Waste Handling Cranes

A waste handling crane plays a crucial role in modern incineration plants, where tight environmental guidelines apply and material handling must perform at maximum efficiency from the moment waste arrives, as the crane stacks, sorts, mixes and delivers it to the incinerator. Typically, there are two waste-handling cranes above the waste pit, one of which is a backup, to ensure minimal downtime.

Konecranes waste handling crane is designed for continuous operation, three shifts a day, all year round, providing you with reliability and outstanding performance in a compact and robust design. Ergonomic and versatile, the crane can operate in manual, semi-automated or fully automated modes. The standard waste handling crane has a capacity of 4 to 32 tons with a typical span from 18 to 35 meters.

Factors to consider:
Below factors can be considered before buying a waste to energy crane:

  • The total burning capacity of your incinerators
  • The layout of the handling area
  • The type of waste

  • The time it takes to receive and process waste.

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The Konecranes waste handling crane is equipped with features for making

  • Manual, semi-automated or fully automated modes
  • Optional aux hoist
  • Patented trolley/machinery assembly
  • Proprietary load control technologies
  • High rope drum/rope ratio
  • 2/2 rope reeving with Deep rope grooves
  • Integrated weighing system
  • Smart features such as Sway Control, Slack Rope Prevention, Shock Load Prevention
  • Regenerative breaking
  • Advanced crane controls systems
  • Wire overwrap detection
  • Compact design
Plant nominal capacity290 - 3000 TPD
Winch typePurpose-built open winch
Lifting device - orange peel grab2.5 - 20 m3
Lifting capacity, max.4  - 32 t
Span18  - 35 m
Lifting height, max.29.3  - 36.2 m
Bridge/Trolley travel speed60m/min - 100m/min
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Main User InterfaceStandard
Manual/Automated controlChair
Bridge/Trolley power supplyFestoon
Motor control systemKonecranes VFD
Electrical BrakingRegenerative

The Konecranes waste handling crane gives you maximum uptime, performance, and lifecycle value.

  • Flexibility with manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic modes.
  • Wire overwrap detection helps in safety.
  • Increased floor space usage with compact design.
  • Reduce structural stress and prolonged equipment life with our proprietary load control technologies.
  • Increased operator confidence and crane operation on full potential resulting from smart features like sway control, slack rope prevention, shock load prevention and position monitoring.
  • Patented trolley/machinery assembly distributes equal loadings to all trolley wheels.
  • Energy savings due to regenerative braking.
  • Simplify and minimize maintenance costs.

Biomass Handling Cranes

A biomass crane transfers material from the reception pocket of a biomass energy plant to storage, continuously feeding the combustion line. Most plants have only one unmanned, fully automated crane for this purpose, so it must be reliable with almost no downtime.

A Konecranes CXT biomass crane is a fully automated, versatile and highly robust crane. Its compact design can help you make more efficient use of your floor space, as well as reduce noise, dust and fuel emissions, all while expanding your fuel storage capacity. The standard duty CXT biomass crane has a capacity of 3.2 to 10 tons, with typical spans from 15 to 22 meters. Heavy-duty biomass cranes have a capacity of 4.5 to 17 tons with a typical span from 18 to 27 meters.

Factors to consider:

Below factors can be considered before buying a Biomass crane:

  • How many tons of biomass are being processed.
  • Type and density of biomass.
  • Layout of the storage area.
  • Daily truck delivery.
  • Time to receive and process the biomass.
  • Total burning capacity of the boilers.

Our knowledge of the role that cranes play in biomass processes has helped us design equipment that is suitable for most biomass handling needs

