Shipboard Ammunition Lift

Lawson Engineers Ltd can design and build the lift you require.
Over the years we have supplied a wide range of lifts and hoists to customers in the offshore, shipbuilding and industrial sectors.
Lifts can be designed to run in existing lift shaft structure (see example left), or as a complete unit with integral tower structure (see below).
Our lifts can be designed and manufactured for delivery as a single piece unit or as a self assembly system.
Our own personnel can be provided to install either type to suit your requirements.

The majority of our units are supplied to clients requiring operation in zone rated hazardous areas. These hoists can have either pneumatic or electrical control systems (or a combination of both). In the latter case the equipment is supplied with full BASEEFA and/or CENELEC certification.
Since 1996 we have been designing our equipment using 3D solid modelling software. As well as design benefits, this system allows us to communicate design ideas and information more clearly. Export to IGES and STEP file formats, amongst others, allows our customers to incorporate our equipment into their overall design, thus improving interfacing.   

Two Floor Goods Hoist : 500 kg SWL
Sheeting is not shown for clarity.

External Four Floor Goods Hoist.
Operating in zone 1 hazardous environment.

Self contained units (see examples above) supplied with their own tower structure have the following advantages : 

• Most attractive overall cost.

• Save on site building time and costs.

• Outdoor installations: weather proof hoists can be fitted to the outside of buildings saving valuable space inside the building and reducing erection time.

• Indoor installations can be provided in sections for rapid installation into existing buildings.

• No or minimal loads imposed on upper floors.

• All assembly, testing, wiring etc. is normally completed at our works.

• Low overall height: This type of system can be designed without the need for a dedicated machinery room (usually to be found in the floor above the lift). This is particularly advantageous if the uppermost floor has a solid low ceiling.

• For export: the elimination of costly visits abroad by our technicians for commissioning purposes on site. This is achieved by supplying as a single unit or in plug together sections.

• Removal of the need for a shaft or pit: Incorporation of this feature, where practicable, can significantly reduce civil engineering costs.

• Minimum maintenance – due to the basic simplicity of the construction and the careful attention given to the selection of the mechanical, pneumatic and/or electrical components.