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BUSINESS WHAT’S HAPPENING INSIDE YOUR CRANE? Edited by Tarren Bolton Visual inspections are essential to the health of your crane, but what you don’t see can hurt. F or the longevity of your crane and minimum downtime, it is important that crane specialists take an in-depth look at your crane, whatever make it is. Konecranes’ Critical Components Assessment and Consultation Services take a deeper look at the working parts of your crane. This includes: • The Gear Case Inspection assesses the internal gear case components and is 16 designed to uncover issues that may lead to hoist gear failure, which includes premature wear on the gear teeth, damaged bearings and worn seals. For the longevity of your crane and minimum downtime, it’s important that crane specialists take an in-depth look. JUNE 2019 www.plantonline.co.za