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Finding the Right Gearmotor for a Screen Conveyor
THE CHALLENGE The customer experienced repetitive failure of a cast iron motor adaptor on a screen conveyor. The environment was very dusty with high humidity. There was also high vibration because the motor was supported by a chain block due to its weight. Additionally, the keyway hollow shaft made it difficult to remove the gearmotor...
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Kop-Flex® Couplings for Floating Shaft Minimize Downtime
THE CHALLENGE The customer has paper and paper board machines that produce over 40,000 metric tons of recycled chip board per year. These machines run approximately 60 to 165 meters per minute. Replacing the shaft couplings are time consuming and downtime is very expensive to the mill. THE NEED The driving portion from the output...
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When it Snows, These Machines are Ready To Go
THE CHALLENGE As a city that sees lots of snow, Montreal, Canada relies on Roxboro to keep things moving at the airport, on the highways and at major shopping centres across the region. As one of the largest construction and snow removal companies in the business, Roxboro has always relied on its extensive fleet of...
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Infrared Monitoring System Improves Safety
THE CHALLENGE One of the world’s leading integrated steel and mining companies uses gigantic industrial ladles to transport hundreds of tons of molten steel each day within its facility. Due to the extreme heat of the liquid metal, these vessels are prone to damage and break-outs. This creates significant concerns around safety risks for personnel...
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Sealless Mag Drive Pump Helps Reduce Contamination
THE CHALLENGE A major Canadian manufacturer of chemicals such as ammonia, sulfuric, nitric and peroxide for the semiconductor industry was experiencing pump failures that were causing product contamination within their plant. They had been using multiple brands of pumps throughout their facility for production and transfer. THE NEED The customer required contamination-free equipment and components...
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Ensuring A Wood Plant Keeps Things Moving Safely
THE CHALLENGE A wood pelletizing plant encountered operational challenges with sawdust storage. As sawdust and other wood materials were added to the silos, the weight caused build-up and blockages that can lead to overheating of kiln dryers used in the production process. To help prevent the risk of fire, plant operators used manual intervention to...
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Level Gauge Improves Safety and Operations for Underground Mine
THE CHALLENGE To prevent groundwater from entering underground mines, the ground adjacent to the mining zone needs to be frozen. To create this freezing effect, Wajax’s client, used ammonia refrigeration chillers as part of the process to increase uranium production. The challenge, however, was ensuring accurate readings of ammonia levels. These chillers used glass gauges...
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Managing The Heat For An Airport With Digital Gauges
THE CHALLENGE An operator of one of Canada’s largest airports, ensures, among other responsibilities, that every building on the airport site is appropriately heated. Using a vast boiler system to heat expansive areas, it is crucial that they follow strict boiler code to monitor water levels to avoid overheating, which can create risk of explosion...
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Mitigating Risks For Pipeline System
THE CHALLENGE Wajax’s client transports various grades of fuel through a pipeline system. They were looking to enhance their operational processes. A key challenge was that when ambient temperatures fluctuated, deep vacuums were created inside the pipes for up to several hours. When this occurred, the mechanical switches that monitor the pipeline pressure could separate...
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Babbitt Bearing Repair Keeps the Presses Going
THE CHALLENGE One of Wajax’s customers is a leading eastern Canadian paper manufacturer, operating facilities all over the country. For over 50 years, they have supplied some of the top publishing organizations in North America. One Friday evening, their plant in Newfoundland encountered a serious issue. The Babbitt bearing for a vacuum pump on paper...
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