Teamwork accelerates gearbox replacement

Pete Jackson of Jackson Power Transmissions was delighted with Flender's fast-track supply service for larger gear units when his customer, a Midlands quarry, suffered a gearbox breakdown in May.
Jackson Power contacted Flender on a Monday evening, and within 36 hours two Flender FZG size 6 units had been built and delivered to site. Had the customer opted for straight replacements of its existing obsolete gearboxes, there would have been a three-week lead time.

The new Flender gear units had to be designed and retrofitted into place by Jackson Power engineers, but the fast build and delivery time from Flender's Bradford factory meant the quarry, which produces tar and asphalt, was back up and running with a major 160-tonne order within five days of the original phone call.

The two Flender units had ratios of 25:1 and torque capacities of 15,500Nm.

Jackson commented that he had specified Flender FZG units before and particularly liked the latest split case designs, which enabled better access for maintenance in situ.

For Flender, Distribution Manager (UK and Ireland) Paul Dudley described the order as a great example of successful teamwork between Flender and Jackson Power