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13 May 2019

Bauer Stainless Steel HiflexDRIVE for Cabbage Coring Machine

HiflexDrive Food & Beverage

A leading manufacturer of food processing equipment needed a robust drive solution that could withstand frequent washdowns for use on a cabbage coring machine. The machine features a 48" diameter, 275 lb. stainless steel indexing table that rotates 60 degrees in 2 seconds to position a head of cabbage under the coring fixture, pauses for 5 seconds for the coring operation, then repeats.

09 May 2019

Stromag SH18 Brakes for Offshore Drilling Rig BOP Winch

Oil & Gas Crane & Hoist SH18 Brake

A leading crane OEM required caliper brakes for blowout preventer (BOP) winches utilized on offshore drilling rigs. The overhead cranes raise, lower and store the large, heavy BOP stacks comprised of a series of high-pressure valves.

02 May 2019

Svendborg BSFH 520 Brakes for Jackup Oil Rig King Post Cranes

BSFH 520 Braking System Oil & Gas

A major manufacturer of offshore oil and gas rigs needed robust disc brakes for king post cranes installed on one of its larger mobile, self-elevating (jackup) platform models. Each rig features five DC motor-driven cranes with available lifting capacities up to 68 metric tons.

15 April 2019

Svendborg Brakes Custom Cooling System for Wind Turbines

Wind Turbine Pumps Cooling System

A Korean wind turbine manufacturer needed a compact solution to cool the generator and converter inside its 4 MW turbines. High temperatures inside turbine nacelles can negatively impact the turbine component performance over time.

08 April 2019

Wichita Power Take-Off Clutch for Mobile Wood Chipper

Forestry Air Power Take-Offs

A leading Australian manufacturer of melamine panels and components needed a replacement power take-off (PTO) clutch for one of its large mobile wood chippers.