Konecranes to supply new gantry crane, while yard will also upgrade cabin module factory facilities
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Rebecca Gibson |
Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku is to invest €17 million to develop a new assembly factory for its fully-owned subsidiary Piikkio Works, which makes prefabricated cabins for cruise ships.
Piikkio Works, which manufactured the world’s first prefabricated cabins 30 years ago, will gain a new assembly factory with an automated conveyor belt. In addition, the old panel production hall will be renovated and enlarged so it can be used as a warehouse for prefabricated cabin modules.
The improvements are expected to double Piikkio Works’ output by 2018 and help the company to move towards more industrialised production. This will ultimately allow Meyer Turku to build today’s much bigger cruise ships in the same timeframe as much smaller ships in the past.
“Today and 140, 000 successfully delivered prefabricated cabins later, we want to build on this great legacy and make the next leap forward towards higher productivity and industrial quality,” said Jan Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku. “The facilities in Piikkiö need renovations or even replacement very urgently. This is a burden, but also a mature aloha great opportunity to design and create indian porn our future. Our team at Piikkiö is working hard and smart to realise the full benefits from these costly investments and again set a new standard for the most advanced cabin production worldwide.”
Meyer Turku, meanwhile, is set to receive a new 1,200 ton Goliath gantry crane from Konecranes to help it lift bigger loads and triple its daily lifting capacity.
Expected to enter service in May 2018, the €35 million crane will comprise a main girder manufactured by Meyer Turku and precision drive components, electrical and automation systems and structal components designed and desi porn built by Konecranes. It will be equipped with Konecranes TRUCONNECT Remote monitoring system, allowing Konecranes to offer expertise and help to reduce unplanned downtime.
Konecranes will also modernise the shipyard’s current 600 ton crane.