Industrial Elevators

Generally speaking, all heavy-duty elevators can be considered to be industrial elevators. However, the most common types of industrial elevators are hoist elevators and elevators on an incline, commonly referred to incline elevators. These types of elevators are built to carry huge amounts of weight effortlessly, therefore the term industrial elevators. You will most often find this type of elevator used in construction, warehouses, and shipyards, and even in certain types of agricultural activities such as in loading crops into silos. In order to better understand industrial elevators you should understand hoist and incline elevators.

Hoist Elevators

Hoist elevators are operated by a pulley or series of pulleys and they can be a simple platform or a cage in which humans or heavy materials are moved up and down during industrial applications. Generally, a pulley operates a rope or chain that wraps around a drum causing the elevator to rise or descend. It is said that hoist elevators are powered by either electricity or air, but even that isn't quite true because electricity is needed to pump air. Consequently, all hoist elevators with their pulley system and counterweights are driven in some fashion by electrical power whether immediately or ultimately. You will often see hoist elevators on large construction sites such as those where high-rise buildings are going up. Hoist elevators carrying materials and equipment to upper levels as needed while the building is being constructed. They are also commonly used to load equipment and supplies on large seagoing vessels. This type of elevator can be temporary or permanent of the kind you are most likely to see will be temporary hoist elevators because they are the type used by new construction of buildings.

Incline Elevators

Industrial elevators often need to move heavy equipment or supplies on a continuum which is why incline elevators are the first choice in these situations. The equipment and supplies are placed on a form of conveyor belt that continues turning bringing the cargo up to its destination where it is quickly unloaded as the belt continues turning around. This is a much quicker method of loading and unloading cargo than with a hoist elevator because there is no stopping to unload. Everything happens in one fluid motion. Incline elevators when used for industrial purposes are usually temporary and mobile. Many are on wheels and can be easily moved from one dock or location to the next.

Without the use of industrial elevators many industries would suffer great losses due to delays in transporting supplies from the ground to upper levels and vice versa. Because they are extremely heavy-duty endurable it can be quite costly. However, they are cost-effective because they greatly increase the speed of productivity. There are a number of industrial elevators on the market and the type you choose will be dependent upon the type of use is going to serve. If you are in the market for industrial elevators, contact the manufacturer directly or a distributor to discuss the various options available to you.