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How do overload protective devices work?
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How do overload protective devices work?

James Lang – General Manager, Konecranes Training Institute  Today’s pressure to achieve ever-increasing productivity leads to ever-expanding…
Side Pulling: What is it, and How Can We Prevent it?
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Side Pulling: What is it, and How Can We Prevent it?

Randy Flippen - Technician In normal operation, overhead crane hoists are designed to lift an object at a vertical angle. A side pull is when a…
Crane training: an essential part of crane safety
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Crane training: an essential part of crane safety

Mike Giebler, Technician - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma In today’s industrial environment there is decreasing tolerance for employers and facilities that…
Crane Incident Study
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Crane Incident Study

The Konecranes Training Institute conducted a study to determine the source of overhead crane incidents including an analysis of fatalities and…
Crane safety technology essential part of improving productivity
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Crane safety technology essential part of improving productivity

Marty Walters - Safety Manager Advances in crane safety technology can greatly reduce the risk of accidents that result in injury and property…
Crane safety techniques reduce risks of crane operation
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Crane safety techniques reduce risks of crane operation

Advances in crane safety technology have lowered the risks associated with crane operation, but proper crane safety techniques practiced by crane…
Crane modernizations provide the latest productivity and technology advances without the cost of new equipment
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Crane modernizations provide the latest productivity and technology advances without the cost of new equipment

Cal Sproul - Modernizations and Advanced Service Manager Crane modernizations solve the dilemma that many companies face: being caught between the…
Crane modernization provides the benefits of new equipment at much less than the cost of new
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Crane modernization provides the benefits of new equipment at much less than the cost of new

Theodore Haalstra Director of Modernizations & Technical Support Overhead crane modernizations provide crane owners more functional, productive…
Predictive Maintenance: Addressing critical crane components
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Predictive Maintenance: Addressing critical crane components

Predictive maintenance utilizes condition monitoring, advanced inspections, and data analytics to predict component or equipment failure.…