Crane modernization reduced maintenance and increased user-friendliness A case study from EmotronThe cranes at the Bleiloch pumped storage power plant in Germany have undergone a comprehensive modernization after 75 years of operation. The project, carried out by Emotron and the crane manu- facturer Saalfelder Hebezeugbau, involved also the renewal of the electrical equipment in the crane units and the installation of an electric control system. The result is reduced maintenance and improved user- friendliness. Cranes modernized after 75 years The Bleiloch Dam is the largest artificial area of water in Germany. The upper reaches of the Saale in Thüringen were dammed back in 1932. Since then, power has been generated here in a pumped storage power plant. The peak output of the t

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