An electric winch usually consists of the following winch parts: coupling, brake, gearbox, reel, and all the parts of a winch are installed on the electric winch machine frame for material handling.

An electric winch has good speed regulation, which can lift heavy loads to a high place at a relatively fast speed and make an empty hook down swiftly while for sensitive materials, the electric winch can run at a relatively slow speed.

Generally, an electric winch transforms electric power into mechanical power through a winch motor, where the rotor of the motor runs and produces the power which is outputted and then goes through the brake, and the reducer reduces the speed to rotate the reel. The reel winds the wire rope and passes through a pulley block to make the hook lift the load, and transforms mechanical energy into mechanical work for material handlings, such as the transportation, loading, and unloading of heavyweights.