Manufacturer enters radio remote control agreement
3 September 2014Konecranes has appointed South Shields-based Industrial Remote Controls as its preferred controls supplier in the UK.
The business partnership will enable the manufacturer to further tap into the growing demand for wireless radio remote control technology.
The agreement focuses on a trio of products manufactured by Ikusi, namely its two slim line handheld units, the 8000 500 and 8000 520, as well as its top-of-the-range 'belly' Ikoncontrol 3 system. These controls will be offered as co-branded products.
The company's 500 model is pitched as a classic control unit for all types of lifting operation, while the 520 offers multiple configurations on what is a compact transmitter.
These products offer high-sensitivity, two-step push buttons. While the highly customisable 550 model features a newly designed M070 joystick, which is "perfect" for when service meets design.
Pat Campbell, Konecranes' director of market area West Europe, said: "Radio remote controls are fast becoming the norm in the lifting world, largely due to the fact that not only do they provide greater operating flexibility, they are much safer for the operator to use as they do not have to enter the area where an overhead crane or hoist is working.
"Furthermore, as it is the younger age that we are now seeing coming through, it is console technology that they are very comfortable with. If you combine this with the fact that radio remote controls are only set to deliver increased functionality, it is vitally important that Konecranes works closely with a leader is this field - in this instance Ikusi."
