K4 Heavy Duty Crane: To Meet The Toughest Conditions
K4 Heavy Duty Crane: To Meet The Toughest Conditions
K4 Heavy Duty Crane: To Meet The Toughest Conditions
Crane
To meet the toughest conditions
K4 HD crane
Meeting the toughest capacity demands and environmental
conditions
Crane type
K4 electro-hydraulic four-wire grab cranes are self- The three main crane movements – hoisting, luffing and
contained units with all machinery enclosed in the crane slewing – are hydraulically driven. All crane movements
housing, protecting it from weather, corrosion, dust and are smooth and fast, with stepless speed control within
mechanical damage. The K4 HD range covers lifting the speed limit.
capacities from 30 to 50 tonnes in grab operation, with
outreaches of up to 36 m. Control system CC3000
To further improve outreach, cycle time and positioning The crane has CC3000, MacGregor’s own design
performance, the crane can be installed on an eccentric of control system, intended for use in tough marine
platform. environments. It provides excellent control and
Each crane is tested electrically, hydraulically and optimisation of cargo handling.
mechanically before delivery. The system has logging services. The required data –
such as pressure, speed, angle and temperature – is
General design gathered from sensors connected to the CC3000.
K4 cranes are designed to meet the rules of all
recognized classification societies. Display in cabin and ships office
K4 crane design is calculated according to the latest FEM The crane display in the cabin has the MacGregor
rules,1.001. For K4 heavy-duty units, where U7-A8-Q3 software system, MacHeavyvisor. The display shows
applies to the whole crane, this equates to 1,800, 000 the operator real time information including weight
hoisting cycles during the life time of the crane. and outreach data. The display can also be used for
troubleshooting.
Crane operation
The MacGregor control system ensures smooth, fast The crane display can also be shown at ship’s office or
and stepless crane control. Hoisting, luffing and slewing bridge to monitor the crane operation, and to access
motions are independent of each other. This means that all available crane system information. This will facilitate
at their maximum capacity, K4 cranes can operate at full troubleshooting and monitoring of the cranes, and the
speed using all three movements at the same time. information can be shared with MacGregor office.
Technical data
K 3030-4 K5036-4
Specification
‘Heavy Duty’ ‘Heavy Duty’
Hoisting capacity, SWL grab: 30t 50t
Data is based on a maximum of 5° list/2°trim, crane speeds are independent of the main power supply. Other specifications, capacities and speeds are available.
Load/speed/outreach information
Errors/warnings/events
Touchscreen display
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