What makes a crane smart? A look inside Siemens’ Cranes Hall
At Siemens’ crane test hall in Erlangen, engineers are developing and testing technologies designed to make industrial cranes smarter, safer, and increasingly automated. Building the Foundation for Automation The foundation of the Siemens approach is a modular and scalable software platform. Its basic technology layer provides essential crane functions such as load handling, motion control, […]
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