Many plants have scaled back on the contractors working on site and Tencarva has been able to help in some of those situations by providing Plug-and-Play fabricated skids. Many are as simple as a pump skid with an integrated and wired starter/drive. Others include filters, tanks, cooling towers, flow meters, etc.
With the recent rains causing flooding, it is not uncommon for pump systems to be totally overwhelmed. The pump system at this Virginia Aggregate Mine was designed to handle 5” over 3 days but when it received +10” over 4 days with a drainage area of +100 acres the area soon began to flood. The water was up 35 feet and rising when all the controls went under. At that point, they almost pulled the power to try and at least salvage the electrical gear. Instead as a last resort, they flipped the system to full manual on the drive and put their faith in the pump system to not flip the breakers and not stop.
Needless to say, even with the worst event at the plant in 25 years, the system ran for 14 days straight with no issues and kept a $330K MCC (motor control center) above water. The customer was very pleased with the ability of the pumping system to last with no issues in the 14 day stretch.
“Please share these pictures with your team and let them know how happy I am with the system you provided.”
You never know what opportunities you may find when you start looking outside of the box.
Here is a great example of some real creative thinking on the part of Caleb Carter, Tencarva Arkansas Sales Engineer. A customer (particle board manufacturer) in his territory called to let him know about an odd opportunity involving guarding a large belt sander.
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Caleb at first was a little hesitant as no product existed right off the shelf to guard this beast of a machine. The giant belt sander needed to be guarded and the guards needed to be easy to handle both for installation and removal. Caleb inspected the machine and took measurements and came up with a design for the machine guard based upon another “all metal guard” he had seen in pictures.
With Todd Purgason of Tencarva Fabrication and Caleb’s collaboration they developed what turned out to be a beautiful guard that according to the customer exceeded all expectations. As you can see in the photos they used a metal frame with fabricated hangers that feature a locking slip pin for safe installation and easy removal.
The panels were made small enough that a single panel could easily be removed quickly. Estimated weight per panel is under 15 lbs. Caleb also sold installation service and most importantly the customer was thrilled at how they turned out and how easy they are to use.
Whether you need a booster system, chemical dosing system, duplex multi-pump skid or any other equipment package, Tencarva has the skills, materials and capacity to deliver. Call Tencarva for a free estimate today.