Philadelphia Gear

Did you know there are over 2 million farms located across the United States, with 98% of those farms being family-owned? On #NationalFarmersDay, we say thanks to the men, women and families who help put food on our tables every day. #workthatmatters #essentialindustry #agriculture The Timken Company

While we sleep, manufacturers help keep our world moving. Philadelphia Gear is proud to celebrate Manufacturers’ Day and support the facilities that make our lives easier. Thank you for all your contributions, especially during these critical times. #mfgday20 #mfgday2020 The Timken Company

Operating and Maintenance Procedures for Returning Submerged Gear Drives to Temporary Service The Summer and Fall hurricane seasons can put an enormous strain on emergency equipment and systems that help prevent widespread flooding and damage to affected communities. Maintaining this equipment before the peak storm season and knowing what to do after a storm hits is equally as important. If in the event a gearbox becomes submerged in water, a unique set of procedures should b...e considered to help determine if the equipment can be brought back to service and if so, what to do to restore it to safe operating condition. Visit: https://philagear.com/industries_water.shtm to read about our step-by-step emergency procedures on how to return a submerged gearbox to use until a full rebuild can be scheduled. #gearboxes #submergedgearbox The Timken Company

Philadelphia Gear’s CORE System virtually eliminates ferrous metal contamination as a cause of lubrication related failures in gearboxes. The smallest particle that can be seen by the human eye is 40 microns. But ferrous metal particles much smaller than this can cause extraordinary amounts of damage to rotating equipment over time. By upgrading the existing filtration system to include #CORE, which can remove particles as small as one micron, #ferrous particles can be remo...ved before causing damage and premature failure. #gearbox #lubrication #rotatingequipment The Timken Company Learn how the technology works: https://philagear.com/core.shtm

Up-Rated Gearbox Increases Output by 25% A major petrochemical customer in Louisiana was faced with a common problem: how to be more productive without a major capital expenditure. The company was already running two refrigeration insulation production lines and was challenged to achieve more output without adding another line. One of their engineers had an idea. If they could increase the speed of the gearboxes that drove the kilns used in their finishing processes, they wou...ld be able to process more material without having to change out the motor. The engineer called the Philadelphia Gear regional service center in Houston and asked if the gear ratio could be changed while allowing the rest of the drivetrain to stay within its existing footprint. After the analysis was completed on this complex drive (triple reduction, parallel shaft configuration), our service center determined that the unit could be up-rated by changing the gear ratios on the high-speed end only. Ultimately, this resulted in a 25% increase in output speed from 42.5 RPM to 53 RPM. Philadelphia Gear can determine up-rate potential by performing a detailed review of a #gearbox and its application. To learn more, please visit: https://philagear.com/products_iru.shtm The Timken Company

Without dependable, service-backed equipment, your moveable bridge is one issue away from grinding transportation to a halt. That’s why engineers have turned to Philadelphia Gear for 60 years to help power #moveable #bridges across the United States. We provide custom-engineered designs, inspection and repair, onsite technical services, and OEM parts for #gearboxes plus #electric #motor and #bearing repair expertise all with complete warranty coverage on every compone...nt. Meaning you get the reliability that motorists, conductors, and captains can all count on. Get equipment performance you can depend on. Visit PhilaGear.com/MoveBridges to learn more about our services. The Timken Company

Timken’s commitment to continuous customer engagement and collaboration extends from product design to service in the field. Such was the case with the Florida Everglades reclamation project. Find out how Philadelphia Gear, a part of Timken Power Systems, helped support the preservation of one of the world’s largest wetland ecosystems. The Timken Company #ecosystem #Everglades #gearbox Learn more here: https://youtu.be/9t6XsUanC5E

When you run a high-stakes marine business, you need gear drive performance you can trust. Philadelphia Gear delivers mission-critical gearing applications for commercial marine vessels, backed by our unmatched 24/7 expert support. With complete warranty coverage on workmanship and material for any gear drive we service, including those from other manufacturers, we’ve set the standard in dependability on land and sea for over 125 years. Get gear drive performance you can... depend on. The Timken Company #commercialmarine #gear #workboat To Request a Copy of the Brochure, visit PhilaGear.com/ZeroRoom.

Philly Gear Ingenuity Restores Gas Platform Production in Record Time An offshore gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico experienced a catastrophic lubrication failure in one of its compressor drives. The gearbox was helping to pump material through undersea lines directly to a customer’s processing plant located on-shore. The problem was so severe that it caused the metal in the babbitt bearing to meltdown within minutes of the failure, resulting in a complete production shutd...own. Learn how Philadelphia Gear was able to manufacture, test, and ship a new AGMA quality 14 gear set in only four days to get the customer back online: https://philagear.com/industries_case_petrochem.shtm The Timken Company #AGMA #gearbox

Philadelphia Gear, a part of Timken Power Systems, has moved its main office and technical center that supports our network of regional service and manufacturing facilities. Operating out of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, for over 15-years, our new location is only minutes away from our original site. The new office remains staffed with customer service and administrative support experts, and a department of engineers who have created custom #gearbox designs for over a cent...ury. They are backed by a database of more than 300,000 drawings, #engineering and manufacturing standards, and an Onsite Technical Services (OTS) team that can deploy emergency service to our customers 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. It’s exciting to upgrade our office to a more economical, modern and contemporary space without losing any of our workforce to a longer commute, said Carl Rapp, Group Vice President and VP Power Systems. The new building features improved security and a more robust power system. And due to the layout of the office, we were able to reorganize and streamline our workflow into a single floor that’s more efficient and allows us to better serve our customers." For directions and more information: https://philagear.com/regional_kingofprussia.shtm

Does this scenario look familiar? Mike D’Angelo, National Sales Manager for TPS, helps our customers maintain these types of systems every day. The Timken Power Systems’ (TPS) national network of service centers offers design and manufacturing expertise for new equipment, repair and upgrade solutions, Onsite Technical Services (OTS), and genuine parts replacements to help maximize your industrial powertrain and rotating equipment’s reliability and performance. From damaged ...electric motors and generators (including their variable frequency drives or other control systems), to gearboxes, to burned out bearings, we offer service solutions from one trusted source. Visit www.timkenpowersystems.com to learn more about our brands, complete product offering, or to find a TPS service and manufacturing center near you. #powertrain #electricmotors #gearbox #controls #generators #vfds #bearings #singlesource

ESTABLISHING A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM When selecting a preventive maintenance provider, there are several key services that should be included in any agreement. #Repair and #overhaul services are a necessity, as ultimately all equipment will need maintenance at one point or another. #Troubleshooting is another necessary service, as part of a comprehensive #preventive #maintenance program. Any good preventive maintenance contract should include a strong warranty on al...l equipment serviced. Philadelphia Gear’s white paper, Preventive Maintenance: An Examination of the Root Cause of Gearbox Failure, includes details on these key services. #gearbox The Timken Company To get your copy, email [email protected] today.

When equipment fails, often a plant manager’s biggest concern is how to get the equipment running again. However, equally important to getting it back online is discovering 1) why the equipment failed, and 2) how such a failure can be prevented in the future. #rootcause #failureanalysis #gearbox The Timken Company Learn more: http://ow.ly/J1Id50zXEqg