EXE Rise and EXE Ace chain hoists - D8 Plus rated, 350 to 2500 kg, stocked and supported Australia wide by TSA
Rated to lift above people.
EXE Rise, 350 to 2500 kg, D8 Plus rated at 8:1 with double brakes. EXE Ace 500 kg where nothing hangs over people. Specified, stocked and supported by the team that services them.
- 350-2500 kg WLL across the Rise range
- D8 Plus · 8:1 Double-brake safety factor
- 4 m/min Fixed lifting speed
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EXE chain hoist specifications, in one table.
EXE Rise
| WLL range | 350, 500, 1000, 2000 and 2500 kg three-phase; 500 kg single-phase |
|---|---|
| Lift speed | 4 m/min |
| Brakes | Double brake as standard; clutch outside the load path; rated to suspend loads over people |
| Noise level | 67.5 dB(A) at full load |
| Chain | Zinc galvanised Grade 80 (RUD, Germany): 5x15, 6x18, 8x24, 11.3x31 mm for 350, 500, 1000, 2000 kg |
EXE Ace
| Models available | ACE 500 kg three-phase and ACE 250 kg single-phase only |
|---|---|
| Class | D8, single brake, 5:1 safety factor |
| Duty and service life | FEM 1Bm, 25% duty factor, 150 starts per hour; Ace 1,600 h |
| Chain and weight (500 kg) | 5x15 mm chain; 21.5 kg |
| Lift speed | 4 m/min |
| Secondary brake | Optional second brake unit, Ace only |
Engineered for the
load path over people.
An EXE chain hoist is a fixed-speed electric chain hoist built for entertainment rigging, not the warehouse. The Rise range runs 350 to 2500 kg WLL at D8 Plus: the rating to hold a load overhead above people.
Part of the Lifting & Rigging range.
Standard D8
Industrial hoists- Safety factor 4:1
- General lifting
EXE Ace 500 kg
D8- 5:1, single brake
- Installs and positioning
- Not over people
EXE Rise
D8 Plus, 350 to 2500 kg- 8:1 minimum, double brakes
- Clutch sits outside the load path, so a fault never reaches the brakes
- Over people
What makes an EXE Rise
safe over people.
Pick a pin to see the parts that matter, then see the same hoists at work in a venue grid.
Four jobs, one range.
Flying trusses & LX bars
Rise hoists fly lighting truss, LX bars and PA into trim, then hold on a double brake.
Point hoists & scenic moves
Single points for scenic pieces, video walls and LED, 350 to 2500 kg as the load demands.
Touring & get-in
A road-case option for kit that lives on a truck and rigs fast at each venue.
Fixed venue installs
Dead-hung points in halls and PACs, or the budget Ace 500 kg where nothing hangs over people.
Pick the rating,
not the compromise.
Five EXE Rise models from 350 to 2500 kg, all D8 Plus at 8:1 with double brakes. Plus the EXE Ace 500 kg, the D8 budget install hoist. Here is how they differ, and how to spec the one your rig needs.
Every Rise model shares the same engineering: 8:1 safety factor, double brake, 4 m/min, Grade 80 RUD chain and low-voltage control. The Ace runs a single brake at 5:1 - not rated over people. Single-phase (230 V) Rise is available at 500 kg.
Entertainment-grade safety, compact.
The compact end of the range at 21.5 kg, D8 Plus rated with a double brake and an 8:1 safety factor. The fit for small venues, community theatres, drama studios, touring rig points and workshop lifting, where the load is light but the rating still has to be right.
The workhorse for venues and touring.
The model most rigs reach for: 500 kg WLL at 24 kg, D8 Plus with a double brake. Sized for mid-size venues, house rigging and touring productions with standard truss loads. Also available single-phase (230 V) with an inverter soft-start where a site has no 3-phase power.
Heavy lifting, same safety standard.
A tonne on the hook at 43 kg, with the same D8 Plus double-brake engineering as the compact models. Built for major venues, automation systems, heavier scenic elements and arena touring, where the load steps up but nothing about the safety case does.
Serious lift for automation and scenic.
Two tonnes on a single hoist, with a higher 50% duty cycle for the work that runs all day. The pick for heavy automation, large scenic moves and multi-hoist synchronised lifts on major productions. A double-reeve configuration is available where headroom is tight.
Top of the range, same safety standard.
The heaviest hoist in the range, 2500 kg WLL on a 13 x 36 mm Grade 80 chain, and still D8 Plus at 8:1 with a double brake. Built for the biggest rigs: line arrays, LED walls, scoreboards and large festival builds. Specifications provisional pending final confirmation.
The budget install hoist.
A cost-effective D8 hoist for budget installs and event lifts: single brake, 5:1 safety factor, lower duty cycle. Use it to position loads into place over weeks or months, not to fly loads over people. Where anything hangs above an audience, performers or crew, specify the EXE Rise instead.
Not rated over people. Use the EXE Ace for installs and positioning loads into place, not for flying over an audience, performers or crew. Ace specifications are provisional pending confirmation.
Not sure which model your rig needs? Run the Hoist Selector, or tell us the load, the lift height, the power on site and how the hoist will be used, and we will spec it. Hoists pair with the Atlas controller range and the full rigging line.
EXE Ace and single-phase EXE Rise specifications are provisional, encoded from the EXE V24 catalogue and pending final confirmation. We confirm every spec on quote.
A fault never reaches the brakes.
Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi hundreds of chain hoists on lines over the arena floor
Cairns Convention Centre: 36 hoists, one ceiling.
TSA designed, installed and commissioned a 36-axis EXE Rise hoist array, 42 m of five-chord box truss and Raynok control.
Read the case study →EXE on the
load path.
Specified, supplied, installed and serviced by one team. The crew that quotes the hoist is the crew that rigs it and comes back to service it.
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- We talk. The load, the lift height and the power on site.
- We spec. The right EXE hoist for the rig.
- We supply. Supplied and supported, here and on the road.