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2. Engine crane - Wikipedia

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   The electric chain hoist, also known as the "electric hoist", is the least used type of engine crane. The operation is similar to the chain hoist in the way that chains are used to lift the engine. The electric chain hoist uses an electric motor operated by remote control to lift the engine, unlike the chain hoist where the operator has to ...

3. Differential pulley - Wikipedia

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   He claimed that many engineering firms conceded on the difficulty of efficiently disengaging the chain from the teeth as the pulleys turned, but his firm developed a "pitch" chain which solved the issue. Marketed as "Weston Differential Pulley Blocks with Patent Chain Guides", the pulley had good sales, namely, 3000 sets in 9 months.

4. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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   Both wire rope and chain hoist have been in common use since the 1800s, however mass production of electric hoists did not start until the early 1900s and was first adapted by Germany. [citation needed] A hoist can be a serial production unit or a custom unit. Serial production hoists are typically more cost-effective and designed for a ten ...

5. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   A team of riggers design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or lift objects such as heavy machinery, structural components, building materials, or large-scale fixtures with a crane, hoist or block and tackle. Rigging comes from rig, to set up or prepare.

6. Overhead crane - Wikipedia

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   Now many hoists are package hoists, built as one unit in a single housing, generally designed for ten-year life, but the life calculation is based on an industry standard when calculating actual life. See the Hoists Manufacturers Institute site [2] for true life calculation, which is based on load and hours used. In today's modern world for the ...

7. All about the ‘Tom Cruise cake’: Who gets it and how to order it

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   Alexis says if you pick it up in person, the cake, which has 12 to 16 servings, costs $59. The bakery also sells a medium size that serves six to eight people for $39 and an individual portion for $9.