Konecranes Global Corporation

Konecranes Plc

Kari Wallgren

Ari Lehtinen

Lasse Eriksson

Matti Pekkarinen

Jussi Kiova

Mikko Heikkilä

Olli Venho

Lauri Nieminen

Simo Hakkarainen

Jukka Saikkonen

Don Paulino

Mikko HeikkilÄ

A current operating mode of a lifting device is determined as the lifting device is moving a load in an operating area. An object in the operating area is positioned, in whose area the operation of the lifting device is restricted in comparison with the operating area around the object. A difference between the current operating mode of the lifting device and the restricted operating mode to be applied in the object is determined. On the basis of the difference, the distance travelled by the lifting device is determined when the current operating mode of the lifting device is changed to the operating mode to be applied in the restricted object.

Determining movement distance of lifting device

A system with an apparatus that moves on wheels along a track defined by rails, and comprises two opposite sides carried by two or more wheels. The apparatus comprises detectors, at least one detector in either side of the apparatus in a known spatial connection with a wheel for generating to the control unit a signal that represents a measured lateral distance of a specific part of the wheel from a rail. Signals received from detectors are associated with position data that represents a specific position along the track where the lateral distance of the specific part of the wheel from the rail was measured. Signals received from detectors in spatial connection with wheels in opposite sides of the apparatus are used to generate an indication that represents temporal dimensional compatibility of the apparatus and the track. An effective tool for advanced monitoring interoperability of the apparatus and the track.

Monitoring system and method

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Hyvinkää, Finland

Kari Wallgren