AMCS devices on Jaso luffers
2 August 2019After its devices were used for the construction of the new Amazon headquarters in Seattle, the United States, AMCS technologies’ DCS 60 devices are employed for the construction of the new Amazon headquarters in Vancouver, Canada.
Expected to be completed in 2022, this new site will be dedicated to technologies related to e-commerce, cloud and artificial intelligence.
The two DCS 60 devices ensure the safety of the construction site through the management of prohibited overflight zones and the interferences of two luffing cranes, Jaso J380PA. This tower crane model has a maximum capacity of 36t and can lift 3.5t at tip end.
The two Jaso cranes are placed face to face on the roof of the building of the former main post office of the city, renovated some time ago.
The DCS 60 operates in real time and in three dimensions to calculate the distances between each crane component as well as movement speed. It enables action to be taken on equipped mechanisms to ensure complete immobilisation of the crane at a pre-set distance from a particular obstacle.
The system applies a security envelope around the jib in proportion to the speed of slewing of the crane as well as around the cable in proportion to the speed of movement of the trolley. “The AMCS technologies system also provides crane operator comfort by displaying all the parameters needed to drive the machine,” the manufacturer added.
