Synchronized crane wheels cut maintenance costs A case study from EmotronThe retrofit of this portal crane at concrete manufac - turer MBI Beton BV involved replacing the controls as well as the drive motors. Emotron provided a complete solution which requires less maintenance thanks to minimal wheel wear. Retrofit reduced maintenance The Dutch company MBI Beton BV manufactures concrete blocks used as facade bricks, paving blocks and garden stones. MBI was founded 60 years ago and employs about 200 people. The head office is situated in Veghel. Production and sales take place here as well as at the company’s site in Kampen. As it was no longer possible to maintain the portal crane based at Kampen and used for moving gravel and sand at a reasonable cost, the decision was made

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