Civils

DAVID BROWN GEARS

Location HUDDERSFIELD

Project Value £300K

The project involved the construction of a gear box testing rig for a Naval Frigate, designed to hold the gearbox in position during testing at full capacity. This incorporated extensive underground ducting, anti-spillage drainage, underground spillage tanks and integrated cooling system.

The base extended 3 metres underground and 2 metres above and also incorporated 220 machine plate holding down bolts.  The machines plates were bedded on 100mm of epoxy grouting, taking the full load of over 80 tonne.

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