cement fan

Cement Fan Repair

Horner completed a challenging repair and installation project for a cement manufacturer,showcasing our team’s dedication and expertise in the face of extreme conditions. The project centered on repairing a 72” fan and shaft assembly essential to the operation of a new 1250HP Toshiba Medium Voltage Drive. This installation marked the second phase of a four-year initiative and required precise coordination and execution during a tight 10-day shutdown window. Our machining services team performed comprehensive repairs to the fan/shaft assembly, which included: • Sandblasting the fan clean • Installing a new hub and shaft • Machining the hub face • Conducting ultrasonic [...]

Cement Fan Repair2026-04-15T11:57:10-04:00

Cement Fan Repair

The Springfield Division received a call from a Cement Company just before the Memorial Day weekend, for help with a large 8’ diameter propeller style fan that self-destructed. The fan lost one blade and bent over 6” of the rest of the blade tips. Mark Russell and Kim Shellabarger had a meeting with the plant manager on Friday and learned that the request was for a “patch job” with no warranty, just to get them up and running until they could acquire and install a new fan. We were also informed of the high production loss per day, while this fan [...]

Cement Fan Repair2020-03-06T15:50:04-05:00

From Scrap To Like New

A brick manufacturer had a large fan that pulls air, brick and cement dust thru an overhead duct system into a bag house then through the fan and up a stack. The baghouse requires cleaning frequently and during the cleaning cycle the baghouse is bypassed and the material goes through the fan. This causes buildup on the fan blades and thus an imbalance and vibration. The vibration is so severe it cracks the motor base, bearing base and fan housing. The customer has attempted to deal with this by filling the fan base with concrete, welding large angle iron to the [...]

From Scrap To Like New2019-09-03T20:16:15-04:00
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