Heavy duty hook load limits

The customer

• Size: Small enterprise
• Sector: Heavy machinery
• Country: United Kingdom

The Project

• Size: 25-30 man-hours
• Duration: 2-3 weeks

The Problem

• Revision of the load nominal limits
• Investigation of maximum stresses and redesign proposition

Proposed solution

• Current working conditions and limit conditions simulation
• Redesign prosition and assessment through simulation

The simulations

• Maximum stress analysis at load limit conditions (FEA analysis)
• Optimization of the design through geometry changes (FEA analysis)

Project overall results

• Maximum nominal load increased by 12% with 16% less material
• Savings over £11,500 for the customer in prototyping and testing (estimate)
• Savings of more than 6 weeks in development time (estimate)