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Helical Gearboxes Can Help Your Company Save

Published By: Shannon

An increasing trend across industrial plants in all sectors has been to reduce costs by replacing spur and worm gears with high-efficiency helical equipment. Helical gears are more expensive than the classic worm and spur gears they replace. However, they are also more efficient, reduce energy costs, run cooler, are quieter, and require overall less maintenance. In short, helical gearboxes are excellent at saving your business money, time, and energy over the long-term.

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6 Simple Tricks To Improve Your Gearbox’s Operation

Published By: Shannon

Gearboxes are high-torque, high-speed machines that undergo severe amounts of stress. Oil and lubrication are critical to the operation of every gearbox. Most gearboxes have fill holes and drain plugs to facilitate the addition of oil and removal of used oil. However, the only way to know if your equipment has enough oil is to open it up and visually inspect it. Unfortunately, this means you need to shut down, costing your production valuable time.

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8 Important Things You Should Know About Gear Failure

Published By: Shannon

Gears usually fail because of normal problems caused by use or maintenance. Over the lifespan of any piece of equipment, components will wear and eventually fail without proper maintenance, upkeep, and replacement. The following are eight of the most common reasons for gear failure and what you can do to prevent it.

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Your Industrial Gearbox Might Not Need To Be Replaced

Published By: Shannon

A malfunctioning gearbox can be expensive to replace. Failing gearboxes tend to be major downfalls just because they are often so difficult and time-consuming to deal with. A brand-new unit usually takes a few months to receive from the original manufacturer, who may or may not still be operational.

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A Reconditioned Gearbox Is The Cheaper Alternative

Published By: Shannon

One of the most effective ways of keeping a business out of the red is to watch every penny as it comes in, and goes out. This observation means carefully maintaining equipment so that repairs are minimized as well as watching the price of repairs. In many cases, reconditioning a gearbox instead of buying a new one is a more economical route to take for most industrial companies. There are also several benefits that come with a reconditioned gearbox including a high quality standard, evaluation of parts, and a limited warranty.

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