Design of Load Handling Attachments
Load handling attachments must withstand extreme loads in daily lifting operations. We support manufacturers and operators with precise FEA simulations and standard-compliant calculations to proactively ensure the safety of personnel and loads and minimize liability risks.
Simulation and Design of Load Handling Attachments
Safe & Standard-Compliant according to the Machinery Directive
The reliability of hoists, crossbeams, and grippers is a crucial safety and quality feature for every operation. We support you in precisely predicting the mechanical strength of these critical structures.
Our calculations capture stress distributions within components and at connection points with high local resolution. This applies equally to the new design of specialized lifting tools as well as to the safety assessment and adaptation of existing geometries to new areas of application. Through the well-founded calculation of load handling attachments, we create the basis for a safe and economical design concept.
Our Service Offering for Load Handling Attachment Design
Simulation of Load Capacities and Deformations
We create detailed analyses, strength verifications, and simulations for the load capacity of hoists and slings. We thus support you with verifiable documents for design, safe operation, and preparation for certifications. Results from the structural analyses can be directly used for targeted weight and geometry optimization of the systems.
Learn moreFEA Analysis / Structural Simulation
FEA analyses are a valuable tool for product development, making the behavior of components and assemblies visible under various loads.
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Static Strength Verification
A static strength verification checks whether a component can withstand the intended loads safely and permanently.
Learn moreWeld seam calculation
Load-appropriate design of weld seams for static and cyclic loading.
Why a Well-Founded Design of Load Handling Attachments Makes Sense for You
Measurable Benefit. Computational Safety.
You must guarantee personnel safety in the lifting area through complete load capacity and stability verifications.
You want to secure complex geometries and special designs where classic analytical formulas reach their limits.
You require verifiable calculation documentation for commissioning and CE marking according to Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
You need to project the exact intensity of use (service life, load cycles) to effectively prevent fatigue fractures in continuous operation.
You want to reduce material costs and dead weight through data-driven analyses without jeopardizing the required safety factors.
Your Benefits from Our Load Handling Attachment Design
Measurable value. Verifiable quality.
With careful simulations, precise stress calculations, and reliable analyses, we create a dependable basis for the planning, design, and safe operation of your lifting equipment.
Standard-Compliant Verification for Certification
Calculations and verifications according to relevant standards for load handling attachment design such as DIN EN 13155, (parts of DIN EN 13001) or Eurocode 3. We provide you with the complete, verifiable technical documentation for your declaration of conformity.
Optimized System Protection
We identify critical weak points, specifically evaluate connections such as welds and bolts, and perform stability verifications against buckling and bulging – for maximum operational safety.
Planning Certainty & Time Savings
Validated data minimizes the liability risk of in-house designs and accelerates the approval process. You benefit from smooth audits and avoid costly rework after manufacturing.
Our expertise for your project
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We support you through all steps of load handling attachment design – from the initial concept phase and FEA simulation to the creation of verifiable documents for your documentation.
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Your contact: Jonas Compart
elbcore engineers GmbH
Lerchenstraße 28a
22767 Hamburg
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Frequently Asked Questions about Load Handling Attachment Design (FAQ)
Quick answers. Clear solutions.
Here you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about the calculation and strength verification of load handling attachments.
For which types of load handling attachments do you perform design and calculation?
Our service spectrum includes a variety of hoists, slings, and handling systems. We calculate and optimize both standardized operating equipment and highly specific special designs. These include, among others:
- Crossbeams: Lifting, load, beam, and crane crossbeams
- Gripping and Clamping Tools: Grippers, tongs, clamps, and spreaders
- Positive-Locking Components: C-hooks, crane forks, loading forks, and telescopic forks
- Fixtures & Structures: Turning and rotating devices, assembly fixtures, special tools, as well as heavy machine frames and supports
No matter how complex your individual geometry or kinematics – we provide the appropriate, standard-compliant strength verification.
Why is an FEA calculation often necessary for load handling attachments?
Many load handling attachments are individual special designs precisely tailored to customer-specific lifting tasks. Analytical manual calculations quickly reach their limits with complex geometries or integrated kinematics. FEA simulation makes it possible to precisely digitally map any assemblies and accurately identify weak points.
Which standards for load handling attachment design must be considered?
The selection of regulations depends heavily on the intended use and load cycles. For loose load handling attachments with fewer than 16,000 load cycles, DIN EN 13155 applies. For higher intensity of use, DIN EN 13001 applies. In addition, we use Eurocode 3 for steel structures, as well as the FKM guideline for mechanical components.
Do self-built load handling attachments for internal use also need to be certified?
Yes. Load handling attachments fall unreservedly within the scope of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. This means that even for purely in-house use, a strength verification must be provided, a declaration of conformity issued, and CE marking affixed to guarantee legal safety.
In which project phase should the design and FEA simulation ideally take place?
Ideally, you should integrate the calculation already in the early design phase. This allows necessary optimizations to the geometry or welds to be implemented cost-effectively on the digital model before material is purchased, manufactured, or a prototype is built.
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