Lifting Equipment
Control Solutions
Integrated Control Systems for Construction's High Risers
Simplify machine control. Reduce wiring complexity. Build smarter lifting platforms.
Lifting equipment OEMs are being asked to deliver more capable machines with fewer engineering resources, tighter production timelines, and higher expectations for uptime, diagnostics, and operator confidence.
HED helps OEMs design rugged, scalable control systems for tower cranes, mobile cranes, telehandlers, boom lifts, scissor lifts, forklifts, and other lifting equipment platforms. Our CAN-based controllers, displays, keypads, and system integration support help simplify electrical architecture, coordinate critical machine functions, and create a stronger foundation for future equipment innovation.
Designed to Support Critical Machine Functions
Lifting equipment depends on precise coordination between operator commands, machine movement, hydraulic or electric functions, safety logic, and feedback systems. HED control solutions can help OEMs coordinate these systems through rugged, application-ready electronics built for demanding mobile environments.
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Boom and Lift Function Control
Coordinate lift, lower, extend, retract, tilt, swing, and positioning-related functions across equipment platforms. -
Operator Interface and Feedback
Use displays, CAN keypads, indicators, and controls to give operators clearer visibility into machine status, warnings, modes, and fault conditions. -
Interlocks and Machine-State Logic
Support logic tied to stabilizers, outriggers, platform position, attachment state, chassis conditions, and other machine enable requirements.
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Diagnostics and Serviceability
Improve fault visibility so technicians can identify electrical or control-related issues faster and reduce unnecessary troubleshooting time. -
Platform Scalability
Create reusable control strategies that can support multiple machine sizes, configurations, and option packages with less redesign. - Read: Design for uptime – not just operation
Controls Built for Complex Lifting Applications
Lifting equipment has to coordinate motion, operator input, safety logic, machine feedback, and service diagnostics across demanding working environments. As platforms become more advanced, traditional relay-heavy or hardwired systems can become difficult to scale, troubleshoot, and maintain.
HED helps OEMs move toward integrated controls that support cleaner machine architecture and smarter function coordination.
Tower Cranes
- Hoist, trolley, and slewing control coordination
- Operator status feedback
- Limit-state monitoring
- Sensor and switch diagnostics
Mobile Cranes
- Outrigger and stabilization logic
- Boom positioning and enable logic
- Setup sequencing and operator prompts
- Hydraulic and machine-state coordination
Telehandlers
- Boom function control
- Attachment coordination
- Stabilizer and frame interlock logic
- Operator display and fault visibility
Boom Lifts and Scissor Lifts
- Platform and chassis function coordination
- Machine-state interlocks
- Warning and status indicators
- Diagnostics for service teams
Forklifts
- Lift, lower, and tilt control logic
- Operator interface integration
- Machine-status visibility
- Reduced wiring complexity across core functions
The Engineering Challenge: More Capability, More Complexity
For lifting equipment engineers, controls complexity rarely comes from one major design decision. It usually builds over time — one added function, option package, safety requirement, or machine variant at a time. That can create real pressure across the full machine lifecycle.
- Wiring systems that are hard to route, test, and troubleshoot: More point-to-point wiring increases harness complexity, assembly variation, and potential failure points.
- Limited visibility when something goes wrong: Without built-in diagnostics, technicians often spend too much time tracing wires, checking connections, and isolating faults manually.
- Machine variants that create repeated engineering effort: Different boom configurations, attachment packages, platform options, regional requirements, and model sizes can lead to repeated redesign.
- Safety and machine-state logic that becomes harder to manage: Lifting equipment depends on coordinated control of movement, interlocks, operator inputs, and machine feedback. Fragmented systems make that harder to scale cleanly.
- Pressure to improve uptime without adding complexity: OEMs need machines that are easier to build, easier to support, and easier to evolve over time.
Read: Bottom-line impact of simplifying electrical architecture
Contact HED to help reduce your controls complexity before it slows your platform down.
A Smarter
Architecture
for Lifting Equipment
HED helps OEMs replace fragmented electrical systems with integrated control architectures designed for mobile equipment.
Instead of adding more wiring, relays, and isolated components, HED enables a more connected approach where controllers, displays, keypads, I/O, and diagnostics work together as part of the machine system.
With HED, OEMs can:
- Simplify electrical architecture
- Reduce wiring and harness complexity
- Improve machine-state visibility
- Support built-in diagnostics
- Coordinate operator inputs and machine functions
- Standardize control platforms across equipment variants
- Reduce redesign when adding features or options
- Support long-term scalability across machine families
Build for Today’s Machines — and Tomorrow’s Requirements
The next generation of lifting equipment will require more than rugged hardware. OEMs need control systems that can support more machine intelligence, more flexible configurations, stronger diagnostics, and easier platform evolution.
HED helps OEMs build that foundation.
Whether you are developing tower cranes, mobile cranes, telehandlers, boom lifts, scissor lifts, forklifts, or specialized lifting platforms, HED can help simplify the control system behind the machine.
From Hardwired Complexity to Integrated Control
Traditional electrical approaches may work for basic machine functions, but they often become harder to manage as lifting platforms evolve.
Traditional Approach
- Custom relay logic
- More point-to-point wiring
- Limited diagnostics
- Slower troubleshooting
- More engineering effort for variants
- Harder upgrades over time
With HED
- Integrated CAN-based controls
- Simplified machine architecture
- Built-in diagnostics
- Faster fault isolation
- More configurable platforms
- Cleaner path to future functionality
Why Lifting Equipment OEMs Choose HED
HED brings together rugged vehicle electronics, application knowledge, and system-level controls support to help OEMs design smarter, more serviceable equipment.
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Rugged Products for Demanding Machines
Controllers, displays, keypads, and I/O solutions designed for mobile equipment environments where reliability matters. -
System-Level Controls Support
Engineering support that helps OEMs think beyond individual components and build a complete controls architecture.
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Scalable Platforms for Machine Families
Controls strategies that can support multiple equipment types, model sizes, option packages, and future updates. -
Improved Serviceability
Diagnostics and machine-state visibility that help technicians troubleshoot faster and support better uptime.
Ready to Simplify Your Lifting Equipment Controls?
Let’s talk about how HED can help reduce complexity, improve diagnostics, and support a smarter equipment platform.