Equipment for the power industry

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Smart features
Smart features

Expertise

A host of Smart Features can be added to your overhead crane to give you more control over material handling in your production process.

Sway Control is designed to automatically limit load swing by controlling the bridge and trolley acceleration and deceleration rates.

Shock Load Prevention allows for smooth load control. If an attempt is made to pick up a load too abruptly, hoisting speed is automatically and immediately adjusted.

Protected Areas are no-go areas, which the crane operator cannot override or adjust.

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Service for the power industry

Customer reference stories

Alstom Power Systems GmbH

Konecranes expertise helps power station move 196 ton heat exchanger

Alstom needed a strong crane to safely move a large heat exchanger for a special technical examination. We designed a lifting beam to smoothly transport the heat exchanger along the crane runway before being turned 90 degrees in the air and placed on its side in the support close to the ground. 
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SSE, Lochay Power Station, UK
SSE, Lochay Power Station, UK
SSE, Lochay Power Station, UK

Historic crane modernization for hydropower station

Lochay Power Station, nestled in the scenic Scottish Highlands near Killin, has been generating hydroelectric power for SSE since 1958. As part of a modernization project, we were tasked with upgrading the station's original crane to enhance its reliability and operational precision, ensuring it meets future demands.

 
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