August 27, 2008
Application Note: Bridge Crane Testing
Since October 2004, IVC has been performing vibration analysis for NUCOR, a producer of hot-rolled carbon steel products. NUCOR’s Steel Bar Mill Group in Jewett, Texas has three major production cranes in service, the charge, ladle, and billet bay cranes. These cranes are crucial for production. NUCOR had suffered a history of problems with wheel and shaft fits on these cranes. Inadequate tolerances between the wheel and shaft assemblies had led to premature wheel and keyway failures.
IVC Technologies was asked by NUCOR to determine if vibration analysis could aid them in determining which wheels were in jeopardy of failing unexpectedly, and to help them plan future wheel replacements based on their mechanical condition.
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