  • Fully automated, operator-free system
  • Smart features such as Sway Control
  • Active Sway control in Standard duty biomass crane
  • Regenerative braking
  • Centralized lubrication system
  • 2/2 rope reeving or 4/2 reeving
  • Advanced crane controls systems
  • Tilting limit switch
  • Sensors for full automation
  • Dual scoop grab as alternative lifting device
  • Compact design
  • Biomass-specific software
 Heavy DutyStandard Duty
Plant nominal capacity360 - 2400 m3/d240 - 480 m3/d
Winch typePurpose-built open winchPurpose-built hoist  - QC-22/QD-22/QE-22
Lifting device - orange peel grab2.5 - 14.5 m32.5 - 6 m3
Lifting capacity, max.4.5 – 17 t3.2 – 10 t (M6-M7)
Span18 - 24 m15 – 22 m
Lifting height, max.22.3  - 22.6 m16 – 22 m
Bridge/Trolley travel speed60m/min - 100m/min32m/min - 50m/min
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Main User InterfaceStandardStandard
Manual/Automated controlRadioRadio / HMI panel
Bridge/Trolley power supplyFestoonFestoon
Motor control systemKonecranes VFDKonecranes VFD
Electrical brakingResistorsResistors
Automated: unmanned controlHMI panelHMI panel

The Konecranes biomass crane helps make your process more efficient and sustainable.

  • More efficient and safe operations with enhanced performance due to full automation
  • Increased floor space usage with compact design
  • Reduced noise, dust, and fuel emissions
  • Sway Control comes standard and other smart features can be added for safer, faster load handling and more precise positioning
  • Energy savings due to Regenerative braking.
  • Replaces various types of floor-mounted conveying machines and hydraulic scrapers
  • Replaces floor-mounted conveyances and hydraulic scrapers
  • Increases fuel storage capacity.
  • Reliable and efficient biomass handling with Biomass-specific software.
  • Simplify and minimize maintenance costs

Slag Handling Cranes

A slag handling crane distributes slag – a by-product of the metallurgical smelting process – along conveyor lines as the material is sorted through the slag bunker and loaded into trucks. Slag is highly abrasive and efficient handling requires protection from a harsh operating environment.

A Konecranes slag handling crane is engineered for this specific type of bulk material handling, with corrosion, moisture and heat resistance, as well as the hard durability and reliability Konecranes is known for in tough lifting conditions. Fully automated or operated manually from a central control room, its capacity is 4 to 17 tons with typical spans from 10 to 16 meters.

Factors to consider:
Below factors can be considered before buying a sludge handling crane:

  • How many tons of sludge being processed?
  • Layout of the storage bunkers
  • Density of sludge
  • Daily truck delivery
  • Time to receive and process the sludge

Industry and process know-how helps us determine best suited features for application

  • Fully automated, operator-free system
  • Centralized lubrication system
  • Dual scoop grab for handling highly viscous liquid
  • Regenerative braking
  • Advanced crane controls systems
  • Designed for continuous operation
  • 2/2 rope reeving
  • Compact design
  • Sway Control (as standard) and other Smart Feature options
Plant nominal capacity720 - 2400 TPD
Winch typePurpose-built open winch
Lifting device – dual scoop grab1.6 - 7 m3
Lifting capacity, max.4 – 17 t
Span10 – 16 m
Lifting height, max.22.3 - 22.6 m
Bridge/Trolley travel speed60m/min - 90m/min
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Main User InterfaceStandard
Manual/Automated controlChair / Radio
Bridge/Trolley power supplyFestoon
Motor control systemKonecranes VFD
Electrical BrakingRegenerative
Back-up / ServiceRadio

Our goal is to keep your processes running safely and efficiently for decades to come

  • More efficient and safe operations with enhanced performance due to full automation
  • Increased floor space usage with compact design
  • Sway Control comes standard and other smart features can be added for safer, faster load handling and more precise positioning
  • Energy savings due to Regenerative braking.
  • Simplify and minimize maintenance costs
  • High rope life
  • Accurate positioning of grab

Sludge Handling Cranes

A sludge handling crane moves the semi-fluid sludge from storage bunkers to a storage area, and onwards to a process line. Composed of semisolids left over from energy production and industrial wastewater, sludge is typically sticky with a high viscosity, and dangerous to both humans and the environment.

A Konecranes sludge handling crane is designed to operate with maximum safety and minimal downtime in the harsh operating environment of a sludge handling station. Versatile, reliable and fully automated, it is a compact and durable piece of machinery with a lifting capacity of 4 to 17 tons with typical spans from 10 to 16 meters.

