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Rapid fan maintenance for bakery
01 April 2022
A large-scale bakery has returned to full productivity after out-of-hours emergency fan balancing by Rotamec. Breakdown of the South Wales bakery’s main extraction fan meant production had to be reduced. Balancing, provided within hours by the rotating mechanical equipment repair specialist, minimised downtime and quickly returned the bakery to its full production capacity.

The bakery, part of a national bakery chain, runs round-the-clock production to supply the major supermarket chains with various bakery products. The bakery relies on a large extraction fan, with a diameter of 900mm at 300mm deep, to maintain optimum production conditions and a safe working environment. The fan unit had suffered a collapsed bearing on the shaft, damaging the fins of the impeller. Local engineers were able to carry out the repair, but they didn’t have the capability to balance the fan.
The bakery has a partnership with Rotamec because of its 24 hours a day, 365 days a year repair or replacement service. After delivery to Rotamec’s local Pontypool branch, the fan was expedited by courier to Rotamec’s Cheddar headquarters. Together with Covelec in Leicester, now part of the Rotamec Group, Rotamec’s Cheddar service centre includes full capability to balance all sizes of rotating mechanical equipment.
Rotamec returned the fan to the customer within hours of the call out, where it was reinstalled where production was able to recommence. As a result of Rotamec’s fan balancing capabilities and rapid service, downtime and disruption were minimised, enabling the bakery to achieve its production run and meet its obligations to its supermarket customers.
www.covelec.co.uk
Tel: 0116 269 8111
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