Aluminum facility saves over $45K USD in repairs with preventive maintenance

An integrated aluminum and smelting facility, located on the east coast of the United States, is one of the longest continually operating aluminum facilities in the world. Its products serve the automotive, industrial, and aerospace industries. Their cranes range in size from ten to fifty tons and are used to handle molten metal and to transport the finished product.

Seven years ago, the integrated aluminum facility handled all crane maintenance work internally. After three years of contacting the company, we were able to arrange a meeting to discuss benefits of our MAINMAN preventive maintenance. They liked the idea of a proactive plan for inspections, repairs and maintenance, but because they had an in-house crane maintenance team, they did not have a need for it at that time.

Konecranes brought in after frequent breakdowns

The next year, the integrated aluminum facility called us with an urgent need for a complete inspection to be performed on one of their cranes. Many of their other cranes were experiencing frequent breakdowns as well. The technicians completed the emergency inspection and submitted a comprehensive report which included a detailed assessment of the crane.

The integrated aluminum facility was so impressed with the crew and the quality of their work that they turned over 15 more of their cranes for the same process. The inspections showed that many cranes were not up to code. We were was asked to complete all of the repairs in a process that took two years to complete.

Repairs and service program bring cranes up to speed

After the extensive repair process, the cranes are in better overall condition. We have an annual contract for inspections and planned maintenance, which helps keep all of their cranes running in top condition. The amount of downtime and unplanned repairs has decreased significantly at the plant. The facility now saves over $45,000 USD annually in inspection and preventive maintenance costs. We also perform preventive maintenance and have a site contract on all of the below the hook devices in other areas of the work site.

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