Simply reliable – to meet your everyday needs

DC-Com chain hoist

High quality for everyday needs

Our DC-Com chain hoist is the right choice for everyday needs: designed for applications with normal requirements – simplicity and reliability in proven Demag quality. DC-Com units can be integrated into the rails of our KBK light crane system or installed on I-beam girders – where our U 11–U 22 generation of trolleys provides smooth transport of your loads. And what else do they offer?

  • Simple commissioning
  • Ergonomic handling
  • Service-friendly
  • FEM classification from 2m
  • 24 V contactor control
  • Two hoist speeds as standard

Your Contact

Demag contact

Demag Cranes & Components GmbH

Postfach 67
58286 Wetter
Germany

Phone:
+49 (0) 2335 92-0
Fax:
+49 (0) 2335 92-7676

Product information

The benefits at a glance

Reliable performance

  • Various sizes with load capacities up to 2,000 kg
  • Standard 4-m hook path
  • Elapsed operating time counter and diagnosis interface

Good availability and ease of operation

  • Available direct ex stock
  • Fast and simple commissioning 
thanks to plug connections
  • Ergonomic handling
  • Service-friendly

High safety and reliability

  • High-quality powder-coated surfaces 
for improved protection and a longer service life
  • 24 V contactor control
  • Slipping clutch with automatic cut-out by means of speed monitoring
  • IP 55 enclosure for chain hoist and trolley

Great versatility

  • Two hoist speeds
  • Interface for electric travel
  • Optional operating limit switches up to 1,000 kg

U 11–U 34 trolleys

  • Push travel in three sizes
  • Fast and simple installation
  • Can be used on parallel and sloping flanges
  • Smooth travel and low travel resistance

Technical data

DC-Com selection table

Load
capacity
[kg]
Chain hoist
type
Reeving Hoist
speed 

CDF

[%]

Hook
path
[m]
Group of mechanisms

FEM/ISO
[m/min]
at
50 Hz
[m/min]
at
60 Hz
80 DC-Com 1 1/1 8.0/2.0 9.6/2.4 40/20 4, 5 and 8 4m/M7
100/125 3m/M6
160 DC-Com 2 6.0/1.5 7.2/1.8  3m/M6
200/250 2m/M5
315 DC-Com 5 4.5/1.1 5.4/1.3 3m/M6
400/500 2m/M5
630 DC-Com 10 4.0/1.0 4.8/1.2 3m/M6
800/1,000 2m/M5
1,250 2/1 3m/M6
1,600/2,000 2m/M5

 *) Longer hook paths on request

Customer benefits at glance

Safety

Safety

  • Low-voltage control pendant thanks to 24 V contactor control system
  • Safety-related functions satisfy at least Performance Level c and Category 2 to EN ISO 13849-1
Minimum load sway

Minimum load sway

  • Smooth cross-travel starting and braking motions for low-sway load handling
  • Speeds and acceleration/braking rates can be modified by means of the control pendant, if required
Long service life

Long service life

  • Generously specified gearbox. 2m+ (1,900 hours) for main load capacities and up to 4m (6,300 hours) for demanding applications
  • All sub-assemblies of the chain hoist are rated for a long service life, even under the most demanding conditions
Temperature range

Temperature range

  • Reliable operation from -20 °C to +45 °C without any reduction in the duty factor
  • Operation also possible up to 60 °C and more
Ergonomics

Ergonomics

  • Length of control cable or position of control pendant can be adjusted without the need for any wiring
  • Length of control cable that is not needed can be stored under the service cover
High performance monitor

High-performance motor

  • Hoist motor has large safety reserves to provide for reliable operation for many years
  • Can be used for switching cycles way beyond usual market levels
Pro Hub function

Pro-Hub function

  • Up to 90% higher rated lifting speed in reduced load range
Easy to service

Easy to service

  • Gearbox & slipping clutch maintenance-free for up to 10 years
  • Brake maintenance-free for up to 10 years (up to 5 years for DC 10–25)
  • Simple and rapid maintenance and repair of individual components thanks to the modular chain hoist design – cuts any downtime to a minimum
Variable speeds

Variable speeds

  • Valuable and sensitive parts can be moved and positioned more smoothly and reliably
  • Variable button characteristic like a car accelerator pedal
Status display

Status display

  • Display for elapsed operating time counter and operating statuses
  • Always up-to-date for service purposes
Slipping clutch monitoring

Slipping clutch monitoring

  • Harmful continuous slipping eliminated thanks to speed monitoring
  • Reliable protection against extreme overload
  • Load securely held in any operating situation and cannot drop while hoist is at standstill, since brake is arranged in front of the slipping clutch in load-bearing arrangement
Low noise level

Low noise level

  • Reduced operating noise thanks to helical gearing in all gearbox stages
  • Smooth running characteristics thanks to high-quality gearing
Online product configurator

Online product configurator

  • Easy to use
  • Specify products to meet your needs
  • Save your configuration
  • Immediate results
  • Online ordering via Demag Shop
CAD geometry data

CAD geometry data

  • Configure 2D or 3D geometry data online in many file formats
  • 3D PDF for rapid view without CAD program
Information avaible 24/7

Information available 24/7

  • Whenever you want
  • Up-to-date information
Documentation

Documentation

  • Product description
  • Technical data
  • Circuit diagrams
  • Documents