“ Building a part of the crane with our own workforce will also help us smoothen our workload ,” he points out .
According to the plan , the new crane will be taken into use in May 2018 . What ’ s more , the order also includes the modernisation of the shipyard ’ s current 600 ton crane – meaning that the 40-year-old veteran will get a new lease on life .
Jan Meyer sees the investment – which comes with a price tag of more than EUR 35 million – as a good example of smart Finnish collaboration and adds that the new crane will “ allow for more industrialisation and increase output capacity ”. photo : KONECRANES
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The new deal will double the tonnage of the 1970 ’ s version .
MIGHTIEST IN THE NORTH
Panu Routila , CEO of Konecranes , comments that an order of this magnitude is significant for the entire Finnish industry . First of all , Routila is pleased to see that the lifetime of the existing Goliath will be prolonged . And then there is the new deal which will double the tonnage of the 1970 ’ s version :
“ We look forward to delivering a totally new , high-tech and actually the largest gantry crane in the Nordic countries to the site . Together , the two cranes will help Meyer Turku reach higher production levels ,” Routila believes .
In a couple of years , the Goliaths will form a real “ dynamic duo ” for Turku . The new 1,200 ton gantry crane – together with the old 600 ton crane – will triple the shipyard ’ s lifting capacity per day and will allow building and lifting bigger blocks with more outfitting .
“ We look forward to delivering a totally new , high-tech and actually the largest gantry crane in the Nordic countries to the site ,” says Panu Routila , CEO of Konecranes .
FOCUS ON THE CABINS
In addition , the new Goliath crane The Turku shipyard investment programme will be leaning heavily into the ‘ Internet of Things ’ era . The newcomer will its fully owned subsidiary Piikkiö Works .
also includes investing 17 million euros to
be equipped with Konecranes TRU- There will be a new assembly factory ( with CONNECT Remote monitoring , allowing a fully automated conveyor belt line ) and Konecranes to offer expertise and help to the old panel production hall will be renovated and enlarged to be used as a ware- reduce unplanned downtime – even in the harshest of conditions .
house for the ready-made cabin modules .
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