Konecranes (www.konecranes.com) has been awarded a contract to supply all of the cranes for TPCO America Corporation's new seamless steel pipe manufacturing facility near Gregory, Texas. The turnkey order includes 24 cranes for the melt shop, rolling mill and finishing mill.

Preventive and predictive maintenance practices are proven methods for keeping machinery running and avoiding costly unplanned downtime. That's why maintenance is so important, right?

Just days before I'll Have Another won the Kentucky Derby, I visited the 20-year-old Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) plant in Georgetown for a firsthand look at the buzz about a vehicle-mount AGV control system.

Toyota industrial tow tractors outfitted with AutoGuide AGV systems (www.autoguideagvs.com) had taken over parts conveyance in the body weld department at TMMK, supporting the facility's long-running track record for superior quality, flexibility and annual cost reductions.