Luetdke Crane Systems Relocates to California
March 16, 2016 - After 15 years in Columbus, Ga., Luedtke Crane Systems LLC has relocated its home office to a 3,500-sq-ft. facility in San Jacinto, Calif.
According to owner Curt Luedtke, the facility is handicapped accessible, which aids in the company’s goal is to employ disabled veterans and physically challenged individuals. Although many parts used in manufacturing will be made by overseas companies, the company will use American labor to provide the final assembling, testing, and design.
“We chose the San Jacinto/ Hemet California location due to the fact the area has a large retired, semi-retired and disabled population and low cost of operation,” the company said in a statement. “We will be able to provide a high quality system for a lower price because we will not be using a manufacturing-to-distributer network plus dealer-to-dealer network. We will be the factory selling to the end user.”
Luedtke Crane Systems LLC will continue as a dealer for the Wylie Systems/Rayco LMI/RCI/ A2B crane operator systems.
Products
At the new Luedtke Crane Systems facilities, employees will assemble and manufacture IP69K camera systems for construction equipment. The standard system will come with a 7-in. TFT sunlight readable monitor and four IP69K IR 700tvl, 120-degree wide angle cameras with four 50-ft. connection cables. The camera system is designed to be installed in 30 minutes or less.
The MAG-ON EASY MOUNT uses magnets to mount the cameras and monitor. Eight magnet zip-tie wire holders are provided to hold wires in areas where it is difficult to properly secure a wire, such as a counterweight or side frame.
The IP68 monitor uses 11-32 VDC and employs’ backlit touch and audible buttons and allows for 9 different screen options. There are also 4 digital input signal wires to automatically change the monitor and can be used with any kind of sensor that produces a supply voltage 11 to 32VDC output. Example: A backup signal or turn indicator, pressure switch or ultrasonic prox switch.
Luedtke Crane Systems will also be focusing on application engineering including anti-collision, GPS, 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi video communications plus event recording. Later this summer, it will introduce a low-cost, plug-and-play communications systems that will allow anyone with a cell phone, PDA, or desktop computer to log into any piece of equipment and watch the equipment from anywhere in the world.
