Archive for July, 2009

Hoist UK helps out with particle acceleration experiments

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Hoist UK  have provided a series of lightweight 250kg, 500kg and 1000kg manual overhead cranes to a specialist company who manufactures shielded chambers for synchrotron’s, which are cyclic particle accelerators used for experimental purposes.

The systems provided by Hoist UK are housed within the Alba Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Barcelona, Spain and each of the chambers are lead lined and contain experimental apparatus which needs to be maintained on a regular basis and has components which require a safe method of lifting, so…. Read more

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