CASE STUDY Challenge/objectives After discovering cracks in the weld connecting the four slew gearbox sleeves to the pedestal floor on their Hydramarine knuckle boom crane our client contracted us to identify the cause of the cracking and advise how it could be rectified. Solution applied • One of our design engineers was immediately mobilised to survey the crane, where they discovered that in addition to the cracking the gearbox sleeve

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