BrandSafway鈥檚 Spider division has debuted an electric hoist, the SC1000 Relevation. Powered by a portable Lithium-Ion battery, the Relevation is the only UL-Listed, battery-powered traction hoist on the market, according to the company. 

The SC1000 Relevation from Spider by BrandSafway is powered by Lithium-ion batteries. (Photo: BrandSafway)

Based on the Spider SC1000 hoist platform, the SC1000 Relevation鈥檚 battery has enough power for three hours of total travel time (up and down combined) at its rated 1,000-pound load capacity. A five-amp wall charger recharges the battery to full capacity in less than eight hours. The battery is IP-64 rated and has been tested and approved for operation at temperatures from -4 to 140 掳F (-20 to 60 掳C), the company said.

鈥淭he SC1000 Relevation frees customers from the power constraints on their jobsites and allows them to work independent of any site power problems or challenges,鈥� the company said in a statement. 鈥淭hese include: No site power available, requiring a rental generator/compressor to power a swing stage; No connection to site power ready, requiring an electrician and delay; Low voltage and fluctuating power supply, leading to overheating of the hoist, intermittent operation and lost productivity; Troubleshooting visits to a jobsite, or delivery of boost transformers, or;  Damaged power cables, and lost time coiling and storing between shifts.鈥