Konecranes and Demag South Africa was recently awarded a R20 million crane electrical modernisation contract for an industrial company based in Southern Africa.
The 18-year-old Demag crane was originally purchased from Konecranes and Demag South Africa had started to show signs of wear mid-2024. The company contacted Konecranes in Johannesburg, who travelled to site to conduct an assessment.
“Once at site, we conducted a full electrical and mechanical evaluation of the crane. This assessment showed that the downtime and resulting breakdowns experienced by the client were as a result of the age of the electrical system and which was no longer performing optimally. We recommended an electrical modernisation programme be undertaken” said Alwyn Rautenbach, Modernisation and Sales Support Specialist at Konecranes and Demag South Africa.
Modernisation programme
The modernisation programme included the replacement of all key electrical components as well as the reprogramming of the variable speed drives. “As we hold a large supply of mechanical and electrical components for our products at our premises, we were able to supply all of the parts required to complete the modernisation upgrade from our Johannesburg Distribution Centre” commented Ian Grobler, Sales Manager for Konecranes and Demag South Africa.
