Konecranes, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Hyvinkää, Finland, is a world-leading group specializing in material handling solutions and lifting equipment. The company's extensive product portfolio includes overhead cranes, hoists, port cranes, container handling equipment, and automated warehouse systems, serving industries such as manufacturing, shipyards, ports, and terminals. Konecranes emphasizes innovation, safety, and sustainability, integrating advanced technologies like automation and remote monitoring into their products. With a global presence in over 50 countries, Konecranes delivers reliable and efficient lifting solutions to clients worldwide.
EUROGATE Technical Services GmbH has ordered Konecranes' Agilon warehouse solution to give around-the-clock, easy and safe access to materials in an energy-efficient and fully trackable way.
The Information Technology for European Advancement (ITEA), part of the EUREKA cluster program, a Europe-wide research and development initiative, has awarded the Konecranes-led research project OPTIMUM with a Special Award of Excellence in all three nomination categories: Innovation, Standardization and Market impact – marking an exceptional achievement in the history of the awards.
Konecranes is partnering with Pesmel to supply automated warehouse container handling technology that revolutionizes material handling in logistics hubs and distribution centers. Konecranes and Pesmel signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 25th November 2021, to provide the globally available new solution under the Konecranes brand.
Konecranes digital services has received the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for information security management. This achievement is important for our customers in many industries, but especially in Ports, Power and Automotive, where security is a critical requirement when choosing a supplier.
The Stockholm-based energy company Stockholm Exergi has ordered a Konecranes Agilon, an automatic material handling solution, for its central warehouse Värtaverket. The order was booked during the first quarter of 2021.
Konecranes has secured a key contract in the delivery of Automated Port Equipment services. The Kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal (KTMT) recently signed a 12-month automation services contract with Konecranes Indonesia.
Konecranes and Fluidmesh Networks announce that they have joined forces and successfully carried out proof-of-concept testing of fully wireless communication for the Konecranes Automated RTG system. This breakthrough allows container terminal operators to roll out remote control and automation to RTGs in the container yard without running fiber or cable spools, with substantial savings in cost and time.
Konecranes Port Solutions is changing the container handling playing field by giving container terminal operators the ability to retrofit powerful intelligence on their existing container cranes that would not otherwise be available.