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9/3/2015

Konecranes: Portal cranes

Konecranes portal cranes are designed for demanding applications and environments in the steel, forest products, intermodal, biomass/ pellet and concrete industries. Available in straight track and rotating configurations, the portal cranes are designed for maximum flexibility, which reduces load deflection damage and associated structural and track maintenance to a minimum, the company says.

The Konecranes portal cranes feature the "latest ideas in crane management technology" and are designed to improve safety and "speed up work," the company says. TRUCONNECT® — Konecranes advanced Remote Monitoring technology — automatically monitors and captures data on the operation of the crane, which is transmitted in real-time to Konecranes, where it is compiled into reports for customers. It reveals when the crane is operating and when it is idle. As part of a wide scope of available data about crane operations, it provides details of overloading and side-loading incidents, indicating when further operator training may be needed.

Other available smart features range from GPS collision avoidance systems and diagnostic PLC systems to emergency egress descent devices with full body harness.