Hawk Measurement Sultan Cranemaster

Principle of Operation:

The Hawk Measurement Sultan Cranemaster Positioning and Anti-Collision Master which is generally mounted on the moving machinery, emits a high powered acoustic wave transmit pulse. The pulse is detected by a Slave transducer mounted on a fixed position which immediately emits a pulse back to the Master on the moving machinery.
The Master transmitter calculates transit times and provides a 4-20mA output proportional to the position of the moving machinery in relation to the Slaves fixed position.

There is NO wiring requirement between the Master and Slave transducers, which allows for easy retrofit to existing shuttle conveyors, cranes, stackers, reclaimers, etc. Dust, background noise, wet atmosphere, high winds can be compensated for by proper selection of operating frequency of the transducer.

Primary Areas of Application:

Mining:

Shuttle conveyor positioning
Stacker/reclaimer positioning
Stacker/reclaimer collision protection
Transfer conveyor positioning

Power Stations:

Shuttle conveyor positioning
Transfer conveyor positioning
Bunker discharge wagon positioning

Smelters:

Crane collision control – positioning
Container Ports / Port Cranes:
Crane collision control – positioning

Features:

Non contact position control
Low installation costs
low purchase price
Ranges to 195m (640ft) with 4kHz version
Does not rely on any mechanical connection that may slip because of the material on the rails (Encoder problems)
Communications: HART, GosHawk, MODBUS, Profibus and Fieldbus
On power-up, instantly knows its position
No interconnecting cable required between the Master and Slave transducers
No wearing parts, no maintenance costs.
Easy alignment adjustment (not critical like laser instruments)
Easy to retrofit existing machines
Not affected by reflecting surfaces e.g. roof struts, brackets, guard rails, trailing cables
Either Master or Slave can be mounted on moving machinery.