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1994 – A new beginning
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1994 – A new beginning

In 1994, after more than 40 years in business, Konecranes’ precursor SMV was a leading lift truck company. But the financial crisis hit the company…
Pressure perfect – The importance of hydraulic system maintenance
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Pressure perfect – The importance of hydraulic system maintenance

When you’re a lift truck operator, you’re feeling the pressure in more ways than one: the safety and productivity demands of the job, certainly. But…
1956 – A new era of containerization
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1956 – A new era of containerization

The shipping industry has been around for centuries, and during all those years goods were typically loaded onto ships in a variety of different…
1959 – SMV builds its first lift truck in Småland
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1959 – SMV builds its first lift truck in Småland

Småland in southern Sweden is characterized by its forests and tough stony landscape. In the 1940s, forestry and saw mills were thriving businesses.…
1917 - the very first lift truck is born
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1917 - the very first lift truck is born

Today we see it as a matter of course to use lift trucks and reach stackers to handle goods in industry, warehouses and ports. It wasn’t always this…
Port Solutions Days Webinar: The power of equipment data
Port Solutions Days Webinar: The power of equipment data
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Port Solutions Days Webinar: The power of equipment data

Port equipment data can change terminal operations because when you know how your equipment is behaving and how it’s being used you can: Konecranes…
It's time for inspections to go digital
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It's time for inspections to go digital

For as long as we’ve had heavy machinery, we’ve had daily and periodic inspections to make sure they’re in working order and safe to operate. In…
The evolution of maintenance
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The evolution of maintenance

The practice of maintenance is as old as industry—for as long as we’ve had machines, we’ve had to maintain and adapt our maintenance activities to…
Modernizing industry workplace safety
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Modernizing industry workplace safety

Generally speaking, workplace safety has come a long way over the years. Largely by learning the hard way, through post-event analysis and reporting…