Upgrade to the latest technology for increased safety and productivity
You don’t always have to buy a new crane to benefit from modern crane technology. Simple upgrades like the ones listed below can make a big difference in enhancing your safety and productivity.
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Safety Lights
Safety advantage: Equipping your crane with Konecranes Safety Lights can provide more than just illumination—they can also help improve safety in your facility. Safety Lights provide a visual warning on the floor of the trolley location to operators and other personnel in the work area.
We offer a variety of safety lights ranging from entry-level models covering up to six meters to more advanced alternatives that can reach up to 15 meters.
LED Lighting
Safety advantage: Because light distribution in LED lights is more focused, the crane operator is less likely to get blinded by the light when looking at the load.Plus, the light is directed where it is needed: on the load and on the workstation or facility.
Cost savings: LED lights illuminate instantly and don’t need to be changed as often as traditional lighting. They are also far less prone to damage from vibration. Traditional lighting accounts for 50 to 90 percent of electricity used by a crane. LED lights consume little more than one third of the energy of traditional lights letting you cut your energy consumption by up to 60 percent per crane.
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Two cost-effective crane retrofits that really pay off
Radio Controls
Safety advantage: Replacing pendant controls with radio controls provides free movement for the operator and allows them to choose the safest place to operate the crane and gives them better visibility of the load.
Productivity advantage: Improved user ergonomics reduces strain for the operator helping to increase productivity in your process. Radio controls can also save the operator time eliminating the need to walk from a pendant to the load to rig countless times in a shift.
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Six reasons to switch to radio controls for cranes
Variable Frequency Drives
Safety advantage: VFD control offers smoother traveling motion which means better load control compared to motor controls. VFDs also give you smooth programmable acceleration and deceleration rates resulting in easier load positioning.
Productivity advantage: The precise and infinitely variable speed selection reduces jerking and load swing for enhanced operator efficiency and productivity.
Remote Monitoring
The hardware required for Remote Monitoring can be retrofitted on existing cranes including Konecranes equipment, non-Konecranes brand hoists and Demag hoists and cranes equipped with SafeControl.
Safety and productivity advantages: TRUCONNECT Remote Monitoring provides you with crane usage and operating information as well as alerts for brake service life, hoist overloads, emergency-stops and over-temperature occurrences through text or email alerts, allowing for prompt response.
Condition monitoring shows the current condition of crane components, any risks related to safety and production, and the estimated remaining service life based on the usage history.
Alerts are categorized into safety-critical and production-critical alerts. Safety-critical risks can include emergency stops, overloading and brake faults. Production-critical risks can include motor overheating, inverter faults and control system faults.
Operating Statistics show how different crane operating patterns affect the safe operation and condition of the crane and the service life of critical components.
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Remote Monitoring changes everything
Side Pull Prevention
Safety advantage: Side Pull Prevention has been designed to stop hoisting motion when side pulling is detected. A side pull occurs when the hoist lifts something that has not been placed directly beneath it. Side pull can cause hazardous load swing and in the worst case – load drops.
Productivity advantage: Side pull can also cause damage to the drum, rope and rope guides and is a common cause of breakdowns.
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How to prevent side pulling on cranes and hoists
Load Display
Safety advantage: A load display provides visual confirmation of the load to help prevent overloads. Lifting loads beyond the rated capacity can cause damage to the crane or hoist components which increased the risk of accidents.
Production advantage: Having a load display can give quick indication that you are lifting what you intended to lift. For example, lifting a mold from a press, if the load is heavier than expected it can indicate that the mold didn’t release from the press.
Warning and/or Protective Devices
Safety advantage: Effective warning signaling and protective devices such as horns, limit switches, holding devices, rail clamps, rail-stops and indicators can help prevent accidents.
Collision Avoidance
Safety advantage: These systems are designed to help prevent collisions between cranes or their loads by either slowing down or stopping crane movements when the crane or its load comes within a pre-determined distance of another moving or fixed object.
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Protect people and product with a collision avoidance system
