While SEW Eurodrive has
for many years supplied
quality gear units, motors
and drive electronics, the task of
combining these components and
installing them on site has
historically been left to others.

Now, however, expansion of its
service centre facilities and the
introduction of dedicated site teams
has allowed it to take on complete
onsite installation projects
demanding the highest service levels.

This can include all products from
SEW Eurodrive’s portfolio, including
standard geared motors, industrial
controllers combined with special
components and third-party items.

An example of the type of project
now being undertaken is a contract
for replacement drives at a Yorkshire
Water sewage treatment site in
Rotherham. Severe flooding in 2007
resulted in an unacceptable number
of failures of gearboxes and motors.

Yorkshire Water decided to upgrade
the site, including the aerator, drives
at a cost of £4.5m. It selected SEW
Eurodrive as its partner.

The project involved supplying 42
flange-mounted helical gearboxes
with a maximum torque rating of
4000Nm, fitted with 11kW, twospeed,
energy-efficient motors. New
bedplates were made so the drives
could use existing aerator fixings.

Output couplings had to be re-worked
to the new specification.