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2. Strand jack - Wikipedia

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   Strandjack at Freybridge in Berlin–Spandau 52° 30′ 42,11″ N, 13° 12′ 11,7″ O. A strand jack (also known as strandjack) is a jack used to lift very heavy loads (e.g. thousands of tons or more with multiple jacks) for construction and engineering purposes. [1]

3. Lifting beam - Wikipedia

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   Rigging of an asymmetrical scaffolding piece: the lifting beam is blue, the load is attached to the beam using grey slings. The lifting beam (also known as traverse, spreader beam) is a steel beam that is attached to the hook of the crane in order to spread the slings from one end of an elongated load (like a wall panel) to another. The bottom ...

4. Bulk-handling crane - Wikipedia

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   A bulk-handling crane is one that, instead of a simple hook that can handle a range of slung loads, has an integral grab for lifting bulk cargoes such as coal, mineral ore etc. Where the grab is a two-piece hinged bucket, it is known as a shell grab or shell bucket. Working the grab requires extra cables from the crane jib, so requires a ...

5. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   The advantage of the box girder type configuration results in a system that has a lower deadweight yet a stronger overall system integrity. Also included would be a hoist to lift the items, the bridge, which spans the area covered by the crane, and a trolley to move along the bridge. The most common overhead crane use is in the steel industry.

6. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   Rigging is both a noun, the equipment, and verb, the action of designing and installing the equipment, in the preparation to move objects. 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 ...

7. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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   Hoist atop an elevator. A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.

8. Lewis (lifting appliance) - Wikipedia

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   The slab lifter uses two safety devices. Safety chains and a support bracket allow safe lifting of large slabs. This lifting appliance also has a safety locking device that is engaged when the gripping pads are activated by the weight of the stone. This prevents any jerking movement from releasing the stone.

9. Clamp (tool) - Wikipedia

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   Cardellini clamp – jaw-style clamp that clamps onto round, square, or rectangular tubing; or onto flat objects, such as dimensional lumber or plywood sheets—to mount motion picture lights, or grip equipment such as gobo heads; C-clamp (also G-clamp or G-cramp) (lower centre in the top photo)