INTELLI-CONNECT

Improving Safety, Uptime, and Productivity Through Automation.

Downtime due to unexpected maintenance or equipment failure is expensive. Intelli-Connect™, a solution from Columbus McKinnon’s Automation Division, can help enable predictive maintenance and minimize downtime. Intelli-Connect diagnostics and analytics enable quick and easy programming, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of overhead cranes and hoists. Using the Intelli-Connect Mobile App, you can access detailed information right from the plant floor. With diagnostic information available at your fingertips, you can address issues more quickly, plan maintenance, and ultimately reduce downtime. Intelli-Connect is ideal for all types of overhead crane applications in industries including power generation, automotive, aerospace, metals, pulp and paper, and much more.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Intelli-Connect’s diagnostic and analytic capabilities deliver system status information, whether you’re using a smartphone or tablet, to help you manage equipment 24/7. With Intelli-Connect, you can get insight into how your systems operate and how your equipment is utilized to ensure proper and timely maintenance.

IMPROVED SAFETY

Using Intelli-Connect, you can monitor and troubleshoot a Magnetek variable frequency drive (VFD) right from the plant floor. Intelli-Connect wirelessly connects to crane equipment located up to 100 feet in the air, allowing you to safely and quickly get an overview of your system’s operation. You no longer need to climb up to the VFD, power down, and connect hardware to access VFD status information, thus eliminating potentially hazardous situations.

QUICK TROUBLESHOOTING AND RECOVERY

Intelli-Connect’s advanced diagnostics provide critical information, such as signal monitors, equipment status, and energy use, to keep your system functioning effectively. By incorporating this technology into your overhead crane or hoist, you can proactively monitor and schedule maintenance to ensure you have the necessary parts and support available when you need it. And, if your system does go down unexpectedly, Intelli-Connect can help reduce your mean time to recover (MTTR). With instant access to user manuals available through the app, operators can easily reference system setup and diagnostics to get equipment back up and
running quickly.

SECURE CONNECTION

The wireless operator connects the Magnetek VFD and your smartphone or tablet via a secure Wi-Fi connection. Set your own SSID (service set identifier) and password to establish a protected link for data flow.

EASY PRODUCT INTEGRATION

Intelli-Connect can be combined with any electric wire rope or chain hoist, including select Columbus McKinnon models, that utilize IMPULSE®•G+/VG+ Series 4 or IMPULSE®•G+ Mini VFDs. New or existing hoists utilizing Magnetek VFDs can be enhanced with Intelli-Connect, giving you added intelligence and information to keep your equipment and operations running. If an existing application already operates with a Magnetek VFD, Intelli-Connect can be installed with a remote mounting kit.

Hoists currently using CM HI-Tech™ (Hoist Interface Technology) can easily integrate with Intelli-Connect, giving you access to even more status and system information. You’ll get all the features of CM HI-Tech, such as the ability to quickly and easily adjust hoist speed and performance parameters, without the need for a PC or connector cable. Designed to work together for optimal performance, Columbus McKinnon’s products provide complete intelligent solutions for your lifting and positioning applications.

INTELLI-CONNECT MOBILE

Intelli-Connect Mobile is comprised of a wireless operator module (WOP-20) mounted on the control panel that is connected to a single Magnetek VFD on a hoist or single crane motion via a CAT5 Ethernet cable. The wireless operator creates a wireless network, which is accessible from a personal electronic device (PED), such as a smartphone or tablet. Once linked, Intelli-Connect Mobile enables quick and easy programming, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of VFDs associated with your hoist or crane motion. The mobile app is available as a free download on Google Play or the Apple® App Store®*.

FEATURES

• Easy system setup
• Access to the latest user manuals and troubleshooting guides
• Ability to adjust parameters and store backup sets to the wireless operator or PED
• Quick access to parameters with the ability to set parameter favorites based on frequent use
• Functionality to easily copy a parameter set from one Magnetek VFD and download onto another
• Access to technical support through the app for parameter setup and troubleshooting
• Over-the-air updates for wireless operator
• Detailed event logging of faults and alarms
• Secure Wi-Fi connection to wireless operator installed on VFDs
• Integration with CM HI-Tech for use with CM Lodestar VS hoists

INTELLI-CONNECT MOBILE+

Intelli-Connect Mobile+ provides you with all the capabilities of Intelli-Connect Mobile, along with advanced diagnostics and analytics, including trending data and event logging as well as the remaining operating life of the hoist. With this additional information, you’ll be able to easily coordinate maintenance schedules to keep downtime to a minimum and ultimately save money. Upgrade to Mobile+ functionality for a one-time fee through the Intelli-Connect Mobile App.

FEATURES

• Continuous monitoring of pre- and post-VFD events and trending data
• Ability to trigger data-logging events
• Visibility to remaining hoist life, which requires a third-party load cell
• Expanded fault and alarm history
• Inspection log to track maintenance notes

WHY UPGRADE TO MOBILE+?

With the upgraded Intelli-Connect Mobile+, you can continuously monitor your equipment and track trends over a period of time. It tracks long-term information, providing a comprehensive view of your system by monitoring runs, faults, alarms, and VFD status, including fault codes, motor voltage, current, available hoist operating life, and more. In the event that regulatory or company standards apply to your crane, you can also keep track of inspection notes right in the Mobile+ app. With Intelli-Connect Mobile+, you’ll be able to:
• View continuous trending data
• Plan maintenance and inspections
• Predict when to repair or purchase equipment
• Put service teams in place for quick repairs
• Utilize manuals in the app to troubleshoot and recover quickly from faults and alarms With more VFD information at your  fingertips, you’ll be able to keep equipment operating safely and efficiently to ensure the highest levels of productivity in your facility.