The attached case study focuses on a North American paper mill where two speed reducers failed on the wood chip reclaimer. The facts: The wood yard is a harsh environment and the reclaimer experiences high shock loads. The failed speed reducers had Read More

A limestone quarry customer was experiencing a high rate of catastrophic gear reducer failures, causing costly downtime.  Rexnord proposed a solution that reduced the total cost of ownership while also addressing the downtime issue. F Read More

A high-speed leveling machine that operated with a drive shaft assembly contained a traditional "pin & block" style universal joint. The speed caused the component to overheat posing a fire hazard. See how Belden Universal’s engineering tea Read More

View the attached White Paper for an explanation and a brief history of Universal Joints. Learn the advantages of the different variations and the attachment options. Plain and Needle Bearing Joints and Drive Shafts Constant-Velocity Joints See the Read More

The attached document describes how BDI’s refurbishing of worn-out drive shafts for an auto assembly plant resulted in significant cost savings and reduced lead times. The same solutions are available in coal mine, and metal processing facilit Read More

Um and heavy-duty,aUltraMax® is designed to meet the tough challenges of medium and heavy-duty, concentric gear reducer operation. Outstanding design, durability, long-life, easy maintenance and overall efficiency make UltraMax the right choice.   Ul Read More

A food processor was in a bind. The original Hansen gearbox was failing on a bucket elevator and the replacement unit was no longer available. BDI partnered with Sumitomo to identify a replacement for the obsolete unit. This unit lifts the grain from Read More

V-BELT TENSIONING THUMB DEPRESSION METHOD If after seating the belt(s) and checking sheave alignment, each belt can be depressed its own thickness for every four feet of belt span with moderate effort, it can be considered correctly tensioned. Rechec Read More

The line shafts at a BDI flour mill customer’s facility are up to 30 feet long, with as many as eight split bearings that hang 15 feet above the floor. Shaft sizes range form 2-15/16" to 4-7/16". Some of the shafts were worn out where the beari Read More

An energy plant customer of BDI had three gearboxes of varying sizes that were leaking oil around the output shafts. Plant maintenance was spending time daily filling the gearboxes and cleaning drip pans underneath. They were replacing the gearboxes Read More