DESIGN OF HOISTING

MECHANISM

DMS- module 3
INTRODUCTION TO CRANES
 For lifting and conveying material within the unit of an
industry, an overhead crane or a bridge crane is used.
 An overhead crane consists of snatch block, trolley,
trolley travelling mechanism and cross travel
mechanism to cover an entire area of unit.
 A hoist of a crane, travels along the bridge. An
overhead cranes are used for either manufacturing or
maintenance applications.
 These cranes are either Human operated or remote
operated cranes.
APPLICATIONS:
 In manufacturing plants at every process the material is handled
by crane till finished product leaves a factory.
 For pouring Raw materials into a furnace, for rolling hot metal to
specific thickness, for tempering, annealing and for storing
purpose an overhead crane is used.
 For lifting finished product and loading in truck or train an
overhead crane is used.
 Many industries including automobile uses an overhead crane to
handle the steel, raw material and finished product in the factory.
 Small cranes, such as jib cranes handle lighter loads in a work
area, such as CNC mill or saw.
HISTORY:

: Example of steam powered overhead crane from 1875, produced by

Stuckenholz AG, Wetter an der Ruhr, Germany. Design developed by Rudolf
Bredt from an original installation at Crewe
INTRODUCTION:
 Hoisting is the process of lifting and lowering some material or
load or person from lower position to higher position with the
help of some device or mechanism.
 A hoisting device is used for lifting or lowering a load by means
of a drum or lift-wheel with the help of rope or chain. It may be
manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may
use chain, fibre or wire rope as its lifting medium.
 Examples: Elevators, crane etc.
 The hoisting part of the EOT crane consists of the following
parts, 1. Hoist motor, 2.Gear box, 3. Drum, 4. Pulleys, 5. Wire
rope, 6. Hook
Schematic view of hoisting mechanism
Type of Hoisting Mechanisms
 a. Hoisting Machines: Hand Trolley Hoists,
Portable power-operated hoists, travelling power-
operated hoists, Winches, Crane Trolleys
 b. Cranes :Stationary Rotary Cranes, Cranes
travelling on guide rails, Trackless Cranes, Bridge
type Cranes, Cable Cranes
 c. Elevators :Portable air-operated hoists,
Manually Propelled Stackers, Vertical skip
elevators, Mast-type elevators, Funiculars.