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Why Columbia:  Cortland has been recognized as a global designer and manufacturer of engineered synthetic ropes. They routinely push the envelope for design and fabrication of high-strength synthetic slings and ropes for offshore, sub-sea, medical and industrial customers. Allied Power Products, Inc. has long been the supplier of choice for Cortland with our low profile, high strength Columbia Winches and Hoists.

Please contact us if you would like more information about this particular winch for manufacturing or any of our other products and services.

Allied Power Products, Inc. has specialized in providing winches, hoists, capstans, and cranes to meet our customers’ specific application requirements for more than 30 years.

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Why APPI:  Based on the performance of existing Columbia AC electric hoists on the Chevron Jack / St Malo deepwater oil project, BMT Scientific Marine Services turned to Allied Power Products, Inc. for a HAZLOC hoist system that could be trusted to move their customer’s expensive oceanographic equipment safely and reliably.

Please contact us if you would like more information about this particular HAZLOC oil rig hoist system or any of our other products and services.

Allied Power Products, Inc. has specialized in providing winches, hoists, capstans and cranes to meet our customers’ specific application requirements for more than 30 years.

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Why APPI:  When the hoist system provided with this light bank did not function properly, the owner turned to APPI for a solution. The endpoint was four custom, dual DC motor hoists with “bulls-eye” fairleads explicitly designed for this application. With this new light bank hoist system, photographers can lift, lower, tilt, and pan the 30 foot by 10 foot light bank over extremely large products.

With the DC electric hoist system functioning properly, it’s now effortless for photographers to quickly and accurately set the light bank to create lighting setups that would otherwise be impossible. The art director who oversaw this project says getting the hoist problem solved is huge to him. He is directly responsible for the timely completion of more than 22,000 magazine-quality photos per year.

Please contact us if you would like more information about this particular light bank hoist or any of our other products and services.

Allied Power Products, Inc. has specialized in providing winches, hoists, capstans, and cranes to meet our customers’ specific application requirements for more than 30 years.

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Why  APPI: Celtech Corporation has for years provided a custom aircraft DC electric maintenance hoist  – for all military branches – used to remove and re-install jet and turbo-prop aircraft engines using only the aircraft power supply. This portable hoist assembly is used worldwide. As the DC electric maintenance hoist is operated in a wide variety of remote locations, the unit has to rely on the aircraft’s 24 VDC power supply to operate.

Celtech Corporation turned to Allied Power Products, Inc. and our Columbia Winches and Hoists to create a hoist that has become the industry standard for all military branches.

Celtech Corporation provides custom controls and test equipment.

Please contact us if you would like more information about this particular DC electric maintenance hoist or any of our other products and services.

Allied Power Products, Inc. has specialized in providing winches, hoists, capstans and cranes to meet our customers’ specific application requirements for more than 30 years.

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Why APPI: There is no denying that Bobcat is at the forefront of the skid steer loader and compact excavator market. One of the reasons is due to their commitment to rigorous product testing. So when it was time for them to build a new test facility, they knew they would need state of the art equipment – enter Allied Power Products, Inc. (APPI) and our Columbia WG11000-4A17-X-03 AC Electric Winch for testing.

To test the maximum bucket capacity before the skid steer tips forward, Bobcat must apply significant weight to a load cell mounted just under the bucket.  The WG11000-4A17-X-03 was assembled with a 12.5” wide drum to hold 38 feet X 3/8” wire rope on the first layer to insure 11,000 pounds of line pull.

Please contact us if you would like more information about this particular winch for testing or any of our other products and services.

Allied Power Products, Inc. has specialized in providing winches, hoists, capstans, and cranes to meet our customers’ specific application requirements for more than 30 years.

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Why APPI: Although some areas on our planet remain largely unexplored, NASA is moving on to bigger and better discoveries in our solar system. By utilizing robots and rovers, they gather data to understand Earth’s celestial neighbors better. The highest on the list of priorities is the long-held hope for a better understanding of Mars, as it appears to be potentially inhabitable and is of terrestrial nature, not dissimilar from the Earth.

