Ivan Muri, head of product development, told Hoist that GIS is also making a low-capacity single-phase electric chain hoist primarly for the US market for 2006.
GIS decided not to make a range with frequency inverter as standard because the market would not bear it: “This is a very price-sensitive area,” Muri said. “Electronic systems are not cheap. 90% of users need a good hoist that lifts a definite load. They don’t need anything more,” he said. It sells Mitsubishi frequency inverters as an option.
The company has also updated its design of low-headroom trolley. For the first time, the trolley does not cut the rated lifting capacity by half. The hoist is mounted upside down, and its chain passes over two, instead of three, pulleys.
