Stellar chooses tilt sensors from Penny and Giles for its truck-mounted telescopic cranes
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STT280 tilt sensors
US-based hooklift manufacturer Stellar Industries is using STT280 tilt sensors from Penny and Giles for a boom angle positioning application on its range of truck-mounted telescopic winch-line cranes.
The sensors are being used on the company’s service/mechanic truck packages, which feature telescopic winch-line cranes mounted on service truck bodies. These vehicles are typically used by utility and municipal companies requiring heavy lifting over long ranges.
Stellar’s 5521 telescopic crane is the first model in the range to feature the Penny and Giles tilt sensors and the first to use the Crane Dynamics Technology (CDT) control system.
The crane offers a maximum 5,000lb (2,270kg) capacity at 5ft 9in boost mode, has a 21ft (6m) reach and offers two options: a ‘one hydraulic/one manual’ extension version and a ‘two hydraulic’ extension version.
Click here to download the STT280 data sheet.
Key benefits of product application
- According to Sean Moran, Stellar’s sales and marketing manager, the STT280 sensors feature a compact design, which means they can be mounted in discreet locations on the cranes.
- The devices are particularly suited to the arduous operating environments experienced by Stellar’s telescopic crane systems.
- The STT280 tilt sensors are integral to Stellar’s CDT smart control system; they are used to measure the angle of the telescopic boom, enabling the CDT to calculate the load on the crane and transmit the data from the sensor to a handheld controller.
- They have a low power requirement of less than 6.5mA and can therefore be used in hard-wired or battery-powered systems; this means the STT280 sensors are more reliable, stable and compact than fluid-based electrolytic and pendulum-operated sensors.
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