Keeping coal on the move
January 1st 2007 As part of an ongoing modernisation process, Hansen Transmissions, high performance gear units and geared motors supplier, has just completed the latest gear unit refurbishment, on a boom conveyor being part of one of two stacker reclaimer systems in a UK coal-fired power station. Coal-fired generation offers security and flexibility of electrical supply, says Hansen, and will for the forseeable future remain a vital element of the UK's energy mix. Hansen supplies generated units into many sectors of the UK energy industry including coal, CCGT, wind power and other renewable sources. The latest gear unit to be refurbished, a SKZH84C 201-R1 (a right angle bevel gearbox with a 20: 1 ratio, producing 9700Nm of torque), driven by a 55kW 4 pole a.a. motor complete with a hydraulic coupling and brake was returned to site within one week of receiving all the components in the package. Hansen completed the contract by re-installing and commissioning the gearboxes on site. More articles from Hansen Transmissions Ltd: | 
