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OEM Winches & Hoists
Building a winch or hoist into your equipment? We set up OEM programs around your machine: one configuration tuned to your performance, approved on a first article, then built to the same spec on every release.
What an OEM program gives you
The same Columbia platforms we build to order every day, packaged for repeat production.
Blanket orders
Commit to an annual quantity and release units against it on your schedule. Pricing and configuration are locked for the term, so every release is a purchase order, not a new quote.
Quantity discounts
Volume pricing tiers for repeat units. Tell us your annual usage and we will quote the breaks.
High volume
Your configuration is built from our stocked Columbia cores, so repeat builds come off the same platform every time.
First article
We build one unit to your released configuration. You test it on your machine and approve it before production starts.
Collaboration
Work directly with our engineers from the first sketch: mounting, envelope, controls interface and how the unit fits your machine.
Fine-tuning
Gear ratio, motor, drum size and controls are selected to hit the exact line pull, speed and rope capacity your equipment needs — no paying for capacity you don't use.
How it works
From first conversation to repeat releases.
- DefineYour load, speed, travel, power and mounting.
- ConfigureWe tune gear ratio, motor, drum and controls to it.
- Approve drawingsYour engineering signs off before we build.
- First articleOne unit, tested on your machine.
- ReleaseProduction units against your blanket order.
Built for production
What your engineering, purchasing and service teams can count on.
Engineering
- Approval drawings available, so your engineering can sign off on the configuration before we build
- Locked configuration: we don't change a part on your unit without telling you first
- Dimension drawings and 3D STEP models to design the unit into your machine
- Controls matched to your machine's control system, or units shipped without controls for you to wire in
- AC electric (60 Hz and 50 Hz voltages) and pneumatic power on the same platforms
- NDA on request before you share drawings
Supply & support
- Your part number on our paperwork, and your branding or decals on the unit
- Scheduled releases or units built ahead and held for you, so your line doesn't wait
- One named contact at APPI who owns your account
- Manuals you can pass to your customers, plus labeled, kitted shipments
- Certificate of conformance and a run-test report with your units; load testing available
- Spare parts and service for the life of your machine, every unit traceable by serial number
- Designed and built in Beaverton, Oregon since 1983
Built into other people's machines
Columbia units engineered for equipment builders and production lines.
Platforms
OEM programs run on the standard Columbia series, or a custom unit when none fits.
What we need to start
- Your machine and what the winch or hoist does on it
- Load, line speed and travel (rope length)
- Power available: voltage, phase and frequency, or air supply
- Annual quantity and how you want units released
- Mounting envelope and space limits
- Duty cycle and operating environment
- Labeling, packaging or documentation your end customers need
- When you need a first article
Talk to us about your machine
Send what you know about the application and your volumes. An engineer will follow up.