Spanish remote control systems manufacturer Ikusi has appointed Advanced Industrial Controls (AIC) of Bradford, Pennsylvania as its exclusive marketing and customer support partner in the USA for the TM60 radio crane control series.

AIC specialises in design, manufacture and installation of custom electrical control systems.

In a statement announcing the tie-up, AIC said: “This strategic alliance brings a new level of wireless crane control to the North American steel industry. AIC’s application engineering and customer service combined with Ikusi’s world-class manufacturing and design offers many cost savings benefits.” The installed base of Ikusi’s radio remote control for cranes worldwide is more than 60,000 systems, AIC said, giving it “cost advantages derived from an economy of scale as well as a modular design”.