SIMOCRANE Standard Technology

SIMOCRANE Standard Technology supports optimized motion control of different types of crane.

Siemens offers the drive‑based mid‑performance solution with a compact functional scope SIMOCRANE Drive‑Based Technology and the high‑performance solution SIMOCRANE Basic Technology, which you can expand using SIMOCRANE Advanced Technology.

SIMOCRANE Basic Technology SIMOTION D435‑2 and CX32‑2 hardware Engineering software SIMOTION SCOUT

SIMOCRANE offers scalable technology modules for crane automation to increase productivity. The technology module basis is SIMOCRANE Basic Technology which is expanded with the SIMOCRANE Advanced Technology modules such as Sway Control, Skew Control and Truck Positioning.

The different modules enable the applications required in the crane environment for automation of manual, semi or fully automatic cranes to be represented.

SIMOCRANE Basic Technology enables and optimizes the motion control of the different axes of a crane, also interactively. The software concept is modular, which makes it easier to implement different crane types. The hardware platform for SIMOCRANE Basic Technology is the drive‑based SIMOTION D Motion Controller. Together with the SINAMICS S120 drives family, SIMOCRANE offers a high‑performance drive system for total control of the motion and therefore provides the platform for automation of the crane.

The software modules for the drives are a component part of SIMOCRANE Basic Technology:

• Hoist
• Gantry
• Trolley
• Slewing gear
• Grab
• Jib (boom hoist) or luffing gear

SIMOCRANE Drive‑Based Technology SINAMICS CU310‑2 hardware and Power Modules Engineering software SINAMICS STARTER

SIMOCRANE Drive‑Based Technology is drive‑based and offers a compact functional scope within the SINAMICS environment, which can also be extended with the SIMOCRANE Drive-Based Sway Control.
Highlights of Drive‑Based Technology are fast commissioning by using standard applications and a high degree of flexibility through the appropriate adaptation options.

SIMOCRANE Drive‑Based Technology encompasses the following features:

• All of the functions that have been proven in practice and required for mid‑performance applications are available on the SINAMICS platform for parameterization
• Pre‑configured standard applications for hoist and trolley/gantry with control via PROFIBUS DP or via I/O signals ("ready‑to‑run", only have to be parameterized using script)
• Can be adapted for customer‑specific requirements "ready‑to‑apply" (for adaptation by the user).