Side Wise
Cranes and hoists are only designed to withstand vertical loading. Out-of-vertical hoisting, commonly referred to as side-pulling, can cause serious and costly damage to cranes including snapped ropes, broken rope guides and drum damage. In more severe cases, side pulling causes derailment of the trolley or gantry or excessive lateral loads on the crane structure resulting in catastrophic beam failure.
Side wise is an innovative and cost-effective electronic side pulling prevention device which ensures loads are only lifted vertically. Unlike existing side pulling systems, Sidewise only cuts out travel in the direction of the side pull and instantly restores power once the lift has been corrected. Sidewise is the smart solution to ensure safe lifting
Side Wise: An Electronic Side Pull Prevention
Side wise ensures loads are only lifted vertically. It can easily be retrofitted to existing cranes and consists of a sensor unit mounted on the rope with a signal processing module in the hoist control box. Crane motion is disabled as soon as any long or cross-travel horizontal loads are detected.
Unlike mechanical devices, the sidewise will only cut out motion in the direction of the side pull, enabling the operator to correct their lift and manage the lift properly. The tolerance for the side pull can also be very easily adjusted including offering different tolerances in each orientation (North / South or East / West) making it the industry leader in side pull prevention. This electronic side-pulling prevention device seamlessly integrates into your crane system, providing real-time control to eliminate horizontal load risks.
The Sidewise portal logs all engagements for full traceability and with the Link4 device, can beam instant alerts to named parties when a side pull event has been prevented. Sidewise supports your operator to ensure they lift safely and securely
Features and Benefits
- Can be fitted to any crane regardless of age or manufacturer
- Detect and Prevent side pulling in long and cross-travel directions
- Compatible with any rope size and most crane voltages
- Track and log side pulling attempts and sends alert via SMS/email notifications.
- Adjust to meet your specific operational needs
- Remote support and monitoring capabilities.
- Safeguards cranes against structural damage and operational delays while improving crane operations
- Reduces repair and downtime costs while maintaining operator control.
- Tracks and logs side-pulling events for analysis and improved practices.
- Very easy to use and operate
- All crane information can be beamed back to an easy to use portal, regardless of manufacturer
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