Case Study
Konecranes Helps Tencate Win Multi-Million Dollar Bid
Then... The odds were against Tencate Advanced Armor. They desperately wanted to bid on a multi-million dollar order to create bulletproof lining for vehicles, and they had an extremely short timeframe to prove themselves. Relying on forklift trucks, they were only producing 50 armored linings per day—a mere third of what the new order required. If they were going to win this order, they needed to triple their production rate, and they needed to do it immediately. With time running out and the odds stacked against them, Tencate called Konecranes. Working as quickly as they could, Konecranes determined several options. Given the time constraints, it would be impossible to install overhead cranes— that would take weeks. There had to be another solution... That’s when it hit them: