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Overhauling Epicyclic Gearbox

Overhauling Epicyclic Gearbox

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Overhauling Epicyclic Gearbox This Gearbox is a safety critical unit which weighs in excess of 27 Tonnes. It is a double input and double output gearbox. The Gearbox is designed to drive even if one input drive fails or one of the output drives fail. This Safety Critical unit lifts a ladle which weighs 150 tonnes and when full of molten steel will weigh 450 tonnes. The customer is among the top 10 global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of over 28 million tones per annum. It is now one of the world’s most geographically diversified steel producers with operations in 26 countries. They serve customers in all major market sectors globally such as automotive, construction, consumer goods, engineering, packaging, lifting and excavating. Project Background The Brief: Regist

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