Gas and Petroleum
Safe operation even in high ignition risk areas
The Challenges
Hoists play an important role in the gas and petroleum industry, at every stage from refinement to sales and distribution. Equipment failure can affect operations, so reliability is crucial, and certain operations require equipment portability as well so that equipment can be moved easily from site to site. Flammable gases are an inherent danger at refineries and other sites, so equipment safety is equally important.
How KITO Meets the Challenge
KITO-designed technologies allow us to provide products that are exceptionally compact and lightweight from the hoist body to the hook while maintaining safety and operability. As early as the design stage, we also consider ways to make daily maintenance of our products easier, and our products are deployed in many gas and petroleum related facilities.
KITO products deployed in gas and petroleum plants are separated into two categories: maintenance and transportation. Manual chain hoists and other equipment are important players in regular facility maintenance, while a wife-range of electric equipment is used to raise, lower, and transport loads, including large gas cylinders.
Explosion-Proof Type hoists can be used in locations exposed to flammable gases and are widely acclaimed.

An Explosion-Proof Type hoist used to maintain gas plant piping.

A KITO ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST EDIII Series Single-Phase and a KITO Light Crane System used to unload gas cylinders from a truck platform.

A KITO Explosion-Proof Type hoist used to transfer large gas cylinders.
Applications
Manual Hoists

KITO MIGHTY Model M3

KITO CHAIN HOIST CX

KITO LEVER BLOCKS

KITO LEVER BLOCK LX Series
Powered Hoists

KITO ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST ER2

Explosion-Proof Type

KITO ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST EDIII SERIES SINGLE-PHASE
Cranes

KITO Crane