Essential Support During Plant Outages
Plant Outage Crane Support Services
To avoid such delays, plant managers must ensure that their cranes and hoists function optimally and are well-maintained. It’s essential to have a preventative maintenance plan to identify potential issues before they cause any problems. This can help reduce the risk of unexpected downtime and costly repairs.
Additionally, it’s essential to have a qualified and experienced team of operators and technicians. Proper training and certification can help ensure the equipment is used safely and effectively. In the event of a breakdown, having a skilled team available to make timely repairs can help minimize the disruption to the outage schedule and reduce the risk of extended downtime. By prioritizing maintenance and investing in a well-trained team, plant managers can help ensure the successful completion of outages and avoid costly delays.
The Importance of Plant Outage Crane Support Services
The operations that take place during an outage must be performed by knowledgeable, skilled personnel. Planned outages are opportunities that must be carefully planned in order to make the most of them. They are often the only time that corrective and preventive maintenance or inspections can be conducted. There will be a lot of people and equipment moving around during the outage, so make sure there is a plan to coordinate all of it, a clear chain of command, and communication if anything doesn’t go as it should.
American Crane and Equipment Corporation (ACECO) offers a full range of plant outage crane support services for all types of plants, including nuclear plants. Our expert technicians can focus on preventative maintenance and OSHA inspections, and additional personnel can be placed on-site upon request in case unforeseen crane support issues arise.
American Crane’s Plant Outage Crane Support Services
American Crane has extensive experience supporting nuclear power plants during planned and unplanned outages. When you contract with American Crane to provide crane support services during your outage, you’ll benefit from:
Our familiarity with nuclear site work management and quality program requirements.
Our experience performing electrical and instrumentation upgrades during short outage windows.
Availability of experienced crane outage supervisors to plan and lead outage activities.
Access to American Crane’s parts department for expeditious delivery of required replacement parts.
American Crane’s state-of-the-art hoist drive train diagnostics
The implementation of latest equipment modifications.
Many service technicians with previous nuclear training and access badging.
Outage support service reports, which can be provided upon request.
Our ability to provide around-the-clock service technician support or on-call support.
Availability of engineering support services to quickly resolve unanticipated technical issues.
Our capability to perform site performance and load tests, including providing calibrated test weights.
If needed, we’re happy to provide references that can speak to our previous outage experience and services.
Maintenance and inspection work performed by dedicated, skilled technicians familiar with all manufacturers’ cranes.
Expert consulting services.
The availability of large fabrication shop & electric panel shop.
Optimizing Nuclear Outages
Specialized Nuclear Outage Equipment from ACECO
At American Crane, we offer an array of specialized equipment specifically designed to support nuclear power plant outages. Our Nuclear Telescopic Outage Jib Crane is equipment that can increase a plant’s material handling capacity by up to 10 tons. With full 360-degree rotation, telescoping boom, non-hydraulic design, and wash-down capability, this crane is engineered to ensure the fastest possible outages. Our team of experts is committed to providing the highest safety and reliability. If you need top-quality plant outage crane support services and equipment, look no further than American Crane. Contact our site support team today to learn more.
