The waste handling crane is the core equipment of feeding system of waste incineration plant. It is a kind of grab bridge crane located directly above the garbage storage pit, responsible for feeding, handling, mixing, picking and weighing of garbage.
There are three types of crane operation control system: manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic control.
Manual control: The driver manipulates the crane through the linkage console to complete movement, grab lifting, grabbing, and feeding.
Semi-automatic control: The crane operation process is completed by the control system automatically. The most common way is that grabbing materials is finished by manual, and moving to feed inlet, weighting and feeding is moved by automatically.
Fully automatic control: When feeding inlet gives a signal, crane works automatically, moving from the parking position to the grab point, lowering the grab bucket, grabbing the garbage, rising the grab, moving to the feed inlet, weighing and measuring, feeding and returned to the parking position or repeated these action. The garbage transportation and mixing is also done automatically.