The Konecranes technical and design teams know slag handling process, constantly striving to integrate features suitable for your lifting needs

  • Fully automated, operator-free system
  • Integrated weighing system
  • Special grab with additional attachment for ferrous handling
  • Regenerative braking
  • Advanced crane control systems
  • Designed for continuous operation
  • High rope drum/rope ratio with 2/2 rope reeving
  • Deep rope grooves
  • Centralized lubrication system
  • Compact design
  • Sway Control (as standard) and other Smart Feature options
  • Surface-hardened wheels with adjustable alignment
  • Power cable integration with the drum

We build safety, reliability and ease of maintenance into all of our cranes

  • Fully automated, operator-free system
  • Integrated weighing system
  • Special grab with additional attachment for ferrous handling
  • Regenerative braking
  • Advanced crane control systems
  • Designed for continuous operation
  • High rope drum/rope ratio with 2/2 rope reeving
  • Deep rope grooves
  • Centralized lubrication system
  • Compact design
  • Sway Control (as standard) and other Smart Feature options
  • Surface-hardened wheels with adjustable alignment
  • Power cable integration with the drum
Plant nominal capacity720 - 2400 TPD
Winch typePurpose-built open winch
Lifting device – dual scoop grab1.6 - 7 m3
Lifting capacity, max.4 – 17 t
Span10 – 16 m
Lifting height, max.22.3 - 22.6 m
Bridge/Trolley travel speed60m/min - 90m/min
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Main User InterfaceStandard
Manual/Automated controlChair / Radio
Bridge/Trolley power supplyFestoon
Motor control systemKonecranes VFD
Electrical BrakingRegenerative
Back-up / ServiceRadio

Strawbale Handling Cranes

A strawbale handling crane is designed to handle bales of hay at a power plant that uses straw as a fuel source. These cranes unload the bales from delivery trucks, move them into storage, and feed them into processing. Bales are usually rectangular and relatively dry, which makes them easier to handle. You should choose a straw bale crane based on the annual volume of straw pellets you intend to produce, the layout of the plant, your bale storage capacity and frequency of bale delivery.

A Konecranes strawbale handling crane can clamp up to 12 bales of hay at a time, using microwave sensors for moisture measurement and control to help you determine if the bales are acceptable for combustion. It can be fully automated, or you can operate it manually from a central control room. The crane has a lifting capacity of 15 to 20 tons with a span of 16 to 21 meters and a typical lifting height up to 8.5 metres.

Factors to consider:

Below factors can be considered before buying a straw bale handling crane

  • How many tonnes of scheduled annual production of pellets
  • Moisture content
  • Layout of plant
  • Bale storage capacity
  • Daily truck delivery
  • Feeding requirements to the conveyor
  • Conveyor location
  • Truck alley location

 

Our field-proven designs are constantly updated with the latest lifting technology to provide devices that are perfect fit for the various tasks of your plant

  • Fully automated, operator-free system
  • Microwave sensors
  • Four-point moisture scale
  • WLAN connection
  • Mechanical sway control
  • Surface hardened wheels with adjustable alignment
  • Frequency-inverter controlled drives
  • Regenerative braking
  • Advanced crane control systems
  • Designed for continuous operation
  • Guide rollers and lasers
  • Load-dependent lifting speeds

Konecranes has over 50 years of experience in waste handling resulting in knowing customer needs

  • More efficient and safe operations with enhanced performance due to full automation.
  • Advanced sensor system to detect moisture content.
  • Accurate positioning with guide rollers and lasers
  • Efficient load handling and storage with help of WLAN communication between bale yoke and conveyors.
  • Moisture control with microwave sensors.
  • Smooth travel as surface hardened wheels have adjustable alignment
  • Load-dependent lifting speeds saves time and energy
  • Efficient lifting motions for reduced cycle times.
  • Simplify and minimize maintenance costs
Plant nominal capacity400 - 500 TPD
Winch typeTailored open winch
Lifting device – bale yoke10 or 12 bales
Lifting capacity, max.15 – 20 t
Span16 – 21 m
Lifting height, max.8.5 m
Bridge travel speed80m/min
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Main User InterfaceStandard / Optional
Manual/Automated controlChair / Radio
Bridge power supplyEnclosed conductor rail / Festoon
Motor control systemKonecranes VFD
Electrical brakingRegenerative
Bale moisture measurementOptional

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