HMI HOIST BASICS AND STANDARDS MHI（HMI MHI提升的基础和标准）.pdf

INTRODUCING HMI Founded in 1956, The Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI), an affiliate of Material Handling Industry, is a trade association of manufacturers of overhead handling hoists. The products of its member companies include hand chain hoists, ratchet lever hoists, trolleys, air chain and air rope hoists, and electric chain and electric wire rope hoists. HMI operates through committees with programs and policies reviewed and adopted by the membership with representation from each member company. Its many activities include an active engineering committee. HMI is represented on a number of standards developing committees and actively supports the development and certification of safety standards by the ANSI consensus method. Our Members HMI member companies are recognized as the leading authority and the principle resource in the Hoist Industry. The HMI members are concerned, conscientious manufacturers affiliated in an industry association to provide voluntary standards for the mechanical, structural and electrical design of hand chain hoists, ratchet lever hoists, trolleys, air chain and air rope hoists, and electric chain and electric wire rope hoists and to formulate guidelines for the proper use, operation and maintenance of that equipment. Our Association HMI is a member driven organization. To qualify for membership a company must manufacture or as a partial manufacturer of overhead hoists has engineered and designed its own overhead hoists and assembled continuously the major hoist components for at least a three-year period prior to its application for membership. Member companies of HMI meet regularly to review, discuss and revise the standards for design, performance and proper operation. HMI member companies have committed to the development, maintenance and publishing of industry standard specifications. Additionally, HMI has prepared, published and distributes Training, Inspecti