Over-load protection at the main pivots of the Sarrus’ arms

The hook rotation drive allows fine control of the hook angle for load/unload operations

In the transport position

The request was to develop a lifting device that is attached to an existing crane that would offer a lifting hook stabilizer for automated control of the coil pick-up and drop-off operations. After research we chose the Sarrus mechanism as being the ideal solution and NOT the conventional scissor lift idea. The Sarrus mechanism has many times fewer hinges and …