Hunter Lift Ltd. specializes in the design, engineering, and manufacture of lifting devices, primarily for all industries. We design and engineer full below-the-hook lifting systems, including automatic, hydraulic, pneumatic and motorized lifting equipment, J-hooks, spreader beams, C-hooks, and mobile lifters.
Explore all Overhead Crane AttachmentsField Inspection for Lifting Devices for the Steel Industry
Several years ago we were contacted by a metals manufacturer and asked to provide inspection services for 800 lifting devices in use at their facilities in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The customer required detailed inspections and documentation per ASME B30-20, Below the Hook Lifting Devices Safety Standard, and BTH-1, Design of below the Hook Lifting Devices. Unfortunately, the inspections were prompted by a number of failures within the facilities.
Due to the large number of lifting devices, Hunter Lift created a custom database to track each individual lifting device. The lifting devices were classified as "Severe", "Heavy" or "Normal" duty cycles based on the operating conditions of the lifter. If a lifter was not rated, it had to be reverse engineered and assigned a load rating, design category, and service classification. Each lifter had to undergo non-destructive testing on welds and various components, along with operational and visual tests. These field inspections are completed by an engineer from Hunter Lift and a third party level II or level III NDT technician. The overall initial inspections and evaluations of 800 devices took approximately 9 months to complete. Hunter Lift provided the customer with recommendations for each lifter based on the inspection findings. The field inspection services included a final report that was generated from the data and sent to the customer for review.
Inspection Services of Lifting Devices
Provided inspection services for over 500 lifting devices on site
- Custom Database Creation: we created a custom database to track each lifting device
- Inspection: Performed under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer, visual and operational inspection, evaluation of drawings, the creation of inspection interval for future inspections, engineering evaluation of capacity
- Testing of Stressed Welds & High-Stress Plates: ultrasonic testing performed onsite, MAG particle testing performed onsite
- Full Written Report: submitted to client upon completion
- Industry for Use: Steel
- Turn Around Time: 8 weeks
- Delivery Locations: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Alabama, Indiana
- Standards Met: ASME B30-20, ASME BTH-1