MDA of Richmond, British Columbia was asked to examine the possibility of an alternative rover configuration as heavier and larger rovers are limited in the terrain they can traverse and are in danger of becoming entrapped in the sandy soil of Mars.  This is how the Mars Spirit rover became immobilized.

With that goal, MDA designed a prototype package for NASA, including the micro Kapvik rover tethered to a larger rover with a DC electric recovery winch.

The specifications on this particular project were very exact. It can’t be fixed at 50 million miles from Earth if something goes wrong. To simulate the performance of the micro-rover in Mars-like conditions (rocks, sand, and freezing temps), MDA decided to test the concept on one of Earth’s deserts.

Allied Power Products Inc. (APPI) in Beaverton, OR, has a track record of creating job-specific winch and hoist solutions. Hence, MDA’s Jakub Brelski turned to them for their assistance with their DC electric hoist requirement. Due to the project’s technical specifications, experience and expertise were the primary criteria by which the selection was made. In addition, this job would be an exacting custom build, so a good supplier was of tremendous value to MDA.

This project’s unique aspect was APPI’s AutoAdvance Line Spooler (AALS) system that would solve bird nesting issues and guarantee perfect spooling each time. The focus of the design is a retainer around the primary spooler sheave and a unique drum design that prevents the rope from entangling and foiling a multi-million dollar mission. This AALS technology also allowed the integration of other special features, such as a highly accurate load cell to monitor line tension. Also present was an electric encoder that converted revolutions into pulses to calculate line speed and payout distance.

The gearbox utilized synthetic oil specifically designed to perform in low temperatures. Also of note was the size of the recovery winch at only 14 kg, with a drum that was less than 6″ wide. These small dimensions are critical as space, and weight constraints demand compact size on interplanetary missions where fuel capacity and use are at a premium.

Mr. Brelski has indicated that the winch test went well and appeared to be a promising approach for attaching the smaller vehicle to the larger parent rover. Although still in the planning phases, if NASA selects MDA to deliver the micro-rover package for its next mission to Mars, it will be reassured in knowing that APPI had a hand in providing this reliable solution.

Please contact us if you would like more information about this particular DC electric recovery winch system or any of our other products and services.

Allied Power Products, Inc. has specialized in providing winches, hoists, capstans, and cranes to meet our customers’ specific application requirements for more than 30 years.

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Why APPI:  Our industrial-grade Columbia hoists are built to match the durable DuraSweeper which operates outdoors year-round.

Snow and debris on trailer rooftops is a dangerous problem on our freeways; the patented DuraSweeper system cleans the trailer rooftops making roadways safer.

Our Columbia HF3500 model AC electric hoist raises and lowers the poly wafer brush as needed to operate on various size vehicles.

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Why APPI: Allied Power Products, Inc. (APPI) was recently contacted by Seattle area fine art management company Artech Inc to assist in the construction of a stress-reducing and vibrant ocean-themed environment at the Seattle Children’s Hospital. The piece in question was a 9,800-pound glass sculpture of an orca whale mother and child, positioned high above the lobby floor. APPI was called upon to engineer a dual-hoist system to help position and maintain this beautiful piece.

APPI provided two Columbia HG5600 AC Electric Hoists mounted overhead and out of sight to effectively raise and lower this unique work of art. Additionally, due to space limitations and to ensure proper spooling of the wire rope, custom 4″ drums were provided in tandem with floating sheaves that would allow for improved fleet angle.

With the operator in mind, APPI utilized a wall-mounted control panel designed to synchronize the two aerial sculpture hoists or operate individually to achieve the appropriate pitch. The intuitive controls made it possible to precisely position the 25-foot long work of art just as the artist intended above the entryway between the first and second floors.

The final mounting of the Orca and child marked the successful addition of another priceless addition to the Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Please contact us if you would like more information about this particular sculpture hoist system or any of our other products and services.

Allied Power Products, Inc. has specialized in providing winches, hoists, capstans, and cranes to meet our customers’ specific application requirements for more than 30 years.

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