Sway control that's always on the job
Crane operators in high-volume production environments must maintain peak productivity. They depend on short duty cycles and don’t have time to wait for swinging loads to settle. And they can't risk exposing their coworkers and surrounding work areas to the danger of load swings. Konecranes Active Sway Control Smart Feature addresses both concerns—and more.
Active Sway Control limits load swing by controlling the acceleration and deceleration of the bridge and trolley. It's also able to dampen existing load sway caused by actions such as an e-stop activation during crane movement or external forces like wind.
Waiting for load sway to stop or attempting to prevent or reduce it can considerably lengthen the duty cycle. Load sway can also increase the risk of collision and damage to the load, crane and surrounding area.
Active Sway Control in action
To use Active Sway Control, the operator turns the feature on with the selector switch on the crane’s radio controller and the feature will stay on in every lifting situation. Active Sway Control fine tunes the operator’s speed command and stabilizes load movement in both trolley and bridge travel throughout the duty cycle giving you improved operational safety, faster load cycle times, ease of crane operation and less wear and tear on crane components.
Add Smart Features to your crane
You can buy Smart Features already installed on your new Konecranes equipment, or have them added to your existing cranes with a modernization. Choose the ones you want, or ask us to recommend a features package that fits your specific lifting needs.
