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Safe handling and precise positioning
Crane systems play an important role in aircraft construction and maintenance. They are used for the production of components and for the internal transportation of sub-assemblies, including entire aircraft fuselages. These overhead transport and handling systems are designed to serve various work areas, connecting the different stages of assembly for efficient operations.
We know that aircraft parts need to be handled with care so we leverage our deep industry knowledge and process understanding to design crane systems that can move these delicate components safely and accurately. We’ve used our decades of experience to develop advanced applications and systems utilizing a combination of sensors, software and connectivity to help increase uptime, reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Interlink your processes for maximum efficiency
Aircraft assembly requires the movement of large, heavy, and often delicate components such as fuselage sections, wings and engines over vast areas of production. Suspension cranes, spanning over 100 meters with multiple suspensions, allow for better use of overhead space, freeing up valuable floor space for other operations. This is particularly useful in large assembly hangars where multiple aircraft are being built simultaneously.
Interlocking suspension cranes can transport components smoothly across large areas within the manufacturing facility, reducing the need for multiple handling steps. The interlocking feature enables crane systems to move parts from one crane rail to another without needing to disassemble or reposition the part, for smooth and continuous operations.
Suspension cranes
A suspension crane maximizes available height and floor space and features flexible layout options.
- Single or double girder crane design
- Runway suspended from the roof structure – no runway support columns
- Minimal space requirements
- Large area utilization due to small crab approach dimensions
- Low headroom for max lifting height helps reduce building costs
Multi-point suspension cranes
Multi-point suspension cranes are supported at multiple points along the runway beams making them ideal for very wide buildings.
- Single or double girder crane design
- Covers large hall widths
- Low headroom dimension
- Low crane deadweight
- Girder hinges for reduced stress on the crane structure
Reliable handling for sensitive components
Highly sensitive components like fuselage sections need to be lifted with great care, gently moved and positioned exactly. Our cranes have synchronized hoist units to help eliminate load twisting so large parts can be lifted smoothly and precisely. Fuselage sections can be safely turned from vertical to horizontal and then back again—then placed direct into assembly jigs.
Thirteen motion axes provide maximum positioning accuracy for moving large-volume parts such as fuselage sections or even complete fuselages safely and precisely to minimize the risk of damage. And frequency-controlled drives give you smooth travel motions and help minimize load sway and vibrations. To protect highly sensitive parts, additional safety brakes in the rope hoists and collision-monitoring systems are integrated into the crane.
High-performance tandem crane operation
Handling wings presents a significant challenge due to their dimensions. A single hoist unit alone simply cannot manage these loads. So we provide cranes and hoists that can reliably handle long components in tandem mode for smoother lifting operations.
To safely handle aircraft wings, two cranes can be coupled to form a tandem unit operated by radio control. Synchronized control functions with bi-directional signal transmission provide safe and reliable handling of these large parts. And when it’s time for the next step in the process, the wings can be transferred to neighboring bays with interlocking cranes.