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2. Munck Cranes - Wikipedia

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   He was educated as an electrical engineer at the University of Trondheim, Norway. The company initially started as a trading company with products ranging from fuses and light bulbs to escalators , elevators and electric wire rope hoists , the latter being of foreign make.

3. 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 ...

4. American Crane Corporation - Wikipedia

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   A wire rope clamp designed to loop wire cable without the losing the integrity of the wire was invented by Oliver Crosby in 1886. [3] American Manufacturing Company invented further enhancements to the construction industry by establishing steam-powered hoists in 1889 and the largest electric hoists, up to 15 hp.

5. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   Counter jib: holds counterweights, hoist motor, hoist drum and the electronics. [65] Hoist winch: the hoist winch assembly consists of the hoist winch (motor, gearbox, hoist drum, hoist rope, and brakes), the hoist motor controller, and supporting components, such as the platform. Many tower cranes have transmissions with two or more speeds.

6. Overhead crane - Wikipedia

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   Power was transmitted to the crane from a pulley driven by a stationary engine through an endless cotton rope. [3] 1887: The Ludwig Stuckenholz company introduces electrical components to overhead cranes, determining industry design. 1910: The first mass-produced electric motor hoist starts in Germany. Configurations:

7. Hoist (mining) - Wikipedia

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   A drum hoist (steel wire rope visible) and motor. In underground mining a hoist or winder [1] is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft.Modern hoists are normally powered using electric motors, historically with direct current drives utilizing Ward Leonard control machines and later solid-state converters (), although modern large hoists use alternating current drives that ...