Konecranes is introducing an industry shaping industrial crane, SMARTON®. SMARTON® presents an evolution in crane technology, designed to maximize customer productivity and minimize total lifecycle costs. SMARTON® can be used in industrial sectors such as steel handling and warehousing, automotive, general manufacturing, power, workshops, automatic storage systems and mining. Depending on the set up, SMARTON® can lift loads ranging from 30 tons to more than 500 tons.
SMARTON®’s intelligent, yet easy-to-use Human Interface to Machine (HIM) system keeps the user continuously up to date on not only the weight of the load but also its position relative to the available workspace. In addition, the crane monitors its own condition and recommends when and what kinds of inspection or preventive maintenance should be performed. This way, the customer can better plan and minimize maintenance shutdowns, thereby maximizing uptime and saving costs.
SMARTON®’s evolutionary design is based on significant improvements in crane technology in proven modular components and features. This means that the crane can easily be updated with smart solutions, such as automated positioning, extended speed range, defined working areas, maintenance monitoring or remote diagnostics, to meet changes in the customer’s business and process needs.
SMARTON® is a robust crane that is compact in size. This enables new industrial spaces to be smaller than before, reducing construction costs and heating expenses. The compact structure of SMARTON® allows for maximum use of floor space.
SMARTON® is designed with environmental responsibility in mind. Braking energy is fed back into the power grid, reducing energy consumption and energy costs by up to one third. In addition, SMARTON® is made of 98% recyclable material.
Konecranes SMARTON® - smarter where it matters.
Additional information:
Press
Jaakko Koppinen, Director, Heavy Duty Cranes
Email: [email protected], or tel. +358 20 427 2570
Investors and analysts:
Miikka Kinnunen, Director, Investor Relations, Konecranes Plc
Email: [email protected], or tel. +358 20 427 2050
This press release together with a downloadable picture is available on our website www.konecranes.com
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all makes. In 2008, Group sales totaled EUR 2,103 million. The Group has 9,700 employees, at 485 locations in 43 countries. Konecranes is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd (symbol: KCR1V).
