All Material Handling Lifting Equipment (AMH) has launched the X5 lever hoist into North, Central, and South America.

AMH, a provider of material handling products, recently confirmed the availability of the new premium lever chain hoist. The X5 series is one of the lightest and most compact units in the market. Capacities of 3/4 – 1⅛, 1 ¾, 3½, 7 and 10 U.S. tons are available.

The X5 series is a reflection of the 5 X design factor which meets requirements of ASME HST-3 Appendix A for chain hoists used in marine and other applications as required by the U.S. department of defense. A limited lifetime warranty is offered to the original purchaser.

The following options are available:

• Any lift specified (not limited by preassembled units)
• Shipyard hooks for 1 ¾ and 3½ ton units
• Self-locking hooks for 3/4 -1⅛, 1 ¾ and 3½ ton units
• Overload protection set to slip at 150% (+/- 20%)
• Top hook extender kits for 3/4 – 1⅛, 1 ¾ and 3½ ton units

Bolted hook blocks as a standard, allowing 100% inspection per ASME B30 requirements, offer advantages such as the ability to replace or upgrade to optional hooks economically, without replacing the entire hook block assembly.  Upper and lower hooks are identical allowing for the ease of stocking and repair.

AMH hoist including the X5 are available with overload protection that only slips in the lift direction, assuring that any load can be lowered. Manual hoists are equipped with mechanical load brakes that are set by the load itself.

If the load is near the overload setting, or if a load experiences vibration or shock, the brake may require more force to release than the overload protection setting. If the protection is not one way then the load can be stuck, unable to be lowered by the hoist.

AMH hoist including the X5 are available with overload protection.

AMH uses premium load chains from the best manufactures in the world originating in Japan, Europe and the USA. All have batch traceability codes stamped into the chain links. From these codes any chain can be traced to the batch, material and test certification that it was produced under. The process used to make AMH chain insures that every link is loaded in excess of 2X working load limit.

AMH factory tests and any future tests done at AMH service centers are documented by a unique serial number stamped into the stainless steel nameplate. All tests are also recorded on the AMH website’s test database for retrieval at any future time. The AMH test database, including test forms and procedure, is available at no charge for use by AMH distributors.

Call AMH at 877-543-8264 for a distributor near you.