The Smart Assistant

Tower Crane Litronic

 Litronic – The Smart Assistant
Modern construction in the 21st century is characterised by ever greater complexity in less space, coupled with time
and cost pressure. The demands on construction machinery and its operators are growing, especially in the area of
tower cranes. To support crane operators in their work while boosting handling capacity, reliability and safety, our control
comes with a series of modern assistance systems.

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Litronic – The Smart Assistant

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Micromove Operating-range limiting system Load Plus

Proven fine positioning mode – This allows you to define the non-critical Ensures increased load capacities up to 20 %.
even for the heaviest components. working range with the highest precision.

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Full control lever distance Wind force moment control Oscillation damping system

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Safety-monitored climbing Level luffing

Meet the construction site challenges. Work with the HC-L as with a trolley jib.

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Slewing modes Electronic monitoring system Control stand

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Micromove

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Litronic lets you handle the crane hook with finesse.
Brick after brick – this is fast becoming a thing of the past on today’s construction site. Prefabricated
components, such as filigree concrete covers, have long been part of everyday routine. Both cost and
time pressure along with increasing safety requirements mean loads have to be handled with particular
care.

The Micromove function allows the crane operator to perform positioning with sensitive precision.

To make work with critical components easier, Micromove So as not to disturb concentration and avoid interruptions,
fine positioning mode comes with two advantages: Firstly, the Micromove function can be activated directly at the control
the workpieces can be placed down with the utmost care lever. No matter whether via radio-control or in the cabin –
and precision at micro-speed and full control lever distance. Micromove is always just the touch of a button away.
Secondly, components can be kept suspended without the
brake taking effect. This guarantees a smooth and gentle re-
start.

The heaviest components can be moved into place and positioned

with millimetre precision. This ensures the greatest possible safety –
for the building site, components and construction workers.

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Operating-range limiting system

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Protects what’s important to you and others.
Above all in inner cities, construction sites are often small in terms of space and adjoin buildings that you
need to avoid when slewing with loads on the hook. In particular traffic routes such as rail tracks and
motorways as well as public facilities such as nurseries have to be kept out of the working range. As
every metre counts for you, the Litronic operating-range limiting system now offers even more teaching
points. This means you can define your working range with special precision.

The electronic monitoring system (EMS) allows erection en- As a special feature, predefined areas can be overslewed with
gineers to delimit the precisely determined working area. An fully raised hook. This means low buildings can be protected,
acoustic signal and display indicate to the crane operator yet do not have to be fully bypassed.
when he is approaching such an area, allowing the crane to
stop automatically before overslewing.

20 polygon points for 10 polygonal A definable square: Program the four Three circle segments: For rapid pro-
chains: Trace existing obstructions ex- corners of a building – the system will gramming – define two points and the
actly. Simply provide the corner points automatically delimit a square. system will map out the angles and ra-
and the system will join these up auto- dius in-between.
matically.

The operating-range limiting system allows you to automatically exclude areas requiring protection. This enhances safety enormously
and also lets you utilise the free areas with metre precision – thereby boosting efficiency on the construction site.

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Load Plus

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Big power from a small button.
A tower crane works at the limit of its lifting capacity for the shortest time. The Litronic also enables
additional power for certain individual hoisting operations involving heavy loads. The hoisting load can
be increased by up to 20 % – at the press of a button.

The speed of the crane movements has a major effect on To ensure a fast utilization, the Load-Plus function can be acti-
the maximum load capacity. To be able to increase this, the vated directly at the radio-control or control stand.
activated Load-Plus function reduces the speed of the crane
drives. This means you can hoist up to 20 % more load.

The Load-Plus function lets you increase the lifting capacity of your
crane for individual hoisting. That means a smaller tower crane is
often adequate with Litronic, as infrequent hoisting with heavy parts
is nevertheless possible.

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Safety-monitored climbing

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So cranes can reach for the sky.
Climbing is one of the greatest challenges in crane operation. The stability of the construction is reduced
and the wind-exposed surface area increased. Climbing also involves many individual steps that need to
function smoothly. The Tower Crane Litronic allows you to control the climbing for each of these indi-
vidual steps.

Activating climbing mode automatically limits crane operation, Besides operating the climbing equipment, the climbing con­
converting it to a special climbing load curve. This enables trol panel lets you monitor the entire procedure. Visual sig-
the climbing to be carried out safely, while reducing hazards nals provide information on the proper implementation and
due to improper actions. enable the next climbing step.

Highly trained
Climbing trainings directly at the manufacturer:
www.liebherr.com/tc/training

The monitored system increases safety during climbing. The clear

release for the next step prevents unnecessary interruptions.

