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Wärtsilä builds generators for 90 percent of the power industry in the Caribbean, doing business on 25 different islands throughout the region. Through its operation and maintenance contracts, Wärtsilä is responsible for the entire plant at many locations, which includes both the power generation equipment and the cranes needed to maintain it. Increasingly, Wärtsilä has relied on Konecranes to provide and service these cranes, developing a strong relationship with Konecranes Miami office.
The U.S. offshore drilling boom in 2010 fueled a renewed demand for rail tank cars to transport oil and gas. And this boom gained Konecranes a contract to conduct crane maintenance audits at three tank car manufacturing plants that a rail car maker shut down in 2008 after the Great Recession put the brakes on rail transport and tank car orders.
Theodore Haalstra - Director of Modernizations & Technical Support
Recent innovations in smart design and manufacturing are driving new crane technology. New cranes are modular, adaptable and intelligent. New technology has enabled cranes to be more compact and energy efficient, and will eventually render legacy systems obsolete.