Customer : Siemens Power Generation Newcastle
Brief : Rotor shaft to be transported & stored for a power station.
Shaft approx dims 14m x 1m dia weight approx 80 tonnes
Shaft needs to be inspected regularly as part of a maintenance program.
Solution: Our clients existing design was reviewed and then re-drafted to accommodate
new dimensions and inspection procedures particular to this project.
Once the new drawings were approved, the project team met and put together
a production plan, laying out a schedule of action right through to despatch.
More detailed working drawings were drafted, the materials were carefully
selected, especially the heavy Douglas Fir timber to be used for the base.
Due to the careful planning of the project team, the construction and fitting out
of the case went ahead without any complications. Once the case was delivered
to site, our in-house team of packers, together with our clients engineers,
secured and packed the shaft in accordance with the agreed packing procedure.
