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Overhead Crane Technology · Engineered in the UK · Installed Worldwide
craneIQ
Complete crane intelligence — on any crane,
from any manufacturer.
craneIQ sits alongside your existing crane controls. It adds intelligence without touching anything that already works — no lock-in, no rip-and-replace, no specialist engineers needed. Running in galvanizing plants, steel mills and foundries across the UK and worldwide.
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Products
Any
Crane — any manufacturer
No
Proprietary lock-in
Worldwide
UK engineered · globally installed
Product Family
Nine products.
One intelligent platform.
Each product sits alongside your existing crane controls. Start with one, add others later. All work together.
How It Works
Sits between the operator
and the existing controller.
craneIQ sits in the signal path between operator and crane. The existing controller is untouched — it carries on doing exactly what it always did.
OPERATOR Pendant Push-button or radio command craneIQ Platform Intercepts · Protects Monitors · Records ACTIVE safe cmd EXISTING Controller Untouched · Zero risk CRANE Motors & VFDs Hoist · Bridge · Travel load data · vibration · position MONITORING DWP · Load Spectrum Brake · Motor · Vibration OPTIONAL Add-on Modules Antisway · Vision · Zoning UNCHANGED UNCHANGED UNCHANGED
Zero risk to existing systems
The existing crane controller is untouched. craneIQ sits alongside it — not inside it. Remove craneIQ and the crane runs exactly as it did before.
Commissions in hours, not days
No PLC reprogramming, no control system changes. A qualified electrician wires craneIQ into the existing pendant circuit. Most installations commission in a single shift.
Works on any crane, any age
The pendant circuit is a standard interface found on every overhead crane ever built — regardless of manufacturer or age. craneIQ connects to it. That's the compatibility.
Why craneIQ
Built around what you already have.
No new crane. No new controls. No changes to how your operators work.
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No proprietary lock-in
Open architecture. Standard protocols. Your data belongs to you and your team can access it directly — no manufacturer portal, no specialist login required.
02
Proven in the harshest environments
Galvanizing plants, steel mills, foundries, automotive lines. craneIQ has been running in demanding environments for years, not months. There's a difference between rated for it and proven in it.
03
Removes human error from crane operations
Antisway and Automation mean your cranes run consistently regardless of who's on the pendant. Less dependence on experience, fewer mistakes, more predictable cycles.
04
Plan maintenance — don't react to breakdowns
Core and Monitoring track DWP from 100% based on actual usage — not calendar dates. You know a component needs attention before it causes a breakdown, not after.
05
Prevents incidents — proven in the field
Vision has stopped real snag and side pull events on working cranes. Zoning prevents crane collisions automatically — the crane slows and stops before the boundary, regardless of what the operator does.
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UK engineered, globally installed
Built in the West Midlands, UK. Remote support means most issues get diagnosed and resolved without anyone travelling to site.
Industries
Built for demanding
industrial environments.
Proven across heavy and process industries — anywhere cranes work hard.
Galvanizing
Acid fumes, heat, continuous operation. craneIQ Core and LoadTrack are proven in galvanizing — tracking dip cycles, load data and crane health without manual input.
Steel & Metals
Heavy loads, long shifts, demanding duty cycles. craneIQ Monitoring tracks DWP and load spectrum across steel mill cranes of any manufacturer.
Automotive Manufacturing
Consistent cycle times, precise placement, busy facilities. Automation and Antisway take operator variability out of repetitive crane movements on production lines.
Waste to Energy
Process cycle logging and automated operation. LoadTrack records every feed cycle without manual input.
Foundries & Castings
Extreme temperatures, dust, mechanical stress. craneIQ has been running in foundry environments for years.
General Manufacturing
Shipyards, paper mills, food production, heavy engineering. craneIQ works on any overhead crane without disruption to existing operations.
Who It's For
The same product.
Three different conversations.
craneIQ means different things to different people. Here's how it looks from where you stand.
Plant Manager
Stop finding out about crane problems when production stops.
craneIQ tells you a component needs attention weeks before it causes a problem — based on how hard the crane has actually been working. Calendar-based maintenance schedules miss this entirely.
→Reduce unplanned downtime
→Safer crane operations, fewer near misses
→Know the condition of every crane on the floor
→No production shutdown to install
Engineering Manager
Your data, your team, your tools.
Standard industrial protocols, open data formats. Your engineers work with it directly — no manufacturer involvement, no proprietary dashboard. Third-party maintenance contractors can access the data too.
→Hardwired I/O · Modbus TCP · Profinet · EtherNet/IP
→Data in open formats your team can use
→No changes to existing controls
→Commission in a day, not a week
Crane Partner
One product range for your whole customer fleet.
Retrofit to equipment from the 1980s or specify on a new build — the installation is the same either way. No OEM dependency for you or your customers.
→Works across your entire customer fleet
→Retrofits to cranes of any age or brand
→Remote diagnostics — support without site visits
→No proprietary lock-in for you or your customers
Compatibility
Fits what you have.
Sits between the operator and the existing controller. No rewiring, no structural changes, no modifications to the crane.
Any crane, any manufacturer
Every craneIQ product works alongside any overhead crane — regardless of age, manufacturer or control system. Antisway needs only the VFDs already on the crane. Nothing gets replaced.
New cranes Retrofit Any manufacturer Any age No lock-in
Open architecture
Standard industrial protocols — connect to existing PLCs, SCADA and MES systems. Your engineers work with it directly. No manufacturer portal, no proprietary access.
Hardwired I/O Modbus TCP Profinet EtherNet/IP CANopen 4–20mA RS485
Get in Touch
Talk to us about
your crane application.
We work with plant managers, engineering teams and crane partners. Tell us about your crane and we'll tell you what's relevant.
joe@pointnode.io
West Midlands, UK
Engineered in the UK · Installed Worldwide
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