Case Study

Beating the System with Planned Repairs

Beating the System with Planned Repairs

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CHICAGO TUBE & IRON, ROMEOVILLE, ILL BEA TING THE SYSTEM WITH PLANNED REP AIRS Founded in 1914, Chicago Tube and Iron is one of the largest steel service centers in the United States, with 10 subsidiaries throughout the Midwest United States. A LIFETIME AGO Konecranes and Chicago Tube and Iron have an interesting relationship, which took root even before they started working together. Konecranes’ main contact at Chicago Tube and Iron is a former supervisor at another tube mill, where Konecranes worked for years. “They had a huge plant, with nearly 400 overhead and workstation crane units,” explained David Doran, service sales representative for Konecranes. At this tube mill, Konecranes had used its MAINMAN® inspection program, which systematically recommends priority repairs ba

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