AUTOMOTIVE PARTS MANUFACTURER MINIMIZES DOWNTIME WITH NEW KONECRANES HOISTS SURVEYING THE SITUATION Konecranes was performing quarterly MAINMAN® inspections for an east coast automotive parts manufacturer, along with repairs and emergency site visits. At year-end, Charlotte NC branch manager Jon Travis put together a business review for overall crane performance at the facility. “Some of their older hoists were in unsafe and non-productive operating condition,” said Travis. “The primary culprits were a 25-ton scrap handling crane and a 40-ton tool and die crane, both around 30 years old. These cranes were experiencing frequent major breakdowns and deterioration because of age.” The two overhead cranes were AC-powered but used maintenance-intensive contactor controls. In additio

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