2019
Few applications offer the challenges that are faced by the pump drivetrain on a dredging vessel. Massive power requirements, huge inertial loads and the ever-present risk of a blockage; all of these factors have to be managed by the clutch assembly, which has recently had a technological boost, thanks to Wichita Clutch.
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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.
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One of China’s largest chemical/fertilizer producers was experiencing unusually high failure rates of the clutches installed on three ball mills at its processing facility. The clutch’s friction discs needed to be replaced every six months which was a very costly and labor intensive problem.
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A major global manufacturer of oil and gas drilling rigs and equipment required a winch braking solution for its king post cranes with lifting capacities up to 2,720 metric tons. The space-saving heavy-lift cranes are used to transfer equipment from support vessel decks to the platform deck.
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