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Get the most out of your cranes and crane applications

Availability, productivity and safety play a decisive role in crane applications. As a close partner of the industry, we have extensive knowledge concerning control and automation applications for cranes. Whether for shipyards, terminals, steelworks or power plants, our solutions help to ensure reliable, energy-efficient crane operation around the world.

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Harbor cranes

Innovative SIMOCRANE solutions for container terminals

Increased availability, productivity, and maximum safety are key factors for successfully operating harbor cranes in container terminals. Siemens has developed a comprehensive automation and software portfolio that supports you with innovative solutions along the entire value chain. Digitalization also plays an increasingly important role, thanks to sophisticated simulation and control software.

Industry cranes

Heavy lifting in the industry with SIMOCRANE solutions

Cranes play an important role in many industries where the fast and precise handling of large and heavy goods is mandatory to enable optimal throughput and logistics. Being a worldwide leader in automation for decades, Siemens has developed a comprehensive portfolio that supports building and operating cranes in industrial environments in an optimal way.? ??

Services and modernization

Additional support

Siemens’ support for industry doesn’t end with hardware and software. Additionally, you’ll find profound trainings for our SIMOCRANE and SIMATIC product range as well as modernization services that optimize your cranes along their entire life cycle.

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Digital solutions for cranes and equipment

Master the cranes digital transformation

A higher level of crane automation in container terminals means more efficiency, greater productivity and, in particular, more safety. Find out more with the following media.
Siemens offers new solutions to get even greater efficiency, safety and productivity. The SIMOCRANE technology platform considers the ever-shorter load handling times together with reduced energy requirements. Due to its scalability, the SIMOCRANE platform supports the customer both in the implementation of complex large cranes and when using basic crane types with lower level of automation.
SIMOCRANE stands for top productivity, safety and efficiency – and is therefore your first choice when every millimeter counts. And top speed. The higher level of crane automation in container terminals means more efficiency, greater productivity and, in particular, more safety.
Lift the equipment performance to the next level

Reliability in every crane application

Whether for the efficient, cost-effective dispatch of container ships or to enable central crane management for a widely distributed network of systems: As a partner of the industry, we offer a broad range of modular solutions for industrial and dockside cranes.

In 1891, Siemens delivered the first electrical crane to the Hamburg port. Since, Siemens has developed numerous innovations in the M1 market segment, resulting in over 5,500 container cranes that are equipped with Siemens drive and control technology all around the world. With the growing size of vessels, cranes grew in size, too. Moreover, increasing demands for faster turnover times, higher safety standards, and maximum productivity resulted in a current stream of innovations, in both automation hardware and software. Since digitalization started to change all industries, Siemens has offered tailored simulation and control tools that enable to optimize logistics as well as the electrical and crane layouts.

Increased availability

With innovations like our load collision prevention system (LCPS) you can avoid unwanted downtimes and costly accidents.

Higher productivity

Based on our simulation software, you can reliably develop optimization scenarios and benefit from virtual commissioning of new equipment.

Maximum safety

Increase the safety of your personnel with failsafe controllers and our truck positioning system (TPS) that leads to less interaction in the container hand-over zone.

Optimized logistics

Simulation software also enables to simulate logistics operation bases on material flow and equipment configuration.

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A dependable partner for crane applications

Whether for the efficient, cost-effective dispatch of container ships or to enable central crane management for a widely distributed network of systems: As a partner of the industry, we offer a broad range of modular solutions for industrial and dockside cranes.
PSA Sines
Portugal

Container handling set for growth

  • Safer and more efficient cargo handling and reduced energy consumption

  • Reduction of the CO? emissions by 6,000 tons or 10 million kWh since the implementation of the improvements

  • With the three new cranes that are currently under construction, a yearly amount of 1,200 tons of CO? or 2 million kWh will be saved

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PSA Singapore
Singapore

SIMOCRANE automates world’s largest container transshipment port

  • Capacity expansion enabled by automation and digitalization especially in the stacking yards

  • 90% of container handling is done by fully automated stacking cranes without human intervention

  • Siemens engineered, delivered and commissioned the electrical and automation equipment

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Saigon Newport Corporation
Vietnam

One of Vietnam’s biggest terminal operators relies on SIMOCRANE technology for a major crane modernization project

  • Replacing SIMOVERT MASTERDRIVES by SINAMICS S120 and changing over to operation using SIMOCRANE Basic Technology V3.0

  • Maximize productivity of port equipment especially for the ones in the harbourfront in order to reduce vessel releasing time

  • Technical training for customer engineers within two weeks instead two months

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Committed partner of the crane industry

The world’s safest, most productive, energy-efficient and reliable cranes are driven, controlled and automated by Siemens. Our comprehensive and innovative portfolio, our decades of experience and industry-specific applications have made us a preferred partner for crane operators all over the world.

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