H004837

Features
■ Variable Lift capacity: 100kg for 10m drift, to lift capacity 150kg for 2.5m
drift; (Max 10m Drift)
■ 3mm 7 x 19 Solid Core Galvanised Steel Wire Rope (Black SWR Option)
■ Average speed 7.6m/min; Typical Hoist Mass 34kg
■ 1-4 line systems
■ Control by 400W variable speed inverter
■ 240V, 10A, 50Hz single phase supply (may be RCD protected)

■ EPH-300
HME Code
H004982

Features
■ Variable Lift capacity: 300kg for 10m drift, to lift capacity 400kg for 4m
drift; (Max 12m Drift)
■ 5mm 7 x 19 Solid Core Galvanised Steel Wire Rope (Black SWR Option)
■ Average speed 8m/min; Typical Hoist Mass 82kg
■ 1-7 line systems
■ Control by 750W variable speed inverter
■ 240V, 15A, 50Hz single phase supply (may be RCD protected)

■ EPH-500
HME Code
H001359

Features
■ Variable Lift capacity: 550kg for 10m drift, to lift capacity 725kg for 5m
drift; (Max 12m Drift)
■ 5mm 7 x 19 Solid Core Galvanised Steel Wire Rope (Black SWR Option)
■ Average speed 8m/min; Typical Hoist Mass 120kg
■ 1-7 line systems
■ Control by 1500W variable speed inverter
■ 240V, 32A, 50Hz single phase supply (may be RCD protected)

■ EPH-800
HME Code
H001908

Features
■ Variable Lift capacity: 800kg for 12m drift, to lift capacity 1100kg for 3m
drift; (Max 12m Drift)
■ 5mm 7 x 19 Solid Core Galvanised Steel Wire Rope (Black SWR Option)
■ Average speed 8.5m/min; Typical Hoist Mass 200kg
■ 1-7 line systems
■ Control by 2200W three phase variable speed inverter
■ 415V, 4.5A, 50Hz three phase supply with Neutral and Earth

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EPH  LOAD  VS  DRIFT  

1200  
EPH-­‐100   EPH-­‐300   EPH-­‐500   EPH-­‐800  
1100  

1000  

900   870  

810  
800  

700  
LOAD  (kg)  

600   565  

500  
500  

400  
300  
300   265  

200  
100  
100  

0  
0   2   4   6   8   10   12  
DISTANCE  TRAVELLED  (m)  

Comparison Table
Specification EPH-100 EPH-300 EPH-500 EPH-800
MAXIMUM LINES 4 7 7 7
POWER SUPPLY - 50Hz 240V 7A 240V 10A 240V 20A 415V 4.5A
AVERAGE SPEED (m/min) 7.6 8.0 8.0 8.5
TYPICAL HOIST MASS (kg) 34 82 120 200
MAX DRIFT (m) 10 12 12 12
MAX LOAD AT MAX DRIFT (kg) 100 275 500 800
WIRE ROPE SPEC - 7x19 SC (mm) 3mm 5mm 5mm 5mm

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Control
■ Simple Remote Pendant: a 10m wired.
Basic Configuration controller with UP/DOWN control and E-Stop.
This option allows for the budget conscious to ■ Local Control: for operation at the hoist itself,
choose a solution with only basic UP/DOWN with UP/DOWN control and E-Stop.
operation. ■ Overload detection.
■ Optional Slackwire detection.

HME Code
H004252

Professional Configuration ■ Network Control: operate a number of hoists via a single

Allows for advanced functions, including
touchscreen controller, including pre-set/scene recall
networking and self-monitoring.
functions, individual hoist control and E-Stop. See HME KTA
control systems.
■ Wireless Control: operate a number of hoists via a single
controller, including E-Stop.
■ Optional positioning encoder for precise position control.
■ Optional load sensor for actual display of the load being
lifted.

KTA 7” Touchscreen Pendant

KTA Main Control Unit

Pendant Connection Point

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