Moxa Industrial Wireless for Cranes & Heavy Industry - Monday, March 08, 2010

Many heavy industries, such as steel, mine, construction, offshore, harbor and shipyard facilities, use cranes. Since cranes move as part of their operations, connecting remote control and monitoring system on the cranes to plant networks is a particular challenge. The wear and tear, corrosion and events such as lightning or accidents can all damage wires and cables. Expensive and ongoing maintenance of these cables quickly becomes a financial burden, and the costs can reduce ROI to unacceptable levels.

WLAN has thus emerged as an ideal networking alternative that eliminates not only cabling hassles and the maintenance burden, but also provides a reliable means for fully automated crane systems. In addition to the interoperability between new and legacy crane control systems, WLAN offers higher data throughput, more versatile topologies, and a cost-effective deployment with multi-vendor solutions, compared to proprietary radio. The bandwidth advantages further enable the integration of video, voice, and IT systems into one network for future service expansions.

Go wireless and stay connected.  To read more about Moxa wireless solutions for Cranes and Heavy Industry, please click here.