by Jim Anderson | Feb 11, 2025 | Clamp Hubs
A refinery customer had a series of Ingersol-Rand VOC vertical pumps throughout the plant. Those pumps used clamshell couplings (as seen in the original IR manual below). The plant kept replacing these couplings over the years, but always with the same original...
by Jim Anderson | Sep 19, 2024 | Clamp Hubs
When an LNG plant has multiple compressors driven by GE MS7001 gas turbines, it can be a fairy tale romance. But, when the evil villain, in this case, a hydraulic hub, gets involved, it can put the whole story in jeopardy. Over the years of operating, this LNG plant...
by Jim Anderson | Jul 19, 2024 | FLEXXOR Couplings, High Misalignment
Precision machinery and coupling alignment is an indispensable aspect of machinery maintenance, ensuring optimal performance and longevity of industrial equipment. Couplings are critical components that transmit power between two shafts, and their misalignment can...
by Jim Anderson | Nov 28, 2023 | Clamp Hubs
Working with Large Hubs the Hard Way As the world’s heavy industries strive towards larger and more powerful equipment, CouplingCorp is helping to make it easier to keep that machinery running using large clamp hubs. Historically, there have been several ways...
by Jim Anderson | Aug 23, 2023 | Clamp Hubs
Large Vertical Pumps with Large Problems Recently, a power plant had problems with its circulating water pump system. The system was rated at just over 5000 HP, running at 350 RPM. There were some vibration issues along with some other reliability issues. After...
