Load sway is created with every acceleration and braking process of a crane. An electronic anti-sway system is the best way to remove these load fluctuations and provide faster, safer, and damage-free handling.
Today, electronic anti-sway systems are small “miracle boxes” which “observe the load hook.” Every movement of the crane, in correlation with the load hook, is registered and countermeasures are taken to compensate for any sway movements so that the load hangs motionless at its target position, as if it were never moved at all. This engineering achievement is the product of experience and years of hard work....
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