Crane Remote information Platform｜Lifting Machinery Cloud Remote Monitoring and Intelligent Operation and maintenance Management System

1. What is the crane remote information platform?

Crane remote information platformIt is a cloud-based intelligent control system based on the Internet of Things, 5G wireless transmission, and big data storage and analysis technologies. By collecting real-time operation data returned by the safety monitoring terminal on various lifting equipment on the site, the platform breaks down the information barriers between the construction site and the background management center, and realizes the control of multiple types of lifting machinery such as trucks, gantry cranes, tower cranes, crawler cranes, bridge-building machines, metallurgical cranes, etc.Remote online monitoring, operation data storage, risk early warning and alarm, equipment operation and maintenance management, and ledger report generationIntegrated management, yesOperation and maintenance management of the whole life cycle of lifting equipmentSmart management tools.

Most of the traditional lifting equipment management models rely on regular inspections by safety personnel at the construction site and on-site recording of equipment working conditions by drivers. There are pain points such as long inspection cycles, lag in the discovery of hidden dangers, loss of operating data, and difficult control of multiple equipment. The crane remote information platform can continuously monitor the status of equipment around the clock, and managers do not need to arrive at the construction site. They can view the real-time working conditions of all cranes at any time on the computer and mobile phone applets, so as to achieve early warning of safety risks, and well-documented accidents afterwards.

2. The main monitoring content of the platform

1. Safe operation of real-time data: Sensor data such as torque, lifting weight, lifting height, amplitude, hook position, trolley stroke, large parking position, rotation angle, wind speed, inclination, wire rope status, etc.；
2. Alarm event record: Overload alarm, over-limit alarm, torque over-limit, wind speed over-standard, equipment failure alarm, illegal crossing of boundaries and other events, the alarm time, alarm type, and the length of the alarm will be marked throughout the process.；
3. Driver operation record: Start-up time, operation start and stop records, personnel identity check-in, and trace the operation behavior of the operator；
4. Equipment health operation and maintenance data: The cumulative working time of the crane, the number of hoisting, the operating life of important parts, and maintenance reminders are generated；
5. Video screen monitoring: It can be connected to the on-board camera to remotely view the hook operation screen to realize the dual supervision of data + video.

3. System hardware composition

The complete set of crane remote information platform is divided intoVehicle front-end acquisition layer‑wireless transmission layer‑cloud platform‑client access layerFour parts.

1. On-board front-end equipment: Safety monitoring host, torque limiter, weight sensor, angle sensor, anemometer, limit switch, on-board high-definition camera；
2. Wireless transmission module: 4G/5G Internet of Things gateway, encrypts and uploads the data collected locally by the crane to the cloud server；
3. Cloud information server: Cloud platform database, responsible for receiving, storing, and analyzing data uploaded by all devices；
4. Access the client: Computer Web page management background, mobile phone mobile terminal applet, tablet management terminal, support multi-account hierarchical rights management.

4. Introduction to the core functions of the platform

1. Remote real-time online monitoring

One platform can access and manage dozens of hundreds of cranes distributed on different construction sites and factories, and all equipment locations are visually displayed on the electronic map. Managers can view the current load, working range, and percentage of safe remaining torque of each equipment in real time, and the refresh delay of working condition data is low, so they can remotely grasp the whole picture of on-site lifting operations.

2. Overrun warning and remote alarm push

When the crane is overloaded, the torque is close to the limit, the wind speed exceeds the standard and other dangerous working conditions, the on-board terminal local sound and light alarm at the same time, the platform immediately pushes the alarm message to the management background and the mobile phone of the management personnel. Multi-level early warnings can be set up, first warning and warning, and then locking dangerous operations after exceeding the limit, timely curbing illegal hoisting operations and reducing the incidence of lifting accidents.

3. Historical data storage and accident traceability

The platform keeps all crane operation logs, alarm records, and operation records for a long time. In the event of a hoisting safety accident, the complete operating curve data of the corresponding time period can be exported to restore the whole process of the accident, provide objective data evidence for the analysis of the cause of the accident and the determination of responsibility, and meet the requirements for traceability and archiving of special equipment supervision.

4. Intelligent operation and maintenance management

The platform automatically counts the cumulative operating time and lifting frequency of the crane, and generates maintenance plan reminders based on the operating working hours of the equipment. Managers can enter maintenance records, maintenance ledgers, and parts replacement records online to form an electronic file of the whole life cycle of a crane from activation, maintenance to scrap, and say goodbye to the loss and confusion of paper ledgers.

5. Multi-dimensional data statistics report

Export daily, weekly, and monthly reports with one click, including equipment boot-up rate, operation duration statistics, summary of alarm hidden dangers, and ranking of illegal operations, so that enterprise management can grasp the equipment utilization rate and safe production status, and provide data support for scheduling management and performance appraisal.

6. Hierarchical authority account management

Support the creation of accounts with different permissions such as administrators, project leaders, security personnel, and drivers. Different personnel view the crane data within the corresponding jurisdiction, and the data access rights are isolated to ensure the safety of site lifting operation data.

5. Main applicable equipment and application industries

It can be adapted to most lifting machinery with safety monitoring system: bridge crane, gantry crane, tower crane, crawler crane, automobile crane, bridge building machine, beam lifting machine, metallurgical casting crane, port gantry crane. It is widely used in bridge infrastructure construction sites, metallurgical workshops of factories, ports and docks, wind power hoisting construction sites, municipal engineering projects, large industrial parks and other scenes.

6. Platform implementation value

1. Safety and risk reduction: Remote real-time supervision, timely detection of overload and illegal operations at remote construction sites, so that hidden dangers can be discovered early and dealt with early；
2. Manage to reduce costs: Reduce the frequency of on-site inspections by management personnel to and from various construction sites, centralized online control of multi-project lifting equipment, and improve management efficiency；
3. Compliance and traceability: Operation data is archived in the cloud to meet the relevant regulatory requirements for the retention of special equipment safety monitoring data；
4. Operation and maintenance efficiency improvement: Digital maintenance ledger, predict equipment loss and failure, switch from post-mortem emergency repair to preventive maintenance, and extend the service life of the crane.

7. Installation and deployment instructions

The crane remote information platform can carry out technical transformation and installation of old lifting equipment in use, and can also be deployed synchronously with newly installed cranes. First install the corresponding sensors and on-board monitoring host in the crane cab and the location of the mechanism, and install the Internet of Things transmission module. After the equipment is debugged, you can access the cloud information platform, open a management account, and quickly go online for use.