CHAIN HOISTS | TECHNOLOGY REPORT


website, available 24/7, in four languages, with a live chat and 2% online discount. But with this growth in the market is a change in the cost of raw materials hampering the production cycle and overall costs. Socio-political and economic instability may also act as a restraint to the market. The maintenance of industrial hoists is also an important factor that customers need to consider including periodic maintenance to make sure it functions efficiently over time. Reducing operating cost while increasing productivity and overall performance


are key factors anticipated to influence the demand for industrial hoists and manufacturers are expanding their product portfolio by introducing new series of products which are manufactured for particular usage. One such company looking to expand


into other markets is Tiger Lifting UK. The company’s technical manager, Andy Sutherland, says while its CSS (Safety Screw Cam Clamp) is not a new product as such it is looking to push it out into other markets because it is suitable for other industries not just offshore.


“There’s been a lot of challenges caused


by the covid pandemic both in the UK and on a global scale, we’ve been fortunate enough to be in a position where business has continued but with limitations and restrictions in place to protect everyone. Some of the key issues we have faced is trying to keep up with supply and demand and at the same time deal with logistics,” explains Sutherland. “Within the industry, people are looking


for upgrades, they want the equipment to be more protective and robust and as a whole, are always on the lookout for products to be improved and new technologies. Customers are always looking for safer and better products, but with that comes a cost factor. “The CSS clamp is starting to gain


R Tiger products supplied to Allseas by EMM for the removal of gas production platforms 38 | May 2021 | www.hoistmagazine.com


traction where it has not been commonly seen in the past. It’s a versatile clamp that doesn’t fix to a beam typical of a heavy duty clamp but to the side of a flange. This gives the end user that versatility of being able to lift more objects, pulling activities, and lift sections of plate. A key safety factor of the design is on the clamp section itself where we have torque markers, where the operator doesn’t need to know what torque value that clamp has to be set to, he just tightens the clamp section onto a beam, and when the torque markers are fully aligned with each other he then knows that it is the appropriate torque level and will not dislodge itself. It’s a patented system, in that it’s the only one in the world that has this design, and makes the operation for the end user that little bit quicker and easier. So, with safety innovations you want the products to be more reliable and robust but also you want to find ways to make the job quicker for the end user without compromising safety. “We see great success with the CSS clamp in the Scandinavian region at the moment, again in Australasia, South Korea and Singapore where the large ship building yards are, it’s a popular product but then we have to look at the UK sector, the North Sea, the offshore rigs, construction sites, the renewables sector, there are so many variant sectors and because it’s such a versatile clamp it doesn’t have to be restricted to one specific area.” Sutherland adds, one of the main drives in the future will be ease of use and the safety of products, but challenges will come as technology improves, as the digital age advances, but there will always be a market for manual hoisting. “Certainly, in the current climate, budget


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49