WRITTEN FROM A KONECRANES SERVICE MANAGER’S PERSPECTIVE GETTING ON TRACK: SAFER LIFTING WITH CUSTOM CONTROLS QUICK FIX FOR SAFETY In May of 2011, a railroad company had ordered two Konecranes 60-ton CXT cranes to be used in their train fabrication bay. The cranes were originally purchased to run independently from each other on the same runway rail. However, about a month before the arrival date, staff realized they needed both cranes to lift the 120-foot train frames in tandem. This would increase load stability and reduce the risk of the cranes colliding. We agreed that dual operator radio controls were a must, so we worked quickly and finished the upgrade during the originally scheduled installation timeline. NEW MACHINES, NEW OBSTACLE But our work wasn’t done. When the company a

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