This 40,000 pound mining machine shaft required a 1-2 pitch crown spline on both ends. Each spline was cut to SAE Class 5 fit tolerances on our Pfauter P2500B Precision Gear Hobbing Machine. Our 20 ton Overhead Crane assisted in flipping the part.
With over 50 years of gearbox repair experience, let The Gear Works save you time and money over a new replacement. We repair virtually any make or model, with Hot Rush emergency breakdown service available if needed.
Custom Designed Speed Reduction Gearbox for 10 Megawatt Generator Drive.
* Ratio: 4.9:1
* Input: 8900 RPM
* Output: 1800 RPM
* Load: 13,410 HP
* Power Source: Unique ramjet technology by Ramgen
Gearbox Specifications
* Rating – 1500 HP with 1.5 Service Factor
* Ratio – 35:1
* Torque – 3,151,250 Lb-In Output Continuous
* Input – Twin Planetary
* Speed – 30 RPM Output
* Weight – 46,000 Lbs.
For superior industrial transmissions, contact The Gear Works with your application requirements.
Duplicating existing special drives by “Reverse Engineering” can be quicker and more cost effective than starting with a whole new fresh design. Especially if the original gearbox has had a successful service life.
When the Washington State Ferry System needed a reliable source to overhaul their 2500 H.P. gearboxes, used on the Issaquah class ferry boats, they turned to The Gear Works for fast, dependable service.
After 25 years of service the propulsion drives were showing signs of wear and increasing noise.
The Scope of Work Included:
* Complete Disassembly and [...]
Since 1918 the Ballard Bridge has served as a major link to N.W. Seattle by providing access for 52,000 vehicles a day over the Lake Washington Ship Canal. During the year, the bridge will open approximately 5,200 times for boat traffic.
When Halverson Construction Company was awarded the contract to refurbish the lift machinery on the Joe Page Bridge, they turned to The Gear Works to provide the replacement span lift gearboxes.
The Gear works is proud to have participated in NASA’s exploration project that successfully deployed two robots to the planet Mars last January. The government’s research and development facility, Jet Propulsion Laboratories of Pasadena, California, was responsible for design and construction of the space vehicles, called Landers, and the mobile geology labs, called Rovers, which were contained in the Landers. The $820,000,000 Mars Exploration Mission was designed to reveal the role of water in the planet’s history, and to determine if it may have ever sparked any form of life.
