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Electric Wire Rope Hoists

Columbus McKinnon’s heavy-duty electric wire rope hoists offer high quality, performance, and durability for the toughest industrial applications. Our electric wire rope hoists can be specially engineered to fit certain environments and exact specifications with a variety of available options. Browse Columbus McKinnon’s wire rope hoists from Yale, Shaw-Box, and STAHL CraneSystems. Capacities range from 1/8-ton to 55-ton wire rope hoists.

 

 

 

Overhead Crane Types: What’s Best for Your Application?

The five basic crane types include:

  • Bridge Cranes
    - Single Girder and Double Girder
    - Top Running and Underhung
  • Gantry Cranes
  • Monorail Cranes
  • Jib Cranes
  • Workstation Cranes
Learn More About Each Type and Discover What’s Best For Your Application?
Understanding and Preventing Overhead Crane Hazards

 

Changing Brake Torque Springs on a Yale YK Wire Rope Hoist

Best-in-class Yale YK electric wire rope hoists, now available with standard VFD control that includes overspeed and direction detection, offer increased lifetime of wearable components, like motors, wire rope, and brakes. But when you do need to change brake components, like the torque springs, the process is simple.

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