Konecranes Global Corporation

Konecranes Plc

Lasse Eriksson

Janne Salomäki

Kimmo Rantala

Jack Hoover

Manu Myry

Ari Lehtinen

Juhani Kerovuori

Heikki Mesiä

Hannu Lindfors

Risto Vilppo

Kari Wallgren

Martti Paju

Mikko Jääskeläinen

Stefan Hecht

Heikki Laitasalmi

Mikko Heikkilä

Olli Venho

Lauri Nieminen

Harri Ylä-Soininmäki

Kim Schlesier

Janne Salomääki

Teemu Puustinen

Timo Vuorela

Mika Inkinen

Pekka Ruuskanen

Harri YlÄ-SOININMÄKI

Mikko HeikkilÄ

There is provided a fast and a reliable way to inspect a condition of a chain by an arrangement comprising a camera and guide for positioning a chain in front of the camera such that holes of consecutive chain links are visible to the camera. In a method for inspecting a chain connected movable to a hoisting device, the chain is positioned in front of the camera by the guide and the chain is driven past the camera by the hoisting device.

Arrangement and a method for inspecting the condition of a chain

A 3D point cloud is formed of the grippers of a load handling device in relation to a device which is moved horizontally above a load in the load handling device and to which the grippers are connected to be moved in the vertical direction. The grippers are positioned in relation to the horizontally movable device by comparing the formed 3D point cloud with at least one 3D model of the grippers.

Method, load handling device, computer program and computer program product for positioning gripping means

An apparatus for collecting energy in connection with a sheave system in a hoisting apparatus provided with a sheave system. The apparatus includes at least one generator including a rotor and at least one stator. The rotor is connected rigidly to a sheave of the sheave system, and the at least one stator is connected rigidly to the sheave system such that when the load of the hoisting apparatus is rising or lowering, said at least one sheave rotates, whereby the rotor rotates simultaneously but the stator does not rotate, whereby electric energy is induced in the stator. The apparatus further includes electric energy storage, a device for modifying induced electric energy and storing it in energy storage; and a device for supplying energy from the energy storage to at least one consumption device. The consumption device may be, for example, a working lamp, sensor, measuring device, communications device, signal device, charging plug or a combination of these mounted in connection with the sheave system.

Apparatus and method in connection with crane sheave

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

To facilitate the use of a crane, an angle feedback information on a rope angle (&#x3b8;) of the crane is received, the angle feedback information being measured by means of a sensor at or adjacent to a trolley; and the angle feedback information is corrected by compensating an error caused by a speed change, and processed to provide movement instructions or other control information relating to the crane on the basis of real-time corrected angle information.

Crane control

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Espoo, Finland

Lasse Eriksson