The main benefit of lifting beams is the substantially reduced headroom required.
Spreader bar lifting beam.
Aluminum end cap spreader beam assembly.
Our lifting spreader beams and bars allow you to turn a crane hook into a multiple point lifting tool.
It consists of a body and a set of lugs just like a spreader bar but lifting beams generally have one lug on the top in the center and 2 or more lugs along the bottom.
High quality spreader beams from grainger help lift uneven loads and keep them level for increased safety.
Capacity is marked on the beam.
Beams with shackles have lifting eyes and shackles that adjust with screw pins.
Beams with latching hooks screw through openings in the bottom of the beam at specific points to adjust the spread.
General lifting rigging.
Modulift modular spreader beams provide the ideal solution for most lifting requirements versatile and cost effective the spreader beam range has capacity from 2 to 5000t with spans up to 100m 330.
Steel end cap spreader beam assembly.
Beams with brackets have adjustable brackets and lifting eye.
A spreader bar also known in the industry as a spreader beam is designed for use with a sling that connects the lifting machine hook to the ends of the beam.
Combo lift and spreader beams.
Choose from modular adjustable and two position spreader beams and fixed and adjustable fiberglass battery lifting beams.
If we resolve the forces on the whole beam we get the force diagram as above.
The beam typically has connection points on the underside that hook to the cargo for lifting.
Lifting spreader bar and adjustable beam lifts.
Arrangement of a spreader bar spreader beam vs lifting beam.
At the outset it is important to clarify the difference between a spreader and a lifting beam.
A lifting beam is a below the hook lifting device that performs the same function as a spreader.
Tsoc offers short span standard duty basket sling universal lifting adjustable lifting four point sack four point adjustable and adjustable telescopic spreader beams for cranes.
This is a much less efficient use of material and as a result lifting beams are in general heavier and more costly than spreader bars.
End cap spreader beams frames.
Steel corner cap frames and components.
Lift beams with fixed pad eyes.
Lifting beams on the other hand consist of a long beam that converts the lifting load into a bending moment through the beam.