Safety and Performance Control System

ControlPro

ControlPro is Konecranes' innovative system for hoist and crane safety, condition and performance control. It takes handling of heavy loads more safe and productive. ControlPro provides also valuable information for effective maintenance planning and increased uptime of equipment.

ControlPro PERFORM increases personnel and equipment safety

Protection agains overloading

Overload protection is a matter of personnel safety. Overloading of the crane and hoist not only causes undue wear to the crane but it can destroy the crane structures and support structures of the building.

Select different maximum loads for specified factory areas - intermediate load limits

Safe use of the cranes requires in some applications intermediate load limits. As an option up to three intermediate load limits can be given to prohibit the lifting with too heavy loads.

ControlPro PERFORM improves productivity

Soft speed changes for faster positioning and smooth
load handling

In two-speed hoisting applications ControlPro makes the starts, stops as well as speed and direction changes smooth. In addition to the faster and safer load handling, the wear and mechanical stresses on equipment is substantially reduced.

Motor temperature supervision

By controlling the starting and stopping characteristics, ControlPro contributes to reducing the temperature rise in the hoist motor. In exceptional peak usage situations additional performance guarantee is provided by switching the motor off when the temperature limit is exceeded.

ControlPro LIFETIME provides valuable information
Versatile measuring, calculation and monitoring functions provide valuable information of the actual usage of the hoist. This information makes it possible to plan the maintenance based on actual use of the hoist rather than calendar time. The information allows optimising maintenance costs and is an additional guarantee for maximal uptime. Also future modernisation in the material handling processes and equipment can be planned easier and without unnecessary safety margins in calculations.

ControlPro OPTIC keeps you informed at any moment
- improved control in less time

The pendant controller is equipped with an easy to use and read display showing not only the load but also many other relevant information processed in ControlPro. ControlPro Optic allows you to check the usage and condition of your crane at any moment, without climbing up to the crane. This saves your time and enhances safety and long lasting performance.

All benefits also for cranes with several hoists
ControlPro MULTICARE

In applications where there are several hoist on crane ControlPro Multicare provides the continuous control of the sum load of each hoist on the bridge. This is vital in applications where the capacity of the crane is less than the lifting capacity of the individual hoists counted together. The operator can also read and receive the information from each hoist from any pendant controller equipped with ControlPro Optic display.

Technical Features

ControlPro Perform

• Overload protection
• Intermediate load limits as option
• Soft hoisting speed and direction change
• Motor temperature control

ControlPro Lifetime

• Calculation of Safe Working Period (SWP)
• Versatile performance and condition monitoring: operating hours, number of starts, number of hoisting cycles, average load, number of overloads, remaining lifetime of hoisting brake lining

ControlPro Optic

• Interactive easy to use display in the pendant controller
• Load monitoring
• Monitoring of Safe Working Period (SWP)
• Monitoring of other performance and condition values
• Automatic warnings

ControlPro Multicare

• Common supervision of several ControlPro systems via CAN bus
• Continuous control of the total load lifted with several hoists
• Monitoring of every ControlPro system via any Optic display
• Levelling of two or more hoists as option