Gottwald Port Technology GmbH launches two new intelligent features for project cargo applications.

The new tools, the Vertical Lift Assistant for single lifts and the Tandem Lift Assistant for lifts involving two cranes, now help to further increase accuracy and safety when lifting heavy and outsize cargoes. In addition, the Tandem Lift Assistant enables terminal operators to
synch?ronise lifts with two Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes with the full capacity of both cranes. Demag Cranes has an excellent track record with Gottwald cranes used in heavy lift applications, including tandem lifts. To date, these tandem lifts have been manually operated. The company has always been very proactive in implementing crane features that enable and ensure accurate and safe loading. A further step forward has now been achieved by the introd?uction of the Vertical Lift Assistant and the Tandem Lift Assistant, which have been launched as new modules in Gottwald's Visumatic? Crane Management System, the
visua?lisation and control system.

The Vertical Lift Assistant is a crucial aid when it comes to single heavy lifts, where absolute accuracy is mandatory. It ensures that no load sway can occur when lifting off the ground, even when the crane driver does not have a clear view. By means of rope inclination sensors fitted to the boom tip, the Vertical Lift Assistant automatically ensures that the boom tip is positioned exactly vertically over the load to prevent unwanted lateral movement after lifting the cargo off the ground, and thus helps avoid collisions and damage to the load. "These control systems have been developed in response to the increasing number of heavy cargo shipments and to our customers' wishes to further optimise their operating efficiency," emphasised Gius?eppe di Lisa, Senior Vice President, Head of Product Management Port & Inter?modal Cranes. Tandem Lift Assistant addresses the risk factors that could be
experi?enced in moves involving multiple cranes, such as lateral forces, overturning moments, deviations in crane speed.