Lifting equipment are a boon is the sphere of industrial science. Lift equipment are of various shapes and sizes and vary on the basis of their functionality. They are tailor made so as to minimize the use of manual labors in factories and augment production. Needless to mention, excessive use of manual labor actually multiplies chances of accidents and laborers are more susceptible to industrial hazards. Penetration of high tech equipment in factories has in a great way eliminated chances of accidents and has ensured industrial safety. When it comes to discussing safety of lifting equipment, the types of cranes cannot lag behind. Cranes usually consists of a hydraulic beam attached to a fulcrum. It has two arms, a longer arm and a shorter one with the fulcrum in the middle. The shorter arms lift a specified amount of load which is always equal to the length of the arms.

Popular types of cranes include tower crane, telescopic crane, crawler crane and more.

Tower cranes generally dominate construction houses. In this case, the crane is fixed to the ground or is sometimes supported by a shaft. The crane is placed in the middle of the construction site and is operated by means of radio remote control by a crane operator. Today, cranes form an indispensable part of the industrial lifting process. Other widely used lifting equipment are lifting gear, shackles, hydraulic jib and so on.

Bucket elevators, better known by the name grain leg also form an important component with regard to industrial lifting process. While cranes are mainly used for lifting heavy equipment and heavy machinery, light materials like food grains are lifted by bucket elevators. A bucket elevator consists of four important components viz; a bucket that contains the materials, s belt that carries the bucket, equipment that drive that belt and some tools for carrying out the loading and unloading process. Generally rubber belts are used. The mechanism behind functioning of a bucket elevator is centrifugal force. A bucket elevator might be vertical or inclined.

Shackles too are an important part of industrial lifting process. It is a -shaped metal attached to a hoop or a pin. Shacks are of various types like threaded shackle, pin shackle, snap shackle, bow shackle and more. Pin shackle, as the name suggests is attached to a clevis pin and mainly used in boats for loading and unloading goods.

The above mentioned lifting equipment are used in industrial undertakings to smoothen complex operational process and reduce manual labor. However, it is necessary to ensure proper safety steps before their execution to ensure smooth running of the production.