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Drives and PLCs for cranes and hoists

Efficient and safe material handling

Your crane business thrives on moving workloads quickly and safely. Our variable frequency drives (VFD) and PLCs provide the intelligence, performance, flexibility and safety for your crane applications. Wherever the cranes are installed, our global service and support is always near.

ACS880 drives with built-in crane control software and range of safety functions help various types of cranes move efficiently. Our ACS380 drives are an excellent choice for standalone cranes.

Your own solutions from small to complex crane applications can be developed with our AC500 range of PLCs. Area safeguards and anti-collision can be programmed with the trigonometric functions of AC500-S safety PLCs.

Safety. Performance. Efficiency. Speed. Everything counts when your business relies on efficient material handling.

Crane types served

• Overhead cranes
• Tower cranes
• Grab cranes
• Process cranes, including paper, metal and waste handling
• Ship-to-shore (STS) container handling cranes
• Rubber tyre gantry (RTG) cranes
• Marine and offshore deck cranes
• Hoists
• Construction elevators

Drivetune is the smartphone application which is capable of connecting wirelessly to ABB drives. By using a user-friendly interface you can more quickly and efficiently start-up and tune your drive and application it controls. The appealing dashboard shows intuitively drive status, performance and configuration.

Drivetune app makes it possible to connect with any services and data available in the Internet in parallel to online drive communication, providing powerful tool for performing basic start-up and troubleshooting tasks. The wireless Bluetooth connectivity means that users won’t need to enter hazardous or difficult-to-reach work areas to access information necessary to help them commission and tune a drive.

Highlights

• Startup, commission and tune your drive and application
• Instantly access drive status and configuration with a simplified user guidance
• Optimize performance via drive troubleshooting features
• Create and share backups and support packages
• ABB Ability™ Mobile Connect for drives gives you access to your partner’s onsite technical support