Waste handling cranes

Konecranes waste handling crane
Konecranes waste handling crane

Designed for continuous operation

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, and 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 cranes are 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.

Customer Case: City of Quebec, Canada

Replacing 34-year-old waste crane brings cost savings

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"The experience of the supplier was one of our principal requirements, reliability was another. It was very important for us that the cranes work, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, all year long. And it continues to be important year after year. I am happy to say that we are very satisfied with the equipment we have now.”

Yves Frechet, Principal Design Engineer at City of Quebec

Waste to Energy Consulting
Waste to Energy Consulting

Factors to consider

Before buying a waste handling crane, consider these factors:

  • 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.

Check out our white paper on questions to ask when selecting cranes for waste-to-energy facilities.
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Features

Our waste handling cranes are equipped with features for continuous performance at maximum efficiency and minimal downtime. 

  • Manual, semi-automated or fully automated modes
  • Optional auxiliary 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
Krane für Schüttgut, Recycling und Waste to Energy (WTE)
Krane für Schüttgut, Recycling und Waste to Energy (WTE)

Benefits

Konecranes waste handling cranes 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.
  • Patented trolley/machinery assembly distributes equal loadings to all trolley wheels.
  • Energy savings due to regenerative braking.
  • Simplify and minimize maintenance costs.
Waste handling crane grab
Waste handling crane grab

Technical specifications

FEATURESSPECIFICATIONS
Plant nominal capacity290 - 3,000 TPD
Winch typePurpose-built built-up hoist
Lifting device - orange peel grab2.5 - 20m3*
Lifting capacity, max.4 - 32t*
Span18 - 35m*
Lifting height, max.29.3 - 36.2m*
Bridge/trolley travel speed60m/min - 100 m/min*
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Main User InterfaceStandard
Manual/automated controlChair
Bridge/trolley power supplyFestoon
Motor control systemKonecranes VFD
Electrical brakingRegenerative
Back-up/serviceRadio
Automated: Feeding/unmanned controlHMI panel

*Can be customized

Decades of experience

When you choose Konecranes, you get access to a trusted source of global experience and knowledge combined with local know-how to empower your waste handling operations and increase your safety and productivity. We have been manufacturing overhead traveling cranes since the 1930s and has been working in the renewable energy sector for more than five decades. Get in touch with our experts using the form below to learn more about our waste handling cranes.

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