Pit & Quarry, December 2017
MOTORS DRIVES BEARINGS Smooth DRIVE Carmeuse successfully completes a modernization project involving conveyor drives at two Michigan operations BY KEVIN YANIK A s Carmeuse Lime Stone systematically modernizes its plants in the Great Lakes region opportunities arise to marvel one last time at the longevity provided by the century old equipment the company is replacing Similar examples could be found at Carmeuses Calcite operation in Rogers City Michigan and the Port Inland operation on the Upper Peninsula in Gulliver At both sites some of the mechanical equipment dated back to the early 20th century Both Calcite and Port Inland originally had dual drive arrangements with bull gears which provided the conveyor systems tremendous durability across a number of decades You really cant beat old fabrication and old engineering A conveyor pulling finished product from a mill at Carmeuses Port Inland operation in Gulliver Michigan is where a TM800 drum motor is in place PHOTOS COURTESY OF MATT LEPP 56 PIT QUARRY December 2017 pitandquarry com
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