Equipment and accessories for lifting heavy weight

Construction industries across the world rely on specialized lifting technology to let the processes go smoothly and safely. The thing of utmost concern remains the safety of workers and the people around while the work is being done. It is important for companies to not only get the best of lifting gear, but also use them to their full potential while considering the manufacturer recommendations. If the investment is made towards incorrect lifting equipment, then it may pose a serious threat for the workers and affect the operations. 
Everything used including slings, hooks & swivels, or anything else has to be perfectly fabricated for the related operations; else it may have adverse effect on the health of workers. The cost associated with ill health related to lifting or rigging operations is significant. However, there are definitely ways to reduce the risk by understanding the nature of work and the equipment involved.

A variety of products are used in the industries such as construction, lifting, rigging and mooring. However, a common practice in all these industries is lifting, especially of heavy loads. In this process, a load or heavy load has to be taken off the ground, carried away to a certain distance, then lowered and put down. The entire operation can be performed manually or with the help of high capacity lifting equipment, and the latter seems more convincing.

In construction, the lifting operations occur when it comes to the transportation of materials from one place to another for storage or construction itself. The lifting equipment comprises of machinery used at workplace for lifting with some accessories attached to them for fixing, supporting or anchoring.

Common lifting equipment includes:

• Hoist
• Crane (itself available in different types)
• Power shovel
• Telescopic handler
• Lifting accessories

There are a variety of accessories used with the lifting machines:

These accessories are components or equipment that aids in lifting of the object or heavy weight. They are attached to the load and placed in between load and machinery to move any heavy object. There are mooring sockets, slings, wire ropes, chains, lifting beams, frames, shackles, and vacuum lifting devices among others.

For the accessories, Crosby is trusted more than anything else for the reliability, durability and core strength of the products. Crosby chains are highly demanded among the industry professionals to make the best use of the technology with utmost safety.

One of the most important accessories is wire rope and slings. They are used for a range of general lifting operations including towing, crane ropes, winching and others. Slings can be single leg or connected to make for multi-legs to additional stability.

As the Crosby’s Leading Distributor, we offer these wire ropes in desired specifications like effective length, type of construction and so on. The custom-made options are an added advantage when it comes to lifting operations under adverse conditions.

In addition to meeting the exact specifications, we as the renowned steel wire rope suppliers also ensure safety with proper inspection and certification of ropes for reliable applications. With the quality check, the ropes and all other accessories maintain an extended life even in adverse conditions.