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News Release from: David Brown Engineering | Subject: Custom-designed gears
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 July 2006
Custom gears keep compressor going
offshore
David Brown showed that it can bring its unique brand of service to the offshore industry in a critical contract.
David Brown showed that it can bring its unique brand of service to the offshore industry in a critical contract It manufactured a custom-designed set of high speed gears for a competitor's gearbox which drives a vital compressor, in order to meet the installation schedule during a planned shutdown of the North Sea oil rig
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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To prepare for the onerous task of installation, two David Brown service engineers underwent offshore safety training involving simulated helicopter crashes into the sea while manufacture went ahead.
The manufacture of the gears was completed on time enabling the project to proceed to the installation stage which involved nearly a hundred site engineers from a number of partner companies.
The rig outage, which included the gear installation, was completed on time with David Brown's Adam Penrose-Bottom being named as Man of the Shutdown in a very complimentary letter from the rig operator.
Both David Brown men displayed 100% commitment during severe adverse weather conditions and took ownership of the project to get it completed on time.
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