East and West for Chainmaster

Germany - Chainmaster, manufacturer of high-quality chain hoists and chain hoist controllers, is helping to maintain the balance of power between West and East. The Eilenburg-based company recently delivered eight BGV-C1 computer-controlled chain hoists in the 500kg weight class to its North American distributor, Show Distribution of Canada, that were destined for the Pentagon Museum. The requirement was for a chain hoist system that conformed to the high safety standards of the museum. The system was installed by one of Show Distribution's regional partners.

Only a few weeks earlier, the Kremlin in Moscow took delivery of 35 chain hoists from Chainmaster, also in the 500kg weight division and conforming to the same BGV-C1 standard. The hoists were equipped with electronic position encoders and the Chainmaster control system, consisted of a network of three slave and two master servers. Parallel redundancy was assured by the presence of an additional manual controller. The commission was awarded to the company by the Arlecchino Business Center in Moscow.

Chainmaster's range currently covers chain hoists for weights ranging from 125kg to 12 tons. The company's most successful product worldwide is the VarioLift, which was introduced in 1998, and includes models for loads ranging from 125kg to 6,300kg.

(Lee Baldock)

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