Customer: Cement Plant – Tokyo, Japan Situation The customer operated a 151 kW – 750 RPM – Kiln Separator, and expressed concern about coupling reliability and shaft breaking – there were instances of shaft damage due to excessive torque. The Solution Replaced Elastomeric Coupling with MagnaDrive Synchra-600 The Results The customer experienced
Customer: Floor Products Recycler – Pennsylvania, USA Situation 300 kW – 1800 RPM – Tire Shredder Elastomeric Coupling with VFD Problem – Catastrophic Gearbox Failure 2 x per year Metal Jamming the Shredder The Solution Replace Elastomeric Coupling With Synchra-600 Eliminate Failed Gearbox Eliminate Damage From Shock Loading The Results Save US$200,000 per
Customer: Major Oil Refinery – Netherlands, EU Situation High Speed Causing Severe Vibration Issues 90 kW – 2970 RPM High Speed Pump in a ATEX Hazardous Location Replace Problem Elastomeric Woods Coupling Coupling Failure 1 x per year Maintenance Headache The Solution Replace Elastomeric Woods Coupling With MagZone – 300 Atex Rated –
Customer: Major Oil Company – Texas, USA Situation Gas compression air coolers (fans) were constantly overcooling the gas, using extra energy and causing gas to condense. This also caused compressor shutdown and lost production. The Solution B-Max™ ADJ was installed to reduce over-cooling by slowing the fans down to keep constant temperature. This
Customer: Large Mining Company – Michigan, USA Situation The fluid drive was obsolete and too expensive to repair / maintain on 60 HP – 1800 RPM Slurry Pump. The Solution Installed B-Max™ ADJ to save energy, offer more reliable and accurate speed control, and remove leaky Oil Couplings (Hazardous). The Results Adjustable
Customer: Northwest Construction – Seattle, WA Situation This customers was starting and stopping their conveyor over 100 times per day. They experienced fluid coupling leaks / plug blows and conveyor starting problems constantly. Belt replacements were frequent. The Solution MagnaDrive installed the B-Max™ Fixed, which offers the following features: Fixed Speed Coupling for
Customer: California Mining Company Situation The customer was experiencing belt damage from starting 2-3 times per day as well as high maintenance and downtime from replacing belts. Energy reduction was desired as well. The Solution MagnaDrive installed B-Max™ FIXED to save 10% Energy and Eliminated Belt slipping. This also eliminated noise from belt
Customer: FedEx Express Situation FedEx Express was experiencing fluid coupling failures resulting in: $20,000/Minute Penalty Over Time Limit for down conveyor Heated Fluid Sprayed on Packages and Facility Frequent Shut-Downs The Solution Magnadrive installed on all Package Conveyors, which: Eliminated fluid coupling issues Replaced all fluid couplings The Results Many of our products
Customer: BP Situation BP was experiencing Coke Cooler drive failures with their 150HP – 1800 RPM Coke Cooler Drive. The #1 cooler drive Voith coupling had considerable metal in the hydraulic oil. The gearbox input shaft ( installed in November 2016) also exhibited fretting damage under the Voith coupling mounting sleeve. The gearbox