SIMOCRANE Advanced Technology

Apart from the drive technology, technological supplementary functions and sensor‑based automation components are gaining in importance in the fulfillment of current market requirements. An important trend with cranes is the increasing degree of automation and simultaneous reduction in CO₂ values.
SIMOCRANE Advanced Technology comprises optional additional components for increasing productivity and enhancing safety for personnel and machines.

Perfectly tuned SIMOCRANE modules allow different depths of automation to be achieved as well as CO₂ emissions to be reduced.

In mobile cranes, diesel generators are used conventionally in constant speed mode for generating electrical power. With SIMOCRANE ECO Technology, diesel generators are operated at speeds dependent on the load. This results in reduced fuel consumption and, therefore, savings in operating costs and reduced emissions.

Each movement of a crane with cable guides results in the load swaying and therefore represents a risk to humans and property. Transport processes also take longer to complete. A sway control system can be used to make the transport processes more effective and safer.

SIMOCRANE offers a high‑performance sway control system with different operating modes that ensures a high degree of safety for persons, transport goods and equipment.

Automatic sway control relieves the crane driver and also ensures faster and more accurate positioning of the load.

In the case of automated motion control, a sway control system is essential for avoiding the risk of collisions and accidents. In the case of grab cranes, a completely controlled sway is necessary.

The high‑performance solution can be applied for different type of cranes, like STS, GSU and OHBC cranes. Furthermore, SIMOCRANE meets also the challenge of mid‑performance market with its drive‑based solution SIMOCRANE Drive‑Based Sway Control. Its main function is to damp sway in manual operation, so that it can receive the crane driver and increase productivity.

Positioning of transport vehicles, comprising trucks with container trailers, must be performed smoothly and without delay.

At terminals which use trucks with container trailers for transportation, drivers are instructed manually or must rely on their judgment. This has a detrimental effect on both personnel safety and the duration of positioning tasks.