Ematec launches ‘world’s first’ side-pull sensor system for tandem crane lifts

Mitchell Keller Managing Editor, American Cranes & Transport

28 July 2026

Ematec AG, a lifting equipment specialist headquartered in Memmingerberg, Germany, launched its Diagonal Pull Sensor System (DPS), a two-axis side-pull sensor to improve safety during tandem crane lifts and rotor blade installation.

It attaches magnetically to the hook block and communicates wirelessly with a ground unit via radio, with a range of up to 200 metres.

A graphical display shows a bull’s-eye level and numerical angle values on both axes, allowing crane operators to verify in real time that the hook block…

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