WVSN Industry Visions Interview Shows New Concerns About Chain Failure on Hoists From Plant Safety Managers in

DETROIT, MI, Nov 09 (MARKET WIRE) --
Industrial lifts requiring hoists and cranes have always been a concern
for plant safety managers. New concerns of chain strength after prolonged
exposure to corrosive elements in the heavy industrial process industries
have now prompted researchers to develop stronger chains that are
impervious to corrosive elements. Harrington Hoists is leading the field
with new engineering along with their parent company Kito Corporation,
developing stronger chains for industry. Harrington's new chains meet the
worldwide standards known as DIN (Deutsches Institute fuer Normung).

In a recent interview on WVSN Industry Visions, Business Development Sales
Manager Bret Lussow commented, "There's a lot of engineering that goes
into this chain. That's really where the technology begins is with the
chain. We start with the chain and then we develop the hoist. What we did
is we actually developed a smaller link, and by having a smaller link you
get more surface to surface contact between the links, which ensures that
the chain will last longer."

When asked what kind of environments the chain is exposed to in the heavy
industrial process industry, Lussow continued, "Well, as you can imagine,
a whole host of different environments; everything from inside a wind
turbine, to inside a paper mill or a foundry, so a lot of corrosive
environments. Sand, dust, grime, water, they can all be catastrophic to
hoists."

"What makes the DIN chain impervious to corrosion is what we added to it.
Besides all of the technology in engineering standards that meets DIN, we
actually added nickel plating that makes our chains impervious to
corrosive environments, something that most other chains on hoists don't
have."

Industrial plant safety managers are encouraged to regularly exam chains
on hoists in corrosive environments. Visual inspections and load testing
may help to avoid catastrophic load drop.

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Contact:

Bret Lussow
Business Development Sales Manager
Harrington Hoists, Inc.
Phone: 800-233-3010
Email Contact

Allyn Mark
President
Ph1: 810-660-8401
Ph2: 810-358-6224
Email Contact

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