Qatar success for Renold
Part of the Renold Group, Renold Clutches & Couplings have designed and manufactured a large single engagement gear coupling, weighing 4.5 tonnes, in just 12 weeks for a new cement works in Qatar.
The design of the Gearflex coupling had to be modified so that it would fit perfectly in between the gearbox and motor to drive the plant’s roller mill where the carefully controlled ingredients in the cement are processed to produce a fine powder.
Working closely with a major gear manufacturer in the Czech Republic to supply the drive solution, Renold went to great lengths to ensure the gear coupling was completed in time, as the original delivery schedule was reduced from 24 to 12 weeks.
Renold’s heavy-duty, all-metal Gearflex couplings are said to provide maximum power capacity within the space envelope available and excellent misalignment capacity. The range includes double- and single-engagement types with crowned and barrelled teeth for optimum contact and long service life.
Elsewhere, Renold’s gearbox subsidiary say its PM Series range of geared motors has now been added to its ‘off-the-shelf’ availability programme – known as ‘Rapid Response’.
Renold Gears have developed this scheme in response to market demands for increased availability, as the increasingly popular programme aims to make a product available from stock components, thereby significantly reducing lead times for customers.
The PM Series shaft-mounted and foot-mounted geared motors are available in either bevel/helical, helical-worm or single-worm versions with output bores up to 100mm in diameter.
Motors up to 55kW can be fitted to the units, and all the inputs are designed to take IEC frame motors which simply plug into the pre-assembled motor adaptor, thus eliminating the need for special motors.
A wide range of output speeds is available; this has been achieved by utilizing a large variation of primary helical gears and only a minimum number of final reductions.
Options for the PM Series include: integrated holdbacks; plug-in output shafts; and vertical drywell options.
The ‘Rapid Response’ programme was first rolled out more than 12 months ago with the popular SMXtra shaft-mounted gearbox range, where Renold are committed to having the popular sizes and ratios available for same-day despatch.
The PM Series is available from Renold Gears’ north-Manchester plant in Milnrow, where the product is manufactured and stocked.
The design of the Gearflex coupling had to be modified so that it would fit perfectly in between the gearbox and motor to drive the plant’s roller mill where the carefully controlled ingredients in the cement are processed to produce a fine powder.
Working closely with a major gear manufacturer in the Czech Republic to supply the drive solution, Renold went to great lengths to ensure the gear coupling was completed in time, as the original delivery schedule was reduced from 24 to 12 weeks.
Renold’s heavy-duty, all-metal Gearflex couplings are said to provide maximum power capacity within the space envelope available and excellent misalignment capacity. The range includes double- and single-engagement types with crowned and barrelled teeth for optimum contact and long service life.
Elsewhere, Renold’s gearbox subsidiary say its PM Series range of geared motors has now been added to its ‘off-the-shelf’ availability programme – known as ‘Rapid Response’.
Renold Gears have developed this scheme in response to market demands for increased availability, as the increasingly popular programme aims to make a product available from stock components, thereby significantly reducing lead times for customers.
The PM Series shaft-mounted and foot-mounted geared motors are available in either bevel/helical, helical-worm or single-worm versions with output bores up to 100mm in diameter.
Motors up to 55kW can be fitted to the units, and all the inputs are designed to take IEC frame motors which simply plug into the pre-assembled motor adaptor, thus eliminating the need for special motors.
A wide range of output speeds is available; this has been achieved by utilizing a large variation of primary helical gears and only a minimum number of final reductions.
Options for the PM Series include: integrated holdbacks; plug-in output shafts; and vertical drywell options.
The ‘Rapid Response’ programme was first rolled out more than 12 months ago with the popular SMXtra shaft-mounted gearbox range, where Renold are committed to having the popular sizes and ratios available for same-day despatch.
The PM Series is available from Renold Gears’ north-Manchester plant in Milnrow, where the product is manufactured and stocked.
