J D Neuhaus Profi TI hazardous environment lifting equipment
13 February 2012
J D Neuhaus has been designing and manufacturing handling equipment for over two and a half centuries, and pioneered the use of compressed air for powering handling equipment in the early 1950s, which ensures it is suitable for use in hazardous areas and environments where there is a potential explosion risk.

The Profi TI series of hoists are Ex rated to operate in potentially explosive or other dangerous atmospheres
Profi TI series hoists are suitable for surface and underground working, operating off air pressures of 4 or 6 bar, with hydraulically operated units also available. Lift capacities from 250kg up to 100 tonnes are available with traverse trolleys for overhead monorail operation also available for lift ratings up to 20 tonnes maximum capacity. These trolleys can be supplied for manual, reel chain and motorised traverse movements, with rack and pinion drives also available.
These products are also complemented by monorail hoists which can accommodate tandem or synchronised lifting operations for up to 115 tonnes per hoist. Specialist hoists for big-bag handling and operation in low headroom conditions can also be supplied.
All these JDN products are Ex rated to ensure the highest levels of safety for operating in potentially explosive or other dangerous atmospheres which can occur in many diverse industries.
A specific mining application of JDN products include a Profi TI hoist with 37 tonne lifting capacity used for the safe and successful handling of an assembled pipeline string of some 1000 metres in length. This involved the connection of individual pipeline sections, each eight metres long, to create a completed string weighing 30 tonnes which had to be positioned within a mining shaft. The compact and flexible hoist, offered excellent weight/load ratios, with the Profi 37 TI having an all-up weight of 880kg (with a standard 10 metre chain length) while providing an impressive 37.5 tonne lifting capacity.
Company products, which now also include optional hydraulic powered operation, are used worldwide in major heavy industries such as mining, oil and gas, construction, shipbuilding, steelworks and even aerospace (for handling rocket parts). With a range that covers lift capacities from 250kg up to a full 100 tonnes, it offers high performance, reliable products, 100% duty rated, that can be used wherever light, medium or heavy industries require the safe lifting, moving and precise placement of loads.
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