/INS.Global crane company Konecranes has re-invented the RTG (Rubber Tyred Gantry crane) and simplified its operation — while adding innovative technology developed by Konecranes for its Automated Stacking Cranes (ASCs).

/INS. After several studies, and backed by a thorough understanding of customer needs, Konecranes launched  the BOXHUNTER and reinvented the RTG crane. The innovations at a glance: the operator has been brought down to earth. The cabin has been brought down to the truck lane, the heart of container handling action. The BOXHUNTER operating concept is unique: a complete rethinking of RTG operation and operator ergonomics.

/INS. “Choosing the right paperboard reduced the cost of the entire production,” says Gary Peeling, CEO of the family-owned printers Precision Printing in Barking in east London. “Not only that — if we’d taken the cheap route in choosing a material, we couldn’t have done the job.”

/INS.(UPM, Helsinki, 22 April 2014, 10:00 EET) – UPM's strong focus on improving workplace safety has produced great results. The Lost Time Accident Frequency (LTAF)* decreased in 2012 and 2013 by a total of 60%. The total number of lost time accidents in all UPM sites globally decreased from over 550 in 2011 to 200 in 2013.

/INS. Konecranes, one of the world’s market leaders in lifting technology, will be attending MED PORTS 2014 — the biggest annual Container Ports and Terminal Operations Exhibition and Conference Event for the Mediterranean Region. The event will take place April 23-24, 2014 in Marrakesh, Morocco. At the exhibition, in stand 11 in hall Salle Atlas 3 & 4, Konecranes will focus its presence on Port Cranes and Lift Trucks.

A Kemira investirá na expansão de suas instalações e em um novo reator na fabricação de vários produtos químicos para diversas aplicações  em sua fábrica localizada em Telêmaco Borba, estado do Paraná, na região sul do Brasil.

/INS. Tasowheel Systems, a major manufacturer of different types of CD control actuators, can now deliver replacement dilution actuators and valves for paper machines even in single units, regardless of the actuator’s original manufacturer.

/INS. Fiński producent kartonów Pankaboard po raz pierwszy podczas tegorocznych targów Packaging Innovations w Polsce będzie prezentować swoje produkty. Targi odbędą się w Warszawie w dniach 9-10 kwietnia. Produkty firmy Pankaboard są sprzedawane w Polsce za pośrednictwem firmy Finplast, która jest jej agentem sprzedaży od 2012 roku.

/INS. The paperboard manufacturer Iggesund Paperboard, part of the Holmen forest products group, is undergoing changes on several levels. Last autumn the company gained a new CEO, Annica Bresky.

Konecranes SLX electric chain hoists with hoisting inverter automatically adjust to the safe working load (SWL) /INS. Konecranes is expanding its range of workstation lifting systems with newly developed SLX electric chain hoists. The new models with integrated hoisting inverter ensure processes are more efficient and faster – thanks to variable hoisting speed and automatic load recognition. Benefits include greater ease of use, a boost in productivity and a longer crane service life. The SLX electric chain hoists can be used in standalone applications, such as assembly cells for the processing industry, as well as in workstation cranes.