SAFETY AND TRAINING Ӏ FEATURE
provide support. It is intended
for service personnel and is open to the service technicians of Manitowoc customers and dealers alike. The new centre provides both
in-person and online training courses on a weekly basis. The intensive courses generally last five days and are designed to offer
in-depth immersion in procedures and techniques for the upkeep and optimum performance of Grove, Potain, or Manitowoc cranes. As cranes become increasingly advanced, their maintenance involves much more than performing regular lubrication and traditional safety checks. It is vital, says Manitowoc,
that technicians are up to date with all the latest technologies - especially now the digital ones such as the ‘Grove Connect’ diagnostic and troubleshooting software - are now factory-fitted on most new GMK all-terrain cranes, and the equivalent ‘Potain Connect’ platform for tower cranes.
STATE-OF-THE-ART PALFINGER CAMPUS MARKS 'IMPORTANT INVESTMENT'
In May 2023 knuckleboom maker Palfi nger opened a EUR 10 million state-of-the-art education and training centre at its Lengau production site in Austria. “At the Palfi nger Campus we have created state-of-the-art training
and education opportunities for existing and future employees making an important investment - for our company, for the region and for our entire European and global production and competence network,” said Andreas Klauser, CEO of Palfi nger AG. A panel discussion at the opening ceremony highlighted that since
employees are the driving force behind the success of companies, only those employers who offer their staff exciting long-term prospects to improve their skills are considered attractive. Continuous, individual development is therefore of paramount importance to the company, says Palfi nger. The company and the campus offer a comprehensive range of
development opportunities, from apprenticeships for high school graduates to training programmes for management. The Lengau location is of particular signifi cance in this context: the very fi rst Palfi nger apprentices’ workshop was opened there 30 years
ago. Today, over 120 apprentices are trained in 15 different technical and commercial professions. Existing Palfi nger employees also actively continue their education
on campus on both a personal and professional level, either through training courses or inter-departmental assignments.
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