ANTI-SWAY/COLLISION AVOIDANCE | TECHNOLOGY REPORT
extending from China and India, down through SE Asia-Pacific to Australasia, according to Konecranes. With this resurgence in demand for
EOT cranes, will come a renewed focus on achieving the highest standards of reliability, cost-efficiency and safety — a process driven by not only technology innovations in new cranes, but modernization among existing fleets of EOT cranes as the region has experienced the largest and longest economic expansion in its collective history. “As thousands of new cranes have
R A Konecranes worker inspecting a hoist. Accidents can be very expensive in terms
of equipment damage, property destruction, worker injury, and lawsuits from victims and property owners. According to Konecranes Training Institute, more than 37% of accidents happen due to load disbalancing while swaying the load. It says its updated anti-sway crane controller can be installed in existing as well as new cranes. However, the cost of installation depends on the hoist model and compatibility. GME claims nearly all industries depend on Electric Overhead Travelling cranes (EOTs) for their heavyweight maintenance, manufacturing and process needs. The fleets of these essential workhorses of
industry have experienced exponential growth over the last 20 years, with rapid economic growth until the Covid pandemic mothballed some sectors of industry and cut production in others. Now this growth is poised to resume,
as Asia-Pacific nations focus on renewed export drives and extensive infrastructure and industry projects to stimulate growth domestically. Sectors such as construction, public
and private infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing, metals, automotive, steel, mining and energy, waste-to-energy and utilities projects are among major sectors earmarked for expansion — in areas
ONE-STOP WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS
With the development of the warehousing industry and the rise of the online business model, Weihua says it has seen a rise in smart warehousing for many e-commerce businesses. The company recently developed and manufactured a warehouse stacker crane system, for an intelligent storage, which reduces manpower, saves warehouse space and ensures the safety of its operators. The stacker has a rated load of 1.5t, and each pallet can carry equipment with a volume of 1.2m (length) 1.2m (width) 0.7m (height). The basic shelf has 28 columns, 7 rows, 8 layers, a total of 1,568 cargo spaces, and a total load of 2,352t. The warehouse stacker has strong applicability and can be used in production workshops, large retail beverage supermarkets, and warehouse storage of pharmaceutical companies. It is suitable for the chemical industry, textile, auto parts, electronic products, and supermarket warehouses. The Weihua warehouse stacker crane comes with an anti-sway
system, human-computer interaction HMI, crane remote control, wireless network settings, background server and crane body control. The suspended stacker is mainly used in conjunction with the shelf, and is convenient to move during use, can save power, and save the
but reduces the damage rate of the goods. The stacker and anti-sway device can protect the surface of the goods from damage to the greatest extent in the process of working.
entered service over the past 20 years, the countries of the region have built up a massive and maturing pool of existing cranes. Many of these have been under-utilized in recent times, but are substantially sound and can achieve strong cost-efficiency, lifespan and safety gains by being modernized rather than replaced,” says Mark Beckwith, operations manager, Konecranes and Demag (part of Konecranes Group). Some older cranes won’t be able to compete with the efficiency of new crane technologies, but, for others, overhead crane modernization can present a cost-saving alternative to buying new equipment. This will assist a wider range of businesses to benefit from the more efficient, updated technology that is available in brand-new cranes tailored to particular industries.” Crane modernization raises operational
productivity and profitability, as operators of upgraded equipment see a decrease
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