High Resolution Digital Photos of the actual project that correlate to the Lift Plan.Write 4-8 paragraphs describing the primary reason 3D Lift Plan was beneficial to the job and how it was used to resolve challenges and contribute to a successful lift.Indicate how you used 3D Lift Plan throughout the project: Sales Tool, Bid Proposal, Crane Selection, Crane Setup, Lift Planning, Communication, Documentation, Other.Briefly describe how/why you won the bid and got the job the lift plan was designed for.Date of your company’s execution of the lift.Subject Line 2020 Lift Plan of the Year.To enter, submit via email at the following information: See examples of past winners at Deadline to Enter is December 31, 2020 First, Second, and Third Place Prizes will be awarded. Finalists will be announced on Januat which time voting will be opened to the public for the selection of the winner.
This year A1A Software would like to highlight users from multiple countries. Past winners have highlighted lift plans for lifting various types of industrial vessels, completing bridge and highway projects, building hospitals, setting up concerts, and even for work at the White House. “We want to recognize the creativity and focus on safety that makes this a practical planning tool for all sizes of companies using cranes for a variety of applications.” “Rental companies and contractors around the world use 3D Lift Plan to win and execute some amazing projects,” said Tawnia Weiss, president of A1A Software. The awards program is for companies that use A1A Software’s 3D Lift Plan as a sales tool, for bid proposals, crane selection and setup, lift planning, and documentation. – A1A Software LLC, developer of 3D Lift Plan and iCraneTrax lift planning and business management tools, announced the 2020 Lift Plan of the Year Competition. The new lifting equipment software will be developed during 2019-2020 in a new two-year Performance Contract co-financed by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.Fernandina Beach, Fla. For subsea installations, splash zone forces are equally important. For such a tool, it is of great importance to model forces affecting payloads from turbulent wind. Therefore, design tools will be developed that enables the industry to undertake such verifications during the design phases of new equipment. the environmental conditions under which the equipment can be safely used.
Hence there is a special interest in tools that can verify so-called weather windows, i.e. Such equipment is vital to ensure that components can be installed despite being subjected to the harsh offshore environments.
The crane simulator functionality will form the basis of future extensions that will allow for design and testing of complex remote-controlled lifting equipment which is used during installation of wind turbine foundations, towers, blades and other components. The simulation includes collision detection and friction between objects, for example between the deck of a vessel and the payload resting on the deck.įuture extension: testing of remote-controlled lifting equipment This integration allows all the moving parts of the crane, including winches, hydraulic actuators, pulleys, wires and payloads to be simulated in real time with great accuracy.
Therefore, the well-established DEN-Mark1 mathematical model of the vessel has been integrated with Algoryx, a state-of-the-art multibody physics library. It is important that the simulator offers a realistic environment of the physical behaviour of both vessel and crane.
Crane simulations in real time with great accuracy Lessons can be learnt from mistakes without risking lives or equipment, thereby leading to improved safety and more efficient lifting operations with lower costs and downtime.
The same applies to crane operations as practicing lifting procedures on the real vessel with real crane equipment will often be too risky or impractical.Ī simulator provides a virtual and realistic environment to test lifting plans and practise both standard procedures and how to mitigate emergency situations. The software can also be applied in a desktop version for feasibility studies and design verifications in the early development phases.Įnsuring safe and efficient operations by training operators in a simulator has for many years been a well-established practice.
The new functionalities allow new types of offshore lifting operations to be simulated for operator training and for planning, testing and verification of offshore lifts. The developments have been co-financed by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. FORCE Technology has over the last three years added new crane functionalities to our SimFlex4 simulator.