Timken Friction Management Expertise Keeps Gallatin Steel Up and Running
20 Giugno 2006 - 9:04PM
PR Newswire (US)
Emergency On-Site Repair and Condition Monitoring Program Helps
Productivity CANTON, Ohio, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken
Company (NYSE:TKR) today announced that Gallatin Steel, a
flat-rolled carbon steel producer based in Ghent, Ky., avoided
costly downtime in its rolling mill operations as a result of an
emergency bearing repair and installation of a Timken predictive
maintenance program. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991012/TKRLOGO ) Recently,
Gallatin Steel employees heard an unusual noise coming from a shaft
on a rolling mill stand that was critical to the mill's
productivity. With assistance from an on-site Timken
representative, the noise was identified as a broken bearing cage,
which was a result of high-speed and impact force upon a
competitor's two-row tapered bearing. In order to get the mill
stand back into production as quickly as possible, the bearing,
which had been in service since the plant opened 11 years ago, was
removed and inspected, the cage was welded in the six places where
it had fractured and the gearbox was re-assembled. Timken also
corrected the bearing clearance and made several other
modifications to minimize any wear patterns that could occur after
the assembly was mounted back in place. Since the reinstallation in
March, the bearing - with its repaired cage - has operated on the
input pinion shaft with no problems. In order to help Gallatin
avoid future emergency repairs, Timken installed a StatusCheck(TM)
condition monitoring device on the bearing to measure overall
vibration. StatusCheck, a unique wireless system designed to detect
and monitor excessive levels of vibration and temperature, now
alerts Gallatin's pulpit operator to vibration changes in the
bearing, indicating potential bearing problems in the mill stand.
The results can then be evaluated with Timken's on-site technical
team and further diagnostic testing may be required to understand
the severity of the situation. "Timken is an integral part of our
overall preventive and predictive maintenance programs and has
played a very valuable role in helping us identify potential
problems before they actually became problems," said Don Daily,
president of Gallatin Steel. "I can't say enough good things about
the work Timken has done for Gallatin Steel, and I look forward to
a long association with them." "Our work with Gallatin Steel is
representative of the friction management expertise Timken provides
to steel producers around the world," said Michael J. Connors, vice
president of Timken's Industrial Equipment business. "In this
emergency application, our team's ability to combine on-site
technical support with innovative condition monitoring products and
services underscores our fundamental commitment to helping improve
our customers' performance, no matter the circumstances." In
addition to StatusCheck, Timken has a broad offering of condition
monitoring products and services that includes portable
instruments, continuous monitoring devices and online systems.
These solutions are applicable to a wide range of industries to
help maximize uptime, reduce maintenance costs and improve
productivity. About The Timken Company The Timken Company
(NYSE:TKRNYSE:http://www.timken.com) keeps the world turning, with
innovative ways to make customers' products run smoother, faster
and more efficiently. Timken's highly engineered bearings, alloy
steels and related products and services turn up everywhere. With
operations in 27 countries, sales of $5.2 billion in 2005 and
27,000 employees, Timken is Where You Turn(TM) for better
performance. Media Contact: Jeff Dafler, Manager - Global Media
& Government Relations, Telephone: (330) 471-3514, Facsimile:
(330) 471-7032, or , or Investor Contact: Steve Tschiegg, Manager -
Investor Relations, Telephone: (330) 471-7446, Facsimile: (330)
471-2797, or . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991012/TKRLOGO
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Media, Jeff Dafler, Manager - Global Media & Government
Relations, +1-330-471-3514, or fax, +1-330-471-7032, or , or
Investors, Steve Tschiegg, Manager - Investor Relations,
+1-330-471-7446, or fax, +1-330-471-2797, or , both of The Timken
Company Web site: http://www.timken.com/
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