Verlinde introduces a new line of advanced electric chain hoists: Eurochain VX

VERLINDE devoted two years of technical development, matching market needs to what its production lines can deliver, in bringing out its new EUROCHAIN VX electric hoist range, built for loads from 63 kg to 10,000 kg. These hoists draw on VERLINDE's newest technical advances, pairing inventive design with greater ruggedness and power for consistently dependable performance.

Standard equipment on VERLINDE's EUROCHAIN VX electric hoists covers plenty of ground: an UP/DOWN electrical safety limit switch, an IP55 hoist and travel motor, and either a 2 buttons pendant (for hook-suspended hoists or manual trolleys) or a 4 buttons pendant (for hoists riding an electric trolley). A new suspension bracket, built to work with existing trolleys and ease installation, is likewise standard. Shrinking the "C" dimension raises lift height, offered from 3m as standard.

Design

Hook approach data now benefits from a slimmer lifting unit. A reworked, two-part chain bucket assembly gives the hoist added toughness and safety — innovations that mesh seamlessly with real production settings.

Roughness

The travel limit switch has been reinforced to withstand harsher working conditions, and the hoist brake has likewise been 1/3 optimized. Beyond the added protection for operators, these enhancements call for barely any adjustment and reduced upkeep.

Performances

A great deal of in-house engineering work has gone into the hoist motor. Its performance now exceeds what the market typically demands. Reliability has been further increased and its working life extended. Motor cooling airflow has been enhanced, and overheating sensors now come as standard equipment.

Power output from the gear box has been increased: engineers refined how it operates by broadening the spread of available ratios, matching it to a wider set of customer applications and lifting more productivity out of it. The torque limiter now offers finer settings, giving building structures better protection should an excess load occur.