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time data on factors including


load weight, wind speed and direction, crane height and work speed. With this information at their fingertips Radius says operators can position the crane’s hook with pinpoint accuracy, mitigating risks and optimising productivity.


PROOF IN THE PUDDING Radius recently debuted the Skyline Cockpit to the lifting industry at its headquarters in Northampton. The event, it says, was a success – providing and opportunity to see the system’s safety, wellbeing and efficiency benefits first-hand. For some of attendees the


opportunity of using the Skyline Cockpit helped quash any doubts they may have had. Former Select Plant Hire crane operator Katie Kelleher, who is now technical and development officer at the UK’s Construction Plant Association, tried the system at the demo day. “Like most people I turned up with ideas of how it would be and not many positive ones,” she revealed. “I was concerned it wouldn’t feel real,


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The Skyline Cockpit


that the consequences of operating something so big and not being near it wouldn’t feel real and tangible. I am glad to say I was wrong, after speaking to the operator Dale and having a go myself…… it’s brilliant! It feels tangible, the viewpoints work really well and I surprisingly adapted


to it really quickly.” Whatever the future holds


for the crane cabin, remote or otherwise, as long as humans are involved in any part of crane control there will be a need for components that to facilitate Ittai-kan between human and machine.


Katie Kelleher, technical and development officer at the UK’s CPA trialling the Skyline Cockpit at Radius’ demo


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