In the ship to shore crane industry, threat of system failure is a constant. With expensive downtime, dangerous maintenance, and 24/7 operation, more and more crane manufacturers and maintenance teams are making the switch to reliable, high strength energy chain systems®. Check out how the team at the Port of Virginia increased their system reliability and overall production with the help of the igus® engineering team and energy chain systems®.
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