“Rope or chain hoist?” This is a question with which Philipp Roth, INGENIA’s Senior Sales Manager, is frequently confronted. His answer, from long-term experience: “This depends upon where the hoist is to be used. There is no general answer.” However, what both types of lifting gear do have in common is the shared task of transporting heavy loads, in extreme cases on a 24-7 basis. In really tough conditions, INGENIA always recommends chain hoists. Why? Because it develops and builds such systems and employs chains produced to its own specifications. But let us begin at the beginning.
When Rudolf Geiersberger founded INGENIA GmbH during 2001 through a management buyout, his team already had over 10 years of experience in transport technology, plant building and the construction of hot dip galvanising plants. To date, INGENIA has successfully realised 56 plants throughout Europe - a role that extends from the supply of components to general contracting for complete, customised plants with closed process cycles for both bulk goods and small parts. As a life cycle partner, INGENIA accompanies clients from the idea, which can be simulated in 3D, via planning, supply and installation, training and start-up. Such relationships are based on trust and continue well after plant commissioning - as INGENIA also offers its customers an extensive range of services and maintenance and a 24-7-365-hotline.
Company founder, Rudolf Geiersberger, puts one of his criteria for success in a nutshell: “When it comes to quality, we are uncompromising. And for us, quality also means first class, after-sales performance.” He goes on to add that this full service not only applies to customers purchasing a new plant, but also those completing a retrofit which can involve the overhaul of their galvanising plant by the Upper Austrians or the installation of individual modules or components.
