Installing an overhead crane typically requires other heavy mobile equipment — slow, costly, and resource-heavy. We set out to change that.

Our solution? A self-assembling overhead crane. By using the crane’s own motor and our custom-designed scissor lift system, the crane can now lift and install itself onto its rails — no extra machinery needed. The lift arrives pre-attached, wheels itself into position, and rises smoothly using the crane’s motor.

It’s efficient, compact, and transforms the way cranes are deployed.

Sponsor: Konecranes

Crane work can be slow and risky when workers have to manually get and attach the right sling or chain for the lifting task. Our team at CranePossible, with Konecranes’ support, took on this problem. We designed a smart storage system, Ilmarinen, to make sling handling faster and safer for crane work.

Our prototype automates picking, moving, and attaching slings, aiming to make things quicker and safer. This means crane jobs can be done more smoothly, with less risk for everyone involved.

Sponsor: Konecranes

What is that on the ceiling? Is that a bird, is that a drone? Wait, it’s a crane! How do you locate the accurate position of a crane in a factory to bring it to exactly where it is required?

The KoneQueens team are assisting Konecranes to develop a technology that can precisely tackle this problem. By using a revolutionary frame of reference, KoneQueens technology can zero in to the precise crane position.

KoneQueens are lifting crane technology to the next level.

Sponsor: Konecranes