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Konecranes Spare Parts Service is fast and brings total cost savings.

Konecranes Plc

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Konecranes Spare Part Services cover diverse brands of crane and hoist and also machine tools.© Konecranes (photo: Industrial News Service)

/INS. Whether time is short or the situation is critical, whether spare parts for lifting equipment are immediately needed or dedicated manufacturing and expedited delivery options are required, Konecranes Spare Parts Service is 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ready to assist customers from the most demanding industries and environments. Additionally, Konecranes offers the VIP expedited delivery services, which reduce the normal lead times drastically by manufacturing spares parts around the clock.

Replace, reduce and recycle

Eltete

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Eltete TPM offers an extensive range of lightweight paper-based transport-packaging solutions and focuses on delivering turnkey production lines to local partners in any part of the world. The picture is from a new automatic paper pallet assembly line rec (photo: Industrial News Service)

/INS. The Finnish company Eltete TPM’s delivery of an automatic paper pallet line to Nagoya in Japan had a dramatic start in June 2013. The line had been tested and dismantled at the company’s factory in Finland and was on its way to the harbour for shipment, when the company got the message that the ship had been lost at sea.

Biofore concept car to premiere at the Geneva International Motor Show next spring

UPM

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UPM’s sustainable innovations and future professionals from Metropolia are in key role in the Biofore concept car © UPM (photo: Industrial News Service)

(UPM, Helsinki, 13 November 2013 at 10:00 EET)/INS – The Biofore concept car, a joint production by UPM and Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, is to premiere at the 84th Geneva International Motor Show, 6-16 March, 2014. The unique concept car is designed to be a futuristic, street-legal vehicle which demonstrates the use of renewable biomaterials in the automotive industry.

Konecranes products for hazardous environments: tough in extreme operating conditions.

Konecranes Plc

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Konecranes Coker cranes in operation. © Konecranes (photo: Industrial News Service)

Crane operators in petrochemical facilities are confronted by hazards such as corrosive fumes and flammable and explosive substances used in petrochemical processes. Konecranes offers a comprehensive range of products for this hazardous environment, bringing together its vast lifting experience, knowledge of explosion-proof applications, and technology innovation.

Konecranes understands the demands of the petrochemical industry’s toughest environments

Konecranes Plc

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Konecranes Coker cranes in operation. © Konecranes (photo: Industrial News Service)

Crane operators in petrochemical facilities are confronted by hazards such as corrosive fumes and flammable and explosive substances used in petrochemical processes. Konecranes offers a comprehensive range of products for this hazardous environment, bringing together its vast lifting experience, knowledge of explosion-proof applications, and technology innovation.

Hot and heavy: Konecranes manages Steel Industry challenges with intelligent lifting solutions.

Konecranes Plc

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Konecranes Coil Handling Cranes.© Konecranes (photo: Industrial News Service)

Lifting equipment in the steel industry is subjected to the roughest conditions, especially extremely high and variable ambient temperatures, difficult and heavy loads, as well as ever-changing and grueling operations. Konecranes provides a wide range of reliable and versatile crane systems and other material handling solutions specially designed to operate under such extreme conditions.

Hot and heavy: Konecranes manages Steel Industry challenges with intelligent lifting solutions

Konecranes Plc

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Konecranes Coil Handling Cranes. © Konecranes (photo: Industrial News Service)

Lifting equipment in the steel industry is subjected to the roughest conditions, especially extremely high and variable ambient temperatures, difficult and heavy loads, as well as ever-changing and grueling operations. Konecranes provides a wide range of reliable and versatile crane systems and other material handling solutions specially designed to operate under such extreme conditions .

Workstation Lifting Systems (WLS) from Konecranes offer solutions for a variety of lifting needs

Konecranes Plc

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Konecranes XA Aluminum with ATB AirBalancer with ATL Vertical Lifter.© Konecranes (photo: Industrial News Service)

Workstation lifting requirements often include easy installation and operation, modularity in capacity and operating environment, while lifting smoothly and powerfully. Konecranes offers three different options for workstation material handling requirements. The Workstation Crane Systems (XA Aluminum), Industrial Load Manipulators (ATB AirBalancer and ATL Vertical Lifter), and CLX Electric Chain Hoists, among others, enable safe and precise lifting together with optimal productivity. They are easy to install and operate and provide a smooth and powerful lifting capacity.

Workstation Lifting Systems (WLS) from Konecranes offer solutions for a variety of lifting needs.

Konecranes Plc

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Konecranes ATB AirBalancer in operationsmall© Konecranes

Workstation lifting requirements often include easy installation and operation, modularity in capacity and operating environment, while lifting smoothly and powerfullyrobustly. Konecranes offers lifting equipment for all workstation material handling requirements. Konecranes’ proven solutions, such as Workstation Crane Systems (XA Aluminum), Industrial Load Manipulators (ATB AirBalancer and ATL Vertical Lifter), and CLX Electric Chain Hoists, among others, enable safe and precise lifting together with optimal productivity.

Inauguration of Walki's Wroclaw plant in Poland

Walki Group

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Walki's new green field plant will have an annual capacity of 50 000 tonnes© Walki Group

Walki's new green field plant in Wroclaw was inaugurated today. As the markets for both consumer and industrial packaging is growing in Eastern Europe, Poland is the ideal location for Walki to build a platform for future growth.