Problem: Abrasive material can prematurely wear conveyor troughs and screw flights. Solution: Lined the trough will a wear-indicated material that slips under the screw flight and lays on the bottom of the trough. This prevents metal and metal contact and extends the life of the trough and screw.
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Problem: OSHA is continuing its crackdown on combustible dust hazards. A Common issue in most pulp, paper, board, and plywood plants is the dust that is generated from the materials be conveyed in and through the plant. Solution: We engineered a chute to soft load the material on the conveyor which greatly reduces the velocity of air
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Problem: Our customer was frustrated with their injection molding suppliers’ long lead times and high prices. Solution: We delivered a well-designed wheel that had great overall wear characteristics, was readily available, and ultimately saved them money.
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Problem: The maintenance department was having to adjust and maintain WH78 cast steel drag chain and sprockets running in wet pulp on a weekly basis. A full replacement with new chain and sprockets were being replaced on an annual basis. Solution: Supplied the only cast stainless steel 78 chain on the market that has 35,000# ultimate strength
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Problem: The bearings of a large steel cable pulley were worn out and hard to lubricate due to the location and lack of preventative maintenance. Solution: Machined an all-steel housing and steel cable pulley with a totally maintenance-free non-re-lubable composite bearing insert. The PV’s were calculated and an engineered plastic was provided to solve the maintenance headache
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Problem: The customer needed an economical way to convey boxes from the manufacturing floor to the shipping department. Solution: Designed an overhead monorail system that conveys boxes throughout the entire plant’s ceiling. This maximized their overall square footage and utilized dead space in the ceiling. The solution helped to increase their daily capacity, which resulted in making the
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Problem: The Divine Sales team was challenged by a local distributor to solve some conveyor issues for one of their customers. They were struggling with material flow issues in existing chutes, spillage at conveyor transfer points, and extremely high dust emissions; all were very dangerous for on-site workers. Solution: Divine made several visits to meet with
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Problem: The food plant could not run stainless screws in a stainless trough due to the potential for SS shavings getting into the final product. Solution: Divine was approached by a local distributor to provide an all-plastic FDA screw conveyor with a pipe sleeved for rigidity. We were able to supply these cost-effectively and under the
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Problem: customer conveys corrosive and abrasive sludge. Standard Stainless screw conveyors wear both the OD of the screw flighting and troughs quickly. The option of adding screw conveyor hanger bearings to prolong the wear on the flights and trough is not ideal because of the high maintenance costs to maintain the bearings. Solution: Manufacture sectional UHMW flighting
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Problem: We were approached to try and come up with a gear rack that would not corrode, is cost-effective, and is stiff when put under tension. What was common for gear racking on the market did not offer the solution the customer was looking for. Solution: We engineered, tested, and built a gear rack that solved the
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