FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an electric chain hoist?

Ans: An electric chain hoist is an electrically operated material lifting equipment which uses a hand-operated push button station to lift and lower the load.

 

What is a manual chain hoist?

Ans:  A manual chain hoist is a manually operated material lifting equipment in which the user can lift the load using the hand chain. Two types of manual chain hoists are chain pulley block and  lever block.

What is the power supply required for an electric chain hoist?

Ans: Power supply required for our ER2 & EQ series electric chain hoists is 380-415VAC 3Ph @ 50 Hz. For EDIII series electric chain hoists it is 230VAC 1Ph @ 50 Hz.

What is the capacity range that can be provided for electric chain hoists?

Ans: ER2 series (125 KG to 20 Ton), EQ series (125 KG to 1 Ton) and EDIII series (60 KG to 480 KG)

 

What is the capacity range that can be provided for manual chain hoists?

Ans: CB series chain pulley blocks (500 KG to 50 Ton), CX series chain pulley blocks (250 KG, 500 KG & 1 Ton), LB series lever block (800 KG to 9 Ton) & LX series lever block (250 KG & 500 KG)

What are the type of suspensions which can be provided for electric chain hoists?

Ans: ER2 series (hook suspension, motorized trolley, geared trolley & plain trolley), EQ series (eye suspension, motorized trolley & plain trolley) and EDIII series (hook suspension & plain trolley)

Are there any application specific electric chain hoists that KITO can provide?

Ans: We can provide twin hook electric chain hoists (TWER2/TWER2M series), short headroom electric chain hoists (SHER2M series) and explosion proof electric chain hoists (RES/RESM series).

Are there any application specific manual chain hoists that KITO can provide?

Ans: We can provide ultra-low headroom chain pulley blocks (SHB series) and explosion proof chain pulley blocks (CB/CBSG/CBSP ATEX series)

 

What is the grade of load chain KITO uses for electric chain hoists & manual chain hoists?

Ans: Electric chain hoists (Grade 80) and manual chain hoists (Grade 100)

 

What are the other products that KITO has in its lineup?

Ans: Apart from electric chain hoists and manual chain hoists we can provide wire rope hoists, light crane systems, portable crane systems, end carriages, chain slings, polyester slings, lifting points, lifting magnets and radio remote control.

What is a wire rope hoist?

Ans: A wire hoist is an electrically operated material lifting equipment which uses a hand-operated push button station to lift and lower the load. Unlike electric chain hoists which use chain as the     lifting medium, a wire rope hoist, as name indicates uses a wire rope as the lifting medium.

What are the standard features in KITO’s RY series wire rope hoists?

Ans: Inverter, No-Load High-Speed function, Electronic overload limiter, Electronic thermal motor protection and Externally adjustable upper/lower limit switch.

What is the capacity range that can be provided for wire rope hoists?

Ans:  3Ton, 5Ton and 10Ton

What is the material of construction of light crane systems?

Material of construction for light crane systems is Aluminium

Which is the ideal electric chain hoist that can be integrated with our light crane systems?

Ans: Our EQ series & EDC series electric chain hoists with built-in inverter offers the best material handling experience.

What is one major advantage of using Aluminum light crane systems?

Ans: Lesser pulling force and no chance of falling paint particles as aluminium profiles do not require painting.

What is a portable crane?

Ans: A portable crane is a crane that is easily portable from one place to another with the help of castor wheels fixed at the bottom

What is the maximum span of portable cranes?

Maximum span for our portable cranes is 5500mm

Which are the different types of end carriages available at KITO?

Ans: Single Girder (Electric overhead type, electric underslung type, manual (plain trolley) underslung type, manual (geared trolley) overhead type, manual (geared trolley) underslung type)

         Double Girder (Electric overhead type)

What is the maximum span of end carriages?

Ans: Maximum span for our end carriages is 21Meters