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Power Transmission Engineering and Manufacturing
By combining innovative engineering, expert manufacturing, technical field
services and a coast-to-coast network of regional aftermarket service
centers we successfully serve the needs of our elite customers throughout
the world.
Company
Overview
In 1892, George B. Grant founded Philadelphia Gear Works in the perfect
location to serve the booming steel and anthracite coal industries of
Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
Company
Personnel
A listing and description of Philadelphia Gear's staff members.
Industry
Associations
As a founding member of the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA),
Philadelphia Gear recognizes the value of industry associations - companies
joining together to advance members' common interests and to create industry
standards.
Gearing
for Fast Growing Industries
Philadelphia Gear has earned a globally recognized reputation for expertise
in power transmission engineering and manufacturing. Our world-class engineering
and technical staff provides our extensive customer base across the globe
with a full-range of solutions for their power transmission needs.
Philadelphia
Gear Industries Served
Philadelphia Gear customers depend on high quality, reliable power transmission
equipment to lower the cost of operation and reduce down time, while producing
at the highest levels. Philadelphia Gear is ready to meet these challenges,
bringing over 100 years of experience providing gearing for various industrial
applications.
Power
Generation - Power Transmission Equipment
Philadelphia Gear power transmission equipment has historically served
the power generation markets in all phases of the process, from raw material
extraction and processing to electrical power production.
Refining
and Pipeline Industry Equipment
Philadelphia Gear provides this industry with high speed, high precision,
high horsepower gear drives, as well as innovative solutions to meet the
industry's power generation needs.
Petrochemical
Industry Equipment
Philadelphia Gear provides this industry with high speed, high precision,
high horsepower gear drives, as well as innovative solutions to meet the
industry's power generation needs.
Mining
Industry Equipment
Whether for coal, copper, iron ore or precious metals mining, Philadelphia
Gear's knowledge of gear design and manufacturing for the mining industry
offers professionals the opportunity to have one source for all of their
power transmission needs.
Cement
Industry Equipment
Philadelphia Gear's rugged, high-torque cement mill drives are vital links
in the manufacturing process of cement plants worldwide. Bevel-helical
and bevel-epicyclic roller mill drive designs have been supplied by Philadelphia
Gear for roller mill applications, and primary motor driven parallel shaft
reducers.
Steel
Industry Equipment
Philadelphia Gear pioneered the design and manufacture of the first basic
oxygen furnace gear drive for the steel industry nearly 40 years ago.
Today, we provide precision shell pinion gearing, rolling mill drives,
reducers engineered for large loads, and other solutions designed to meet
the various needs of the steel and metal processing industry.
Pulp
& Paper Industry Equipment
Philadelphia Gear advanced the U.S. paper industry with the development
of a versatile, shaft mounted gear system for driving paper machine dryers,
which became knows as "The Yankee Dryer" design. Philadelphia Gear continues
to work to provide solutions to meet the diverse needs of the paper and
pulp industry.
Water
Management Industry Equipment
Philadelphia Gear has supplied drives for water management applications
for over 40 years, particularly in areas of the deep Southern United States,
where the landscape is vulnerable to drainage problems. Power transmission
equipment is typically used to drive horizontal or vertical pumps for
the transportation, storage, or conditioning of treated or untreated water.
Sugar
Industry Equipment
Processing sugar is seasonal work, requiring high output mill drives to
run at high loads once the cane has been harvested. Philadelphia Gear
technical experts are available to make sure these drives are running
at maximum capacity when the busy processing season comes around.
Marine
Industry Equipment
Philadelphia Gear's history in the marine industry dates back to the early-20th
century, providing gears, sprockets, and transmissions for U.S. ships
during the First World War. Our role in this industry has grown since
then, from ring and worm gearing for Navy destroyers in World War II,
to our marine gear drives that power the icebreakers, war ships and work
boats of today.
Philadelphia
Gear Client List
Philadelphia Gear's client list reads like a "Who's Who" of representative
leaders in design, process and manufacturing industries.
Case
Studies
A listing of links for Philadelphia Gear's case studies.
Onsite
Technical Services brings plant back online in 10 days
A gas-fired power plant in the Northeast region of the United States had
a problem. The accessory drive on one of its GE Frame 7 gas turbines had
developed an oil leak.
Cost-effective
solution for refinery cooling towers
A major oil refinery in the western United States, a long-time Philadelphia
Gear customer, had developed a problem over the course of the last 10
to 15 years. They had replaced a number of cooling tower drives, and were
accumulating the used ones on-site, with no clear idea as to their final
use.
