Konecranes provides on-site training
Published by Angharad Lock,
Digital Assistant Editor
Dry Bulk,
Konecranes has introduced its new on-site training programmes designed to update technicians on standards compliance and extend their knowledge and expertise in areas such as operator skills, service, maintenance and complex crane electrics.
The training programmes cover cranes of all makes and models, and are structured to give technicians the knowledge to service or operate any crane, with a strong emphasis on safety, reliability and optimum performance.
“For sites that have permanent Konecranes technicians on-site, these same staff can perform service one week and training the next, tailored to customer schedules,” said Mr Martin Davies, National Technical Training Manager, Konecranes, which has over 450 000 pieces of equipment worldwide currently under service contract.
“Konecranes has steadily increased its technician training to a level where most on-site technicians are fully qualified to run training programmes on-site. In other situations, we’ll send out a qualified technician, or the training can be held at a Konecranes facility if required,” added Mr Davies.
The training programme is typically run over one week, split into a 3-day electrics training module and a 2-day mechanics and maintenance module. It focuses on crane design and safety to Australian Standards AS1418, AS2250 and AS2759.
“We’ve found that running the training over one week works really well because people can attend the specific modules they need, or both in a row. Crane electrics require a very specific knowledge set. In fact, we’ve had fully qualified electricians who’ve needed this training, because crane electrics are so different to other work they’ve done in other industries,” said Mr Davies.
The training offers hands-on training, such as the use and handling of wire rope hoists or electric chain hoists and is available throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
“It’s rewarding to see that even in our first few training courses, the new knowledge was put to use immediately. We recently completed a course with a major Australian mining company and immediately after training their technicians did a service check of their older cranes and found several previously unidentified problems,” said Mr Davies.
“As technology rapidly advances, training is moving towards frequency inverter drives and advanced crane controls. Konecranes remains at the forefront of sophisticated crane technology and is already training its technicians in these areas,” he said.
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