- When lifting a load, you want to make sure
that you're doing all that you can
to guarantee efficiency and safety,
but manually getting the loads on and off of the hook
can be time-consuming,
and in some situations hazardous.
That's where the Elebia Automatic Crane Hook comes in
to increase productivity, enhance safety and minimize risk.
So let's get into it.
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Welcome back to the lifting and rigging channel.
My name is Kay, and today we will be learning
all about the Elebia Automatic Crane Hook.
These patented automatic hooks
range from 2 1/2 tons to 25 tons capacity
and allow you to hook and release any load remotely.
Let's head over to our lifting specialist, Nick Gordon,
to tell us more about the Elebia hook.
- Hey guys, Nick Gordon here at Mazella headquarters.
And today we're gonna be talking a little bit about
the Evo series from Elebia.
It's an automatic hook,
really a great setup for anybody looking for some safety,
making sure that people are away from suspended loads
or not having to crawl on top of stuff.
So, starting off right at the top of the hook
comes standard with a swivel,
just like any other crane hook.
Can actually be made to your standard,
whatever size hook you have, we can do.
And it can also be custom made into a shank.
So instead of having a standard hook that you normally have,
we can actually replace that hook with this Elebia.
So you'll be able to use it just like you would.
So, this is a battery powered lithium-ion,
this battery charges in three hours,
which is pretty quick industry standard.
And will actually cycle through an open/close
5,000 times before needing a recharge.
Or if you have it on standby mode,
just waiting to be used,
it'll stand up to 250 hours
without needing a recharge.
So something that's long lasting
that will really exceed any expectation in the field.
So with that being said,
battery comes with an indicator light
knowing exactly how much battery you have
when you turn it on.
Everyone's equipped with a manual button
to be able to open and close,
right from the source, if need be.
And then moving on down,
one of the greatest features of this hook,
I'm gonna turn this hook here for you,
is this magnet.
Now what that actually will do is that will
take your bail or your master ring on your sling
and that will center it and align it
so that when this hook closes,
you'll never have to have somebody make sure
that it's lining up.
Eliminates all pinch points
and eliminates anybody from being right next to the load.
So, really a great setup for anybody
that needs to be away from a load,
or is worried about somebody being
in a very dangerous situation.
It does come with an extra bumper as well, if you like.
Load cells, another really huge option for that,
to be able to know exactly what you're lifting at all times,
and it's actually incorporated in.
So instead of having a load cell
and then your hook hanging from that as well,
it can actually be incorporated into that.
Really what's great about this hook
is that it's fail-safe.
And what I mean by that is
once you have this hook under load, it cannot open.
At 50 pounds or more,
the motor is not strong enough to actually release that.
You can see there with a little bit of weight,
just me putting a foot on that sling
that hook cannot open any further than that,
and just reshut.
So, there's no way that, that can open up.
Again fail-safe, so you're never gonna lose your load.
And again, I'm only putting about 50 pounds of pressure on
if you have a load, anything 100,000, 10,000,
you're never even gonna get it that open.
Some customers may say,
"Hey, I don't have a steel bale for a lifting beam.
I don't use chains or wire rope."
Elebia did create some nylon slings
with a thread of wire in them
so that you can actually use this hook with nylons as well.
This is the eMINI.
This is the very basic,
but you can see here on the screen
that there is actually giving you
an indicator of the battery as well.
So this one set at nine,
that means 90% charge on the battery.
This eMAX will actually run multiple hooks at one time.
All of these hooks can be loaded with the load cell in them,
and this will alarm you when something's being overloaded.
So this just gives you many more options
to be able to see what's actually going on in real time.
It can be downloaded to a computer and reviewed.
So if you're having issues with overload, things like that,
this is gonna make it real easy for you to track.
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Applications for this, we see a lot in steel mills,
whether it be electrode or a hot application
where people can't be in a certain area,
this can actually go into the sea
and be remotely used underwater.
We see it on shipping and receiving,
unloading and loading of trucks,
where you may have multiple points to pick from
because you can use this with up to 16 hooks at a time.
It gives you a lot of flexibility,
loading and unloading those trucks
with nobody having to get up on those,
or be around trying to hook that up to a main crane hook,
putting themselves in a dangerous situation.
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Cons on this can be headroom.
You know, if you have a low headroom area
where you can't hang a hook from your normal hook
and you don't wanna pay,
because it would be a little more costly
to pay for a custom hook to be able to put into your block
that could be a bit of an issue.
Another con would be, say you leave it hanging
for that 250 hours and you get to hour 251
and now the battery's dead.
What do you do?
So if you don't have backups,
now you're three hours out from getting the job started,
like you thought you were going to.
Even though a con, battery may be dead,
you can at least use the hook as a standard hook.
Pro really being the safety aspect.
Obviously being able to be out and away from the load.
Comfort is another big thing.
Customers don't want their people picking up
big, massive master rings or trying to,
you know, adjust bales accordingly.
So, this allows them to do that
without any strain on anybody.
So you're really gonna be able
to save on any issues with your employees.
And then really just the productivity that it brings
because people are not having to go up and down.
You're not having to put on fall protection,
climbing up or down,
or putting yourself in a serious situation.
This is gonna allow for that productivity
because the hook's just going to open and close, as needed.
And you'll be able to see
that turn in productivity come from that.
- On top of everything that we learned today,
it's important that I add that Mazella
is a certified Elebia hook repair shop.
If you're looking for more information
about the Elebia Automatic Crane Hook,
we've also got a blog article.
Link down in the description of this video.
Don't forget to like subscribe and leave us a comment.
If you have any questions or just want to say hi.
Once again, my name is Kay,
and I'll see you later.
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