March 19-22, 2019
GCA 2019
Galveston, TX
NEWSROOM
Equipment used in the mining industries is subject to extreme mechanical stresses: it has to operate in challenging climatic environments, yet has to work reliably with an operational lifespan frequently measured in decades. In many cases, the easy-to-reach resources have already been extracted, meaning today’s equipment is increasingly sophisticated and having to work even harder to reach what is left.
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A large chipper and grinder OEM was having service issues with their current belted drive supplier. They contacted their local distributor for help and asked them to get a quote from another source for their ductile iron sheaves. In response, the distributor sent the RFQ package to TB Wood’s.
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RBI Solar, an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of solar panel mounting systems for commercial applications, needed a reliable coupling solution for its new single axis tracker product.
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A major manufacturer of commercial wood chippers had experienced the complete failure of an imported belted drive installed as a replacement on a chipper from a product line that it recently acquired.
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A major global manufacturer of biomass machinery and process plants, was looking for a more reliable foundry for base castings used on its wood pellet mills. The mills produce uniform wood pellets for use in biomass furnaces. Various machine components are installed and attached to the 5 ft. wide x 6 ft. high, 6,000 lb. gray iron base casting.
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