LASE launches crane lift protection

Known as LaseTLP – Truck Lifting Prevention, the laser measurement-based system will be able to detect if a container chassis has been lifted as little as 100 millimeters.

“Such incidents of lifted container chassis or trucks can lead to severe injuries as well as huge damage claim costs,” said LASE. “[For] a terminal operator with 80 lift cases per year in his terminal [this can] lead to damage claim costs of approximately $200,000 from forwarding agents – thus this application pays off from the first day.”

The measurement system consists of one or two laser scanners from the LASE 2000D Series which are mounted at the crane gantry with a vertical scan plan towards the truck lane. The scanner tracks the container and trailer and compares the position of the lifted container and trailer structure. If both objects move upwards simultaneously due to one or more locked twistlocks, the system generates an immediate alarm signal.