Die handling cranes for the automotive industry

Reliable, efficient lifting equipment

  • The core process cranes in the automotive industry are used to transport dies from storage to the press for loading the press and from the press back to storage. Die handling cranes are also used for turning dies for maintenance purposes. Konecranes has been supplying customized process cranes to the automotive industry for more than 40 years.

    Konecranes die handling cranes are typically double-girder bridge cranes that can be equipped with various trolley configurations such as two winches on a common trolley or two individual trolleys, motorized rotating load hooks, or manually adjustable load crossbeams. Our Konecranes M-series and SMARTON open winch cranes are perfectly suited for die handling tasks.
  • Konecranes M-series two winches one trolley
die handling facility
die handling facility

Safer load turning

Load turning is a critical process in die handling and it's vital for lifting equipment to perform this process safely and efficiently. During a load turning operation, special measures must be taken due to the unavoidable diagonal pull between the two hoists. In this application, our die handling cranes only allow the load to be turned in a closed system. This means that loads can be turned from trolley to trolley or from one hoist to the next when two hoists are used on a common trolley.

A standard rope angle is +/- 4 degrees, but when a die is rotated much larger rope angles can build up. The Konecranes M-Series crane is perfect for turning loads as rope pulleys are arranged parallel to the trolley rail allowing a rope angle of up to 10 degrees.

To further optimize safety, our die maintenance cranes are equipped with diagonal pull monitoring that is designed to stop crane movement when the permissible rope angle is exceeded. 

FeaturesBenefitsTechnical specifications

Technical specifications

 M-seriesSMARTON
FEMM6-M8M5-M7
Trolley typeOpen winchOpen winch
Lifting capacity - main hoistUp to 63t30-63t
Lifting capacity - aux. hoist20-32t20-32t
SpanUp to 40mUp to 40m
Lifting height, max.TailoredTailored
Bridge/trolley travel speedTailoredTailored
Manual controlRadio/pendantRadio/pendant
Bridge/trolley power supplyConductors/festoonConductors/festoon
Motor control systemKonecranes variable frequency drives (VFD) Konecranes VFD
Electrical brakingResistors/regenerative network braking units optionalResistors

Features

  • Konecranes die handling craneTwo hoist trolley (THT) or separate trolley solutions
  • Special features for safer load turning, rope angles up to 10 degrees possible
  • Overload protection—system consists of load cells and overload detection unit
  • Overspeed control of variable speed hoisting
  • Smart Features
  • Joystick Radio and pendant for backup and maintenance use
  • Second brake for hoisting can be provided
  • Frequency controllers for main movements
  • Emergency brake
  • TRUCONNECT Remote Monitoring
  • Electrical room is pressurized and air-conditioned

Benefits

  • Konecranes die handling craneHoist synchronization provides fast and precise load handling
  • Load turning features enable safe operation
  • Semi-automated Smart Features help improve safety and productivity
  • TRUCONNECT Remote Monitoring provides data for maintenance planning and assessing crane condition and safety

Technical specifications

 M-seriesSMARTON
FEMM6-M8M5-M7
Trolley typeOpen winchOpen winch
Lifting capacity - main hoistUp to 63t30-63t
Lifting capacity - aux. hoist20-32t20-32t
SpanUp to 40mUp to 40m
Lifting height, max.TailoredTailored
Bridge/trolley travel speedTailoredTailored
Manual controlRadio/pendantRadio/pendant
Bridge/trolley power supplyConductors/festoonConductors/festoon
Motor control systemKonecranes variable frequency drives (VFD) Konecranes VFD
Electrical brakingResistors/regenerative network braking units optionalResistors

Features

  • Konecranes die handling craneTwo hoist trolley (THT) or separate trolley solutions
  • Special features for safer load turning, rope angles up to 10 degrees possible
  • Overload protection—system consists of load cells and overload detection unit
  • Overspeed control of variable speed hoisting
  • Smart Features
  • Joystick Radio and pendant for backup and maintenance use
  • Second brake for hoisting can be provided
  • Frequency controllers for main movements
  • Emergency brake
  • TRUCONNECT Remote Monitoring
  • Electrical room is pressurized and air-conditioned
Customer story

Quick service response gets stamping plant back on track

  • It’s indispensable to have a service provider you can depend on to maintain your operations. For the 25 years I’ve been at Karmax, Konecranes has provided us with excellent products and timely service.


    Mike Crevier, Maintenance Manager, Karmax, Canada
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Lift your productivity

We partner with automotive customers based on a mutual understanding of automotive processes. Our goal is to be a dependable solution provider, helping you meet production demands with cranes that are safe, reliable, simple to maintain and easy to use. Get in touch with our experts to learn more about our durable and hard-working die handling cranes.

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