Lifting Clamps

Lifting Clamps

With several different lifting clamps to choose from, it is important for both safety and efficiency to know the differences between the types of clamps and how to select the best lifting clamps for your needs.

What Are Lifting Clamps?

Lifting clamps are tools used to help hoist, position or transfer materials from one position to another through vertical or horizontal movement. The range of clamp options makes this device favorable between industries and fields, with specific sizes and weight limits selected based on the environment's demand.

Plate Clamps

Sheet metal and steel are much too heavy and cumbersome for manual lifting or placement. Plate clamps provide a safe lifting solution, and they are manufactured in either horizontal or vertical.

• Horizontal: These plate clamps will sometimes come in pairs, and they are used to lift a steel plate while keeping the metal in a horizontal position. Hoosier Crane carries clamps that can handle two, four, or six-ton capacity and can support plate thickness up to four inches. The Model HR Lifting Clamp is a lifting clamp that should be used in pairs but is rated to handle eight tons.
• Vertical: These clamps are reinforced with steel jaws to safely move steel from a horizontal to a vertical position. It is also possible to purchase multi-directional clamps. Several of the Renfroe models incorporate push-button locking and side loading. The Renfroe models can also handle several tons of weight and varying thickness in the sheet metal. The Model FR works well with small projects and is easy to handle.

Beam Clamps

How Do You Choose the Right Lifting Clamps?

As a matter of safety, only order your lifting clamps from a manufacturer with a reputation in the industry and strong experience. Hoosier Crane delivers on both accounts. Take into consideration the task and the general workload limit that you will be dealing with consistently. If you attempt to handle loads that are too heavy for the clamp, it could cause both physical injury and property damage.