Collision Avoidance systems have never really been designed for a crane. They have been designed around sensors for other applications that then got fitted to work on a crane. Either with the use of interface relays, external power supplies parts supplied loose to fit inside an existing panel …

the LAC series has been designed from the ground up only to work on a crane. All the connections are made to work with existing common control voltages of a standard crane. When installing a system that requires a reflector this can sometimes be very frustrating and a time consuming process.

as the crane moves up and down the runway it can skew and other systems can have there beam come off the reflector / target which then it wont react as needed. The LAC series of systems don’t require a reflector as it reflects off natural surfaces and also has a 3 deg FOV so you have a little wiggle room in your target and don’t have to be dead online. Now the target can be the other cranes Girder or the wall/ structure itself.

then with the LAC installed due to the wifi interface you can now use your smart device or laptop to configure the slow/ stop setpoints as well as see the live distance readings. There is also many nice features like a bypass button inside the webapp so you can move the crane to an area you need while it is triggering the anti collision setpoints.