Crane and material handling systems are typically purpose built to support specific activities within a facility.  Those business activities may evolve with the business in ways that eventually make legacy equipment struggle.  Safety and operator requirements may change in ways that challenge a system’s original design.  Material handling systems’ mechanical elements routinely outlive the connected electrical controls and connecting components, particularly in high use situations or difficult environments.  

Imperium Technology Solutions can address these situations for you.  If your equipment is in serviceable condition then a controls retrofit may be the investment that allows you to leverage the existing hardware while enjoying the benefits of modern technology.  A controls retrofit to current technology will allow you to:

• Realize business performance goals such as increased production demands

• Interlock crane functionality to upstream and downstream manufacturing systems

• Add functions like tighter position control, anti-sway capability, skew control, path planning, and more

• Integrate crane operations with connected business systems

• Reduce operational costs via use of current, off-the-shelf electrical and controls hardware

• Streamline operations via the addition of action-oriented HMIs which bring forward performance and related data for operators

• Reduce downtime by placing information like system health, cycle counts, drives' configuration and performance, and sensor feedback at the hands of your maintenance staff

• Upgrade operator experience using hardware which reflect both best function and safety compliance

Platforms & Common Equipment

• Rockwell Automation ControlLogix, CompactLogix, GuardLogix, and Compact GuardLogix controllers

• Siemens S7-300 and S7-1500 standard and safety (F-series) controllers

• Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Magnetek drives  

• Sick lidar scanners, Keyence safety scanners, Symeo radar positioning, and more

Technology Applications

• 3D modeling and path planning

• Sway control, skew control, and skew correction

• Vision offset calculations

• Warehouse management systems (WMS)