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Level luffing

Moves loads in a straight line.

Precise movement of loads is indispensable for efficiency and safety on the construction site. Filigree
prefabricated building elements, the use of glass or light alloy components, concreting work under time
pressure and the ever smaller construction sites are challenges that need to be mastered by crane
operators.

The level luffing of the Litronic control system for HC-L luffing jib cranes enables straight load transport
and highly precise positioning.

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If the assistant is activated when moving the jib, the control The level luffing can be used flexibly. Depending on the type
system automatically readjusts the hoist gear. The exact cal- of hoisting, the crane operator can decide whether to use
culation means the load can be moved along a horizontal the assistant or not. The level luffing can also be activated or
line. Such precise work is possible with concreting work in deactivated during hoisting.
particular.

The level luffing function makes the crane operator’s work easier, as he
does not have to readjust the height of the load manually. This allows
him to concentrate on positioning the load. That makes work on the con-
struction site more efficient and enhances safety for everyone involved.

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Safety and comfort

Full control lever distance Precision in the wind

available at all times Wind on the construction site is a crucial factor in crane op-
eration. To enable the highest level of safety and precision at
Heavy loads call for careful work in particular. That entails all times, Litronic cranes are equipped with wind force mo-
special challenges for the crane and operator. The Litronic ment control. The control registers the movements of the jib
control system means the full control lever distance is always via high-resolution sensors and counteracts the movements
available, irrespective of the potential speed – so you can caused by the wind. In this way, the effect of the wind can
master this perfectly. also be reduced with large-area loads. As a result, safety and
You can therefore use the drive speed reduction to handle precision are increased on the construction site.
heavy loads with special care.

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Keep your load under control Slew however you wish
High-speed slewing and braking manoeuvres can cause loads Every manufacturer follows their own philosophy for the crane
to swing. The integrated oscillation damping system compen- control. That’s especially noticeable when a crane operator
sates this automatically – a major step forwards for site safety changes the type and requires a longer familiarisation time.
since it increases the crane operator's control of the load. The Litronic consigns this problem to the past.
Every crane operator can opt for one of three slewing modes
and adjust these to his situation, without the need for a service
technician. That allows crane operators to adapt the slewing
behaviour of the cranes to personal preferences.

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 Large construction sites
demand team work
The smart assistants of the Liebherr Litronic enable such
a hazard-free and productive cooperation.

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Human-machine interface

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Electronic monitoring system (EMS)
Crane operators need to stay informed about the crane’s operating parameters for their work. Here the
EMS helps them to keep an overview of everything – even in difficult conditions. The personalised mask
also provides precise information that is important in special situations.

That makes the display an important aid for every crane operator.

The right view Targeted relocation

Avoid distractions and show just what you need. Depending The EMS display is a useful aid when positioning loads. Besides
on requirements, the situation on the construction site and indicating the trolley position, reference points can also be set.
personal preferences, various operating parameters can be Thus a definite working point can always be approached.
displayed or you can program a customised screen with your
desired information. This can then be saved via a crane opera-
tor profile, which can be called up again when changing shift. During servicing
The display also helps to prevent downtimes. It shows warn-
ings and error messages in plain text. This allows you to re-
spond right away and avoid potential interruptions in advance.

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Control stand

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Ergonomic control stand
High strain during crane travel and long sitting mean you can often lose concentration. To help the crane
operator remain concentrated and retain a high level of work performance, the Liebherr cabin contains a
control stand that sets new benchmarks in the field of ergonomics. The seat can be adjusted in various
directions so as to ensure the correct position and best view at all times. It also enables customised con-
trol levers and armrests, allowing you to retain sensitivity over the course of a long day. A sophisticated
heating and air-conditioning system rounds off the equipment in the cabin.

Control lever Radio control

The control levers, which have been designed jointly with Besides controlling the crane from the cabin, we also pro-
customers and users, ensure access to all essential crane vide radio controls for all crane models. These have the same
functions. In addition to all crane drives, the special functions functions as are familiar from the cabin. Feedback from the
Micromove and Load-Plus can also be activated during on- crane is also shown on the radio control display. This allows
going operation. This keeps the workflow as smooth as pos- the crane operator to move freely on the construction site, so
sible. as to avoid visual impediments for instance.

Hook camera
You can keep the load in view at all times on the screen in
the operator's cabin thanks to autofocus and zoom. The bat-
teries are charged automatically to ensure that the camera
system is always available.

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 Want to master working with the Tower Crane Litronic?
The training centre at Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH offers diverse
trainings regarding all aspects of control and work with cranes.

More information at:

www.liebherr.com/tc/training

This information is supplied without liability. Subject to technical modifications.

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