Material Handling: Mobile Crane

This versatile mobile crane is used for both indoor and outdoor jobsites and features a telescoping boom and a load deck for material handling. Handling loads at extreme heights while maintaining efficiency and safety is a demanding job. Common machine designs use all hydraulic controls, with limited proportionality, to operate the boom and winch resulting in uneven, uncoordinated movement.

GS Hydraulics significantly improved the control system by implementing smooth, electro-hydraulic proportional control technology and custom CAN switch panels provide the operator with safe, ergonomic, and easy-to use controls. A thumper handle in the joystick is often included to provide audible and tactile feedback to the operator when the winch is in motion. Through effective and coordinated use of interlocks and event monitoring, the operator is notified of an unsafe condition through multiple visual, auditory, and tactile feedbacks. The total machine control system monitors and controls engine horsepower via J1939 CAN communication with the master controller resulting in improved fuel efficiency. With the monitoring and diagnostic capabilities of this new control solution, machine owners experience a substantial increase in safety, machine uptime, productivity and greater return on investment.