Spreader Bar Lifting Beam

Lift beams with fixed pad eyes.

Spreader bar lifting beam. Arrangement of a spreader bar spreader beam vs lifting beam. Steel corner cap frames and components. End cap spreader beams frames. Aluminum end cap spreader beam assembly.

Modulift modular spreader beams provide the ideal solution for most lifting requirements versatile and cost effective the spreader beam range has capacity from 2 to 5000t with spans up to 100m 330. A spreader beam is designed to take primarily compressive loads as can be seen in the figure above. A lifting beam is a below the hook lifting device that performs the same function as a spreader. General lifting rigging.

At the outset it is important to clarify the difference between a spreader and a lifting beam. Beams with shackles have lifting eyes and shackles that adjust with screw pins. Choose from modular adjustable and two position spreader beams and fixed and adjustable fiberglass battery lifting beams. The beam typically has connection points on the underside that hook to the cargo for lifting.

Beams with brackets have adjustable brackets and lifting eye. A spreader bar also known in the industry as a spreader beam is designed for use with a sling that connects the lifting machine hook to the ends of the beam. This is a much less efficient use of material and as a result lifting beams are in general heavier and more costly than spreader bars. Find the load capacity minimum and maximum spread and headroom that fits your application.

High quality spreader beams from grainger help lift uneven loads and keep them level for increased safety. Lifting beams on the other hand consist of a long beam that converts the lifting load into a bending moment through the beam. The main benefit of lifting beams is the substantially reduced headroom required. Our lifting spreader beams and bars allow you to turn a crane hook into a multiple point lifting tool.

If we resolve the forces on the whole beam we get the force diagram as above. Beams with latching hooks screw through openings in the bottom of the beam at specific points to adjust the spread. Lifting spreader bar and adjustable beam lifts. Capacity is marked on the beam.

Also known as spreader beams these beams adjust to stabilize long or unbalanced loads when lifting. Steel end cap spreader beam assembly.