An electric hoist is the lifting heart of most cranes and a standalone tool in its own right, raising loads on a wire rope or chain at the push of a button. Wire-rope hoists handle higher capacities and duty cycles; electric chain hoists are compact and economical for lighter, frequent lifts on jibs, gantries and monorails. Kranes supplies and services electric hoists across the capacity range, with the controls, pendants and suspensions to match your crane or workstation. Tell us the capacity, the lift height and the duty class, and we return a quote with the right hoist and the parts to keep it running.
An electric hoist comes in two main types. A wire-rope hoist handles higher capacities, longer lifts and heavier duty cycles, and is the workhorse on overhead and gantry cranes; an electric chain hoist is compact, lighter and economical, ideal for jibs, monorails, workstations and frequent shorter lifts. Both raise and lower a load at the push of a button on single or dual speed, and both can run fixed, on a trolley, or as the lifting unit inside a larger crane.
The hoist is the part of a crane that does the actual lifting, so it shows up everywhere lifting happens. It powers overhead and gantry cranes, jib cranes and monorail crane systems, assembly and machining workstations, and stands alone over a single bench or pit. Because an electric hoist replaces manual or engine-driven lifting, it shows up wherever an engine hoist for rent once would have — but with repeatable, controlled, powered movement instead of a one-off mechanical pull.
Specifying an electric hoist comes down to capacity, lift height, duty class and how it mounts — fixed, trolley-mounted or built into a crane. From there Kranes matches the hoist type, the speed, the controls and the suspension to your crane or workstation, and confirms the power supply on site. Buy when the lift is part of daily production; we also supply hoists as replacements that modernise an older crane, bringing better control and safety to a structure that is otherwise sound.
A hoist is the most worked component on a crane, so service and parts decide how long it lasts. Kranes services electric hoists and stocks brakes, contactors, chains and wire rope, hooks, limit switches, pendants and remotes for the units it supplies, including older models. Tell us the capacity, the lift height and the duty class, and we return a quote with the right electric hoist and the parts and service to keep it running.