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Is load drift a serious crane safety issue?
Konecranes hoist.
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Is load drift a serious crane safety issue?

When you park your car on a steep hill and apply the parking break, your car should not move. However, if it begins to roll down the hill, you know…
Crane inspections essential to safe, productive operations
Konecranes expert and customer discuss inspections
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Crane inspections essential to safe, productive operations

A program of regularly-scheduled crane inspections conducted by specially-trained, third-party technical professionals can save companies great…
What is a mechanical load brake, and why does it matter to me?
Konecranes equipment in paper mill.
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What is a mechanical load brake, and why does it matter to me?

The mechanical load brake is a key component of crane safety. It serves as a secondary braking mechanism of the crane hoist, controlling the lowering…
Crane training: an essential part of crane safety
Konecranes trainer training crane operators.
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Crane training: an essential part of crane safety

In today’s industrial environment there is decreasing tolerance for employers and facilities that allow untrained people to operate overhead cranes…
Crane technologies that changed history
Konecranes Sway Control for cranes. Decorative image.
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Crane technologies that changed history

In my nearly 20 years in the overhead crane industry, I have witnessed many revolutionary crane technologies that have transformed the way we work.…
How intelligent is your inverter?
Overhead crane inverter.
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How intelligent is your inverter?

So why choose one particular inverter over another? The simple answer is intelligence.   By Joshua Childers, Technical Training Manager…
Crane modernizations provide the latest productivity and technology advances without the cost of new equipment
Konecranes technician works on crane modernization
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Crane modernizations provide the latest productivity and technology advances without the cost of new equipment

Crane modernizations solve the dilemma that many companies face: being caught between the conflicting realities of ramping up productivity to stay…
Benefits of crane modernization
Konecranes technician works on overhead crane modernization
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Benefits of crane modernization

Crane modernization helps companies stay up-to-date as cranes age, design standards change and new safety regulations emerge.   By Cal Sproul…
Crane modernization provides the benefits of new equipment at much less than the cost of new
Crane technician on crane
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Crane modernization provides the benefits of new equipment at much less than the cost of new

Overhead crane modernizations can provide crane owners with more functional, productive, up-to-date equipment that meets the latest safety standards…