Since that trial, I/N Tek's resource, mechanical and engineering personnel have been successfully replacing the OEM Gear Couplings with properly selected Elastomeric Couplings with no failures. The most extensive change outs were to the double ended bridle drives as seen in picture #1. The double ended drives are interesting because of the unique design of these couplings, it is possible to assemble them in the same fashion you would assemble a flex/rigid coupling. Note the long solid intermediate shafts in picture #1. Continued successful installations have been (but are not limited to): Deflector Pinch Rolls; #1 Bridle Complete Motor -^sGearbox; #2 Roll of #2 Bridle Motor -^sGearbox;Looper Winch Drive Motor -^sGearbox; #4 Bridle Complete Motor -^sGearbox; #3 Roll #6 Bridle; #7 Bridle Complete; #8 Bridle Complete; Skin Pass Mill Exit Bridle Complete; #9 Bridle Complete (rolls changed every 6 months) On a recent unplanned shut down, five rolls of the Skin Pass Mill Exit Bridle had to be changed This task would normally take 12 hours with gear couplings, but required only 6 because of the ease of working with the Elastomeric Couplings. A similar cost reduction is seen on the #9 Bridle Roll change that used to take 48 man hours, which now takes only 24 hours
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