A Price Industries standard is the “Top-Running” style of hoist. Whether it is a standard gantry, a rail rider or a side arm we recommend running on top with a friction type polyurethane wheel or wheels. The hoist is quiet and gives the needed performance required in a high production application.

The above photograph is a typical top running “Gantry Type” hoist in a plating application. The main frame is constructed using tubular steel that is powder coated in our own facility. The pick-up skate columns are fabricated using stainless steel that is left unpainted, in this application due to the aggressiveness of the chemicals. This particular hoist has a maintenance platform attached to facilitate periodic maintenance.  In most systems we provide a method to service the hoist.  In typical high-production applications Price hoists will operate up to 250 FPM in the process area and up to 750+ FPM in the bar storage and material handling areas.

The hoist pictured above is a modified “Rail-Rider” type hoist that was specifically designed for the application in the bar storage area with a low ceiling clearance.  It is equipped to travel at 600 FPM and has a rider basket to facilitate manual loading bars in and out of the system.

Our capacities in hoists are unlimited.  Above is a 15,000-pound capacity-pickling hoist that travels in excess of 400 FPM horizontally and has an eight second lift time with this load.