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Industrial Crane Control Device Manufacturers (AC ONLY): United States
Major industrial smart crane control device manufacturers (in the AC category) that operate in the United States include SmartCrane, TMEiC, Rockwell Automation, SIEMENS, Venco Venturo Industries, and Vulcan Cranes.
1: SmartCrane, LLC.
- A link to this company's website can be found here.
- Smart Features: SmartCrane's AntiswayComplete solution allows users to "upgrade any overhead crane with contactor controls to a safe, efficient, easy-to-use, automated crane with SmartCrane's hardware and software." This device features an antisway horizontal motion control. This antisway feature requires an AC motor with VFD.
- This company is headquartered in the United States.
2: TMEiC
- A link to this company's website can be found here.
- Smart Features: TMEIC manufactures complete crane automation systems. The company's manual crane control systems use standard AC technology and their Maxview vision systems can be added to the system in order to fully automate the crane.
- This company operates in the United States.
3: Rockwell Automation
- A link to this company's website can be found here.
- Smart Features: Rockwell Automation produces the PowerFlex drive, which works with AC. Powerflex is a smart device that can be integrated into the Logix control environment.
- Rockwell Automation is headquartered in the United States.
4: SIEMENS
- A link to this company's website can be found here.
- Smart Features: This company produces the SINAMICS s120 which can be configured for AC or DC and can be upgraded with the company's SIMOCRANE smart technology.
- SIEMENS operates in the United States.
5: Venco Venturo Industries LLC.
- A link to this company's website can be found here.
- Smart Features: Venturo produces smart crane control systems, such as the VLC Crane Control Management System. "This system offers safe, comfortable and smart crane operations by utilizing features like overload protection, a pistol-grip controller and visible safety alerts."
- This company is headquartered in the United States.
6: Vulcan Cranes
- A link to this company's website can be found here.
- Smart Features: Vulcan Cranes offers a range of smart crane solutions for standard and special cranes, which include smart solutions that control the cranes' movement, such as the Automatic Positioning Operating System (APOS).
- Vulcan Cranes operates worldwide.