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Maintenance and Inspection of Below-the-Hook Lifting Equipment

From Bushman Equipment, Inc.

Many of the C-hooks, coil grabs, tongs, and load beams used in the steel industry are among the least expensive components of the steel processing line. However, when the shipping dock stops loading coils because a coil grab ceased operation, or the furnace shuts down due to a cracked bushing in the linkage of the ingot tong, the equipment's cost takes on a new perspective. The purpose of this paper is to map out better maintenance and inspection techniques to help prevent inadvertent downtime of the line due to breakdowns of "Below-the-Hook" material handling equipment.

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