The supplier of precision-engineer gear rack, pinions, lead screws, nuts and CNC machined parts, said the second gear rack is due to be delivered later in the year.
HRS manufactured the rack in 54 separate curved sections that come together to form a complete 26-metre outside diameter circular gear rack, which drives the turntable/floor of the GKV.
The gear rack is part of a multi-million pound project to construct a total of four GKVs. HRS is working closely with the project’s main contractor, Don Valley Engineering, a specialist UK-based provider of process plant and support services to the malting industry.
Says Steve Benn, business development manager at HRS: “There aren’t many companies in the world that are capable of cutting a gear rack of this size, let alone one that is curved.
“At our manufacturing facility in Brighouse, we’ve one of the largest dedicated rack cutting facilities in the world. We’ve cut bigger teeth than this in the past, but on this project, it’s the sheer size of the circle that posed the biggest challenge.
“We’re also fortunate that we have a flexible, highly skilled, experienced workforce that is capable of producing custom racks of this nature in a fast turnaround time.”
HRS manufactures giant gear rack for vessels
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Halifax Rack & Screw Cutting Company Limited (HRS) has supplied the first of two giant 44 metre gear racks for use on Germinating Kiln Vessels (GKV) for a UK-based malt producer.
