AUDITS, DIAGNOSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAINTENANCE PLAN

rotary-drum-engineering/refurbishment-of-3-bauxite-dryers/manufacturing-of-shell-sections

Equipment: dryers, granulators and coating drums

Sector: Fertilizer (Morocco)

Context: Range of inspections prior to definition of maintenance plans

Services:

MODULE 4: Mechanical inspection of rotary equipment
MODULE 5: Inspection of tube mechanical alignment
MODULE 11: Static inspection of gear drive

SERCEM INDUSTRIE is well known in the field of heavy mechanics for 50 years in the suburb of Lyons in France . 

Our customers are renowned international operators such as Lafarge- Holcim, Heidelberg, Alcoa , Rusal etc ..

They are all world leaders in the field of mining , cement & mineral chemistry .

Our knowledge is the mechanical improvement of production equipment such as rotary kilns , rotary dryers , mills, crushers etc…in France and abroad .

In this case, It concerns a range of inspections prior to definition of maintenance plans about several rotating drums in the field of fertilizer industry in Morocco.

CONTEXT: WE CARRY OUT AUDITS, DIAGNOSES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAINTENANCE PLAN

Module 5 . Alignment checks : (Equipment at standstill, no turn)

The position of the shell centers at the supports,

Mechanical Inspections: The position and parallelism of the axes of the rolling elements, which requires measuring :

  • Drum slope,
  • Chassis and inter-chassis slopes,
  • Rollers slopes,
  • Wheel spacing and turning angle of the rollers
  • Ø and shapes rollers / tires
  • Thrust position,
  • Up and down movement and respective positions of the rolling element

Module 11 . Girth gear & pinion static inspection

Module 4 : Mechanical Condition

  • Sliding 
  • Temperatures : shell,tyres,rollers,bearings 
  • Tyre runout 
  • Pad condition 
  • Seats of rollers / tyre 
  • Sealing of bearings 
  • Orientation of steering angles 
  • Presence of graphite blocks 
  • Roller and tyre cone 

Following the audits carried out and the data collected, we provided the client with a precise diagnosis including recommendations for works to be carried out in the short and medium term.

Mechanical inspection of a dryer
Audit of 3 bauxite dryers
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