Konecranes Engineering & Equipment Solution Pays Dividends in Increased Safety & Productivity and Decreased Repair Costs
Konecranes Engineering & Equipment Solution Pays Dividends in Increased Safety & Productivity and Decreased Repair Costs
1 PagesCASE STUDY INDUSTRIAL CRANES PORT CRANES HEAVY-DUTY LIFT TRUCKS SERVICE MACHINE TOOL SERVICE NUCLEAR CRANES Kawneer North America, a division of Alcoa's global Building and Construction Systems (BCS) business, is the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum building products and systems for the commercial construction industry. Kawneer’s Salt Lake City facility fabricates aluminum doors and frames for building and construction. RISING COSTS AND CONCERNS The only overhead crane at Kawneer’s Salt Lake City facility, a 2-ton dual-hoist system, began requiring repairs in 2008. By 2010, Kawneer was calling Konecranes’ Salt Lake City service team at least once a month. The crane, at the Salt Lake site since 1999, had been moved from another Kawneer plant, which had purchas
