AUTOMATED

QUAYSIDE
TWISTLOCK
HANDLING
 Twistlocks join & lock
containers on the deck of a vessel
Twistlock handling for the past 40 years until now!

 Risky
 Costly
 Slow
 2 Billion
are handled each
year by hand
Popular twistlock models
currently in circulation
Full-Auto
Twistlocks

Midlocks

Semi-Auto
Twistkocks

Hatch
Cones
 Drawbacks of manual twistlock operations

 Dangerous: Working near suspended loads and

high traffic areas in awkward posture

 Inefficient: 30% of crane cycle time is “pinning”

 Expensive: Pin men cost USD$200 - $600 per shift

in developed countries
Automated
Twistlock Handling

Project managed by
RAM, the PinSmart™
Ps automatic twistlock
handling machine,
was launched in 2008
Automated
Twistlock Handling

Ps
Developments

 Funded by the Singapore

Government in 2011

As  Focused on the study of

Stevedore

merging twistlock detection,

Auto
location and removal of
twistlocks for deployment
on corner-less chassis and
AGV operations
 PINSMART
ROBOTIC TWISTLOCK HANDLING & STORAGE SYSTEM
THE FUTURE
PinSmart
The secret

Tools
for all
Twistlocks!
End effectors for all
twistlock types
The future of quay crane operations with PinSmart
 Two cradle PinSmart = Much faster QC cycle time

 Full automation for all twistlock types = Big savings on labour costs

 High productivity = QC operator focused on lifting & landing

 Quick twistlock transfer between QC = Ready for immediate use

Popular twistlock models
currently in circulation
Full-Auto
Twistlocks

Midlocks

Semi-Auto
Twistkocks

Hatch
Cones
THE AGE OF AUTOMATION
IS HERE…
THE AGE OF AUTOMATION
IS HERE…
 For more information
please email:
marketing@ramspreaders.com