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Do you know the key benefits of warehouse automation?
In the warehouse view, the Agilon automated storage system, pallet racks, and a lift are visible.
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Do you know the key benefits of warehouse automation?

There are many things to consider when considering warehouse automation at your site. Depending on your situation, site, and operations, some…
Konecranes belt hoist is a secret weapon in clean lifting
Konecranes belt hoist in clean lifting
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Konecranes belt hoist is a secret weapon in clean lifting

As products and processes become more technically demanding, the need for clean lifting specifically engineered to prevent contamination is becoming…
2023 – Lifting businesses worldwide
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2023 – Lifting businesses worldwide

In 2004, Konecranes acquired SMV Lifttrucks and formed what we now know as Konecranes Lift Trucks. With a new and stable owner in place, the company…
2023 – Lifting businesses worldwide
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2023 – Lifting businesses worldwide

In 2004, Konecranes acquired SMV Lifttrucks and formed what we now know as Konecranes Lift Trucks. With a new and stable owner in place, the company…
2004 – Welcome Konecranes
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2004 – Welcome Konecranes

After a successful first decade, many of the goals of the revitalized SMV Lifttrucks were fulfilled. In the early 2000s, it was a recognized company…
1994 – A new beginning
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1994 – A new beginning

In 1994, after more than 40 years in business, Konecranes’ precursor SMV was a leading lift truck company. But the financial crisis hit the company…
Pressure perfect – The importance of hydraulic system maintenance
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Pressure perfect – The importance of hydraulic system maintenance

When you’re a lift truck operator, you’re feeling the pressure in more ways than one: the safety and productivity demands of the job, certainly. But…
1959 – SMV builds its first lift truck in Småland
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1959 – SMV builds its first lift truck in Småland

Småland in southern Sweden is characterized by its forests and tough stony landscape. In the 1940s, forestry and saw mills were thriving businesses.…
1917 - the very first lift truck is born
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1917 - the very first lift truck is born

Today we see it as a matter of course to use lift trucks and reach stackers to handle goods in industry, warehouses and ports. It wasn’t always this…