Unique
design solution for the steel industry
A leading Midwestern steel bar producer had a problem - one of their roughing
mills, reducing billets to steel bars, was experiencing continual breakdown
problems resulting from the design of its 45-degree bevel gear sets.
Unique
problem solving for petrochemical industry
A lubrication malfunction caused a catastrophic failure in a Philadelphia
Gear gearbox on one of the offshore gas production platforms in the Gulf
of Mexico, owned by one of the world's largest petrochemical companies.
Emergency
rebuild for the sugar industry
When the Chief Engineer of a major Sugar Co-Operative in Louisiana, reported
a "bump" in his low-speed mill drive (one of four such units
on-site), he authorized Philadelphia Gear Sales Representative Gayle Quinlan
to visit and check out the situation.
Emergency
rebuild for the power generation industry
A major city in the Southeastern United States had been using six Philadelphia
Gear gas turbine generators - typically rated from 16 to 30 megawatts
- to supplement their power grid during times of peak usage.
Regional
Service and Manufacturing Facilities
Philadelphia Gear extends our technical expertise and specialized services
across the country through five strategically located regional service
and manufacturing facilities - making us the only national gear manufacturer
providing such a comprehensive range of services through a coast-to-coast
network of wholly-owned regional service centers.
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Gearing
Products and Services
With over 100 years of power transmission design experience, Philadelphia
Gear offers world class expertise in the service and manufacture of power
transmission equipment. Philadelphia Gear engineers utilize state-of-the-art
inspection and measurement equipment and techniques to provide qualified
answers to critical gear questions.
Replacement
Renewal Parts
Purchasing Philadelphia Gear renewal parts for your Philadelphia Gear
equipment ensures that all parts are built to correct specifications,
including any improvements that may have been incorporated into the drive
design.
Inspect
Repair and Upgrade Equipment
Philadelphia Gear is your source for rapid turnaround inspection and repair
of any brand of equipment, as well as for engineering solutions for your
power transmission equipment problems.
Continuous
Oil Rescue Equipment
Philadelphia Gear’s CORE system virtually
eliminates ferrous metal contamination as a cause of lubrication related
failures in gearboxes.
Onsite
Technical Services
With more than a century of gear design, manufacturing and overhaul behind
us, Philadelphia Gear understands your critical gearbox applications better
than anyone. This is why we are proud to announce the arrival of a new
aftermarket service called OTS.
Technical
Field Services
Philadelphia
Gear provides technical services ranging from complete gearbox repair,
maintenance and upgrade services for both new and existing power transmission
equipment to state-of-the-art gearbox condition monitoring and predictive
maintenance analysis.
Enclosed
Drives Manufacturer
Philadelphia Gear enclosed drives are installed for a wide variety of
applications, from precision high-speed turbo-machinery gearing, to rugged,
heavy-duty industrial gear products. The result of over 100 years of innovative
design engineering and manufacturing, Philadelphia Gear enclosed drives
set the standard for quality, endurance and customer satisfaction.
Synchrotorque
Products
Philadelphia Gear's Synchrotorque line includes hydroviscous drives for
variable output speed and torque control, as well as clutching, braking
and load absorbing. Products are available in horizontal and vertical
configurations as both stand-alone assemblies or with built-in step-up
or step-down gearing.
High
Quality Open Gearing
Philadelphia Gear has built a reputation for quality and durability by
manufacturing high quality precision gearing for over a century. During
these 100-plus years, we've continued to develop our design and manufacturing
capabilities to produce unique, high capacity gearing solutions for a
diverse list of industrial clients.
Design
Engineering
With more than 100 years of expertise in power transmission equipment
and gearing manufacturing, Philadelphia Gear's world-class design engineering
group has earned a reputation for providing unique, innovative solutions
to the most difficult power transmission problems.
GearLogic
SM Extended Warranty
Philadelphia Gear's program offers an additional 24-month warranty on
all replaced parts and workmanship associated with a gearbox repair at
any of our regional service and manufacturing facilities.
Gear
101 Training Seminars
With well over a century of gear drive design, manufacture and trouble-shooting
behind it, Philadelphia Gear is proud to undertake the challenge of educating
the maintenance and engineering staffs of its customers.
Request
Parts Quote
Philadelphia Gear manufactures custom gearing solutions based on the needs
of our customers. For a replacement parts quote, please sort through the
drawings provided, choosing those that best meet your part needs. Shortly
after, a Philadelphia Gear representative will contact you to help proceed
with your request.
Technical
Manuals and Literature
For over 100 years, Philadelphia Gear has earned a globally recognized
reputation for expertise in power transmission engineering and manufacturing,
parlaying that century-plus of technical know-how into literature now
available to Philadelphia