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Reach Stacker

A reach stacker is a vehicle used in shipping ports and container terminals to lift, move, and stack heavy containers. A force monitoring system is needed to ensure the safety of surrounding personnel, and if the reach stacker is capable of lifting heavy loads.


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Summary

  • Customer Need / Challenge

    A reach stacker is a vehicle used in shipping ports and container terminals to lift, move, and stack heavy containers. A force monitoring system is needed to ensure the safety of surrounding personnel, and if the reach stacker is capable of lifting heavy loads.

  • Interface Solution

    Interface’s WTSLP Wireless Stainless Steel Load Pins can be installed into the corners of the lifting mechanism of the reach stacker, where heavy loaded containers are lifted and moved. The force results are then wireless transmitted to both the WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld, or directly to the customer’s PC with the WTS-BS-6 Wireless Telemetry Dongle Base Station.

  • Results

    The customer was able to monitor their reach stacker with Interface’s Wireless Telemetry System and ensure its ability to lift heavy loads at the shipping ports and terminals.

Materials


  • Four WTSLP Wireless Stainless Steel Load Pin
  • WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld
  • WTS-BS-6 Wireless Telemetry Dongle Base Station
  • Supplied Log100 software
  • Customer PC

How it Works


  1. The four WTSLP Wireless Stainless Steel Load Pin are installed at the our corners of the lifting mechanism of the reach stacker.
  2. A heavy load or container is lifted.
  3. The WTSLP’s wirelessly transmits the force data results to WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld, or directly to the customer’s PC with the WTS-BS-6 Wireless Telemetry Dongle Base Station. Data can be logged, graphed, and recorded with supplied Log100 software.

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Products Used in this App Note

WTSLP Wireless Custom Stainless Steel Load Pin

WTS-BS-6 Wireless Telemetry Dongle Base Station

WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld