The Smart way to fit and remove twistlocks

摘要

RAM spreaders has developed a machine for automating the task of removing and fitting twistlocks on containers. PinSmart is an electro-hydraulically operated machine that is designed to fully automate the discharge process and semi-automate the loading process.rnPinSmart comprises a welded structure similar to an upside down spreader. A system of gather guides position the container onto the machine and robotic corner handling modules at each corner manipulate the twistlocks.rnAccording to RAM project manager, Cameron Hay, removing and fitting twisdocks is traditionally a slow, expensive and dangerous process that occurs every time a container is loaded and discharged from a vessel. "This amounts to over 1bn twistlocks being handled manually around the world every year," he said.