Peerless Coil Lifters for Steel and Wire Coil Handling

A coil lifter is a below-the-hook lifting device designed to pick coil by threading arms or a mandrel through the coil eye, the center opening of a wound coil. This keeps slings and chains away from the coil surface, speeds up rigging time, and gives the operator a stable, predictable lift geometry.

Peerless coil lifters are manufactured per ASME B30.20 (Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices) and marked with the rated working load limit and manufacturer identification. They handle steel coil, wire rod coil, aluminum coil, and similar rolled products in mill, slitting, and processing environments.

Holloway Houston stocks Peerless coil lifters in the 3 ton to 25 ton WLL range, covering the most common coil sizes and weights in steel service center and processing facility operations.

Types of Peerless Coil Lifters

Horizontal Coil Lifters (Eye-of-Coil)

Horizontal coil lifters position the coil with its axis horizontal. Arms extend through the coil eye and spread under load, capturing the coil. This orientation is typical for coil stored on edge or for feeding coil into a press or stamping line.

Vertical Coil Lifters (Eye-Up or Eye-Down)

Vertical coil lifters handle coil with its axis vertical, either standing on a pallet (eye up) or hanging from a mandrel (eye down). Vertical lifters are common in coil storage areas and in operations that need to move coil between flat storage and processing.

C-Hook Coil Lifters

C-hooks engage the coil through the eye using a curved hook profile. The coil rests against the lower arm of the C while the upper arm carries through the eye. C-hooks are popular in service center operations for their speed, drop the hook through the eye, pick the coil, and move on.

Peerless Coil Lifters by Capacity and Configuration

Working Load Limit Range:

• Light duty: 3 tons to 6 tons (wire coil, small OD coil, lighter steel coil).
• Medium duty: 6 tons to 15 tons (standard service center and processing coil).
• Heavy duty: 15 tons to 25 tons (large OD steel coil and heavy mill coil).

Configurations:

• Horizontal coil lifters: Eye-of-coil horizontal orientation.
• Vertical coil lifters: Eye-up and eye-down vertical orientations.
• C-hook coil lifters: Speed-optimized for high-cycle coil storage and movement.

About Peerless Industrial Group

Peerless Industrial Group is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota, and has been producing rigging and material handling equipment in the United States for decades. Part of the pewag Group since 2019, Peerless manufactures below-the-hook lifting devices including coil lifters, lifting beams, spreader beams, and pallet lifters for industrial markets across North America.

Peerless coil lifters are engineered for below-the-hook service and manufactured to ASME B30.20. Holloway Houston is an authorized Peerless distributor with coil lifter inventory on hand in Houston.

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• Horizontal Peerless Coil Lifters
• Vertical Peerless Coil Lifters
• C-Hook Peerless Coil Lifters

Peerless Coil Lifter Applications by Industry

• Steel Mill: Moving hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized coil between processing stages and storage areas where fast, repeatable picks are the standard.
• Steel Service Center: Coil inventory management, slitting line feed, and coil transfer in facilities that handle a high volume of coil turns per shift.
• Wire Rod Processing: Handling wire rod coil through drawing, stranding, and packaging operations where coil geometry and surface condition matter.
• Aluminum Processing: Coil handling in aluminum rolling and stamping facilities where surface protection during the lift is part of the quality requirement.
• Automotive Stamping: Feeding coil into press lines where the lifter needs to match the coil eye diameter and weight of the specific material.

Why Holloway Houston for Peerless Coil Lifters

Holloway Houston has been in the rigging and lifting business for over 65 years, supplying below-the-hook equipment and rigging hardware to steel mills, service centers, and heavy manufacturing operations across the Gulf Coast and beyond.

Holloway Houston stocks Peerless coil lifters, lifting beams, spreader beams, and pallet lifters in Houston. Our team can help you identify the right lifter configuration for your coil OD, ID, weight, and handling cycle.

Holloway Houston also provides rigging inspection services. Our qualified inspectors examine below-the-hook devices per ASME B30.20 and OSHA standards to keep equipment in service and crews working safely.

What to Consider When Selecting a Coil Lifter

Working Load Limit: The lifter WLL needs to meet or exceed the maximum coil weight in service. Peerless coil lifters are stamped with the WLL per ASME B30.20.

Coil Eye Diameter: The coil ID (inner diameter) determines whether the lifter arms or mandrel will fit through the eye. This is the first dimension to confirm against the lifter specification.

Coil OD and Width: Outer diameter and face width affect whether the load balances properly on the lifter geometry. Coil lifters are sized to specific coil dimension ranges.

Lift Orientation: Horizontal versus vertical lift determines which lifter type fits the application. The coil storage and processing layout usually drives this decision.

Cycle Rate: High-cycle applications, service centers moving coil all day, favor C-hooks and lifters designed for quick engagement and release.

Coil Lifter Safety and Awareness

Peerless coil lifters are below-the-hook lifting devices governed by ASME B30.20. OSHA 1910.179 applies to the overhead cranes these devices operate with. The following awareness points apply:

• Coil lifters per ASME B30.20 carry the rated WLL, manufacturer identification, and serial number on the device body. Devices with legible markings and current inspection status are the only ones suitable for service.
• Arm mechanisms, locking pins, and retaining features on coil lifters are load-bearing components that receive the same inspection attention as the structural body. Wear, deformation, or play in the mechanism warrants inspection before the next lift.
• The coil eye is inspected and cleared of debris and damage before lifter arms seat fully per ASME B30.20. Partial engagement creates an off-center load path the device is not rated for.
• Load test documentation from Peerless is supplied with each coil lifter at time of purchase. Holloway Houston passes these documents through with every order.

Complete Your Rigging System

• Peerless Lifting Beams : Below-the-hook beams for multi-point load positioning in steel and fabrication facilities.
• Chain Slings : Chain sling assemblies for crane attachment and coil handling rigging.
• Shackles : Connection hardware for crane hook to below-the-hook device attachment.
• Peerless Pallet Lifters : Below-the-hook pallet handling for warehousing and material handling operations.