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night to install the new unit. Due to confined space, an ‘as new’ condition. An Engineering Manager at
the gearbox required separation from the motor, so the food processing plant said: “This is a great
Rotamec ensured correct alignment of the motor example of a local company providing exceptional
and gearbox was achieved when it was levels of support.
reassembled. By six in the morning the geared “The team at Rotamec kept me and my team
motor was ready to go, with normal production now fully informed of progress every step of the way and
able to resume to meet high festive demand. I was well aware of the challenges that they were
faced with. Considering the unit was built and
Securing a redundancy shipped from Germany in a total of five, this was a
This was not all, as Darryl explains: “The original vast improvement to the 6 weeks I had been offered
45 kW geared motor was collected by Rotamec elsewhere - so I think this is exceptional service.
engineers and taken back to our extensive workshop “With Rotamec completing the overhaul of the
facility in Cheddar. The unit was fully stripped and original motor and gearbox this will give me peace
a detailed report compiled, along with costings, for of mind that this event will not be repeated again
a complete overhaul of the unit to hold on site as a and our downtime will be kept to a minimum. A
spare. The refurbishment included re-varnishing of great example of providing effective engineering
the motor windings, new bearings and seals, solutions and I look forward to continuing and
machining worn bearing housings and the strengthening our business relationship going
manufacture of a new set of gears. A fresh coat of forward.”
paint was also added, returning the finished unit to www.rotamec.com

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