Providing a repair solution that extends life of main shafts Wind turbine main shafts vary in metallurgical properties and the base material often varies between Original Equipment Manufacturers, OEM’s. Because of variances in materials, it was historically difficult to effectively repair main shafts and extend the life of the component. Through a series of testing… Read more »
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Make it Count
A Canadian mine’s 2570W dragline was in need of repairs to the hoist machinery and structures. The machine’s components had reached life expectancy and needed to be replaced. General maintenance throughout the mechanical assemblies was required from replacing boom lacing and point sheaves to repairing cracks and re-machining. When the mine selected L&H Industrial for… Read more »
Dragline Maintenance on a Large Scale
Draglines are some of the biggest machines on earth. Weighting up to 13,000 tons these massive machines are a key part of the strip mining process. Capable of removing extreme amounts of overburden in just minutes, draglines are gigantic pieces of equipment in a league of their own. Maintaining these colossal machines requires knowledge, safety… Read more »