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ISO 4301 specifies the total operating hour (service life) of gears and bearings according to the loading status. For example,
the total operating hour (service life) of the mechanism for M5 constantly subjected to the rated load is 1,600 hours. The total
operating hour reaches 6,300 hours under a medium load.
*Rate of loading
Light : A case where the capacity is rarely applied. Usually the hoist is used with a light load.
Medium : A case where the capacity is applied considerably frequently. Usually the hoist is used with a medium load.
Heavy : A case where the capacity is applied considerably frequently. Usually the hoist is used with a heavy load.
Ultra heavy : A case where the capacity is applied constantly.
Loading status Total operating hour h
800 1600 3200 6300 12500
Light M4 M5
Medium M4 M5
Heavy M4 M5
Ultra heavy M4 M5
●ISO
Hoist duty class Typical areas of application
Operation time ratings at K=0.65
Unlformly distributed
work periods
Infrequent
work periods
Max. on
time, min / hr
Max. No.
starts / hr
Max. on time from
cold start, min
Max. No.
of starts
H2
Light machine shop fabricating, service,and
maintenance; loads and utilization randomly
distributed; capacitys infrequently handled.
7.6 (12.5%) 75 15 100
H3
General machine shop fabricating,
assembly, storage, and warehousing; loads
and utilization randomly distributed.
15 (25%) 150 30 200
H4
High volume handing in steel warehouses,
machine shops, fabricationg plants and mills,
and foundries; manual or automatic cycling
operations in heat treating and plating; loads
at or near capacity frequently handled.
30 (50%) 300 30 300
●ASME HST
• The grade symbols are identical to those of ASME HST-1M. (Performance standard for Electric Chain Hoist)
Relation between ISO-and FEM-Denominations
1 Dm 1 Cm 1 Bm 1 Am 2 m 3 m 4 m 5 m
M 1 M 2 M 3 M 4 M 5 M 6 M 7 M 8
Load
spectrum
Cubic
mean value
Class of operation time
V0.06 V0.02 V0.25 V0.5 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
T0 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8
Average operation time per day in hours
0.12 0.25 0.5 1 2 4 8 16 >16
1 L1 K 0.50 – – 1 Dm 1 Cm 1 Bm 1 Am 2 m 3 m 4 m
2 L2 0.50<K 0.63 – 1 Dm 1 Cm 1 Bm 1 Am 2 m 3 m 4 m 5 m
3 L3 0.63<K 0.80 1 Dm 1 Cm 1 Bm 1 Am 2 m 3 m 4 m 5 m –
4 L4 0.80<K 1.00 1 Cm 1 Bm 1 Am 2 m 3 m 4 m 5 m – –
Class of
operating
time
Average
operating
time per day
(in hours)
Calculated
total operating
time
(in hours)
V0.06 T0 0.12 200
V0.12 T1 0.25 400
V0.25 T2 0.5 800
V0.5 T3 1 1,600
V1 T4 2 3,200
V2 T5 4 6,300
V3 T6 8 12,500
V4 T7 16 25,000
V5 T8 >16 50,000
●FEM
• The grade symbols are identical to those of FEM 9.511.
(Rules for Design of Serial Lifting Equipment: Classification of Mechanisms)
Product Specications and Operational Environment
Standard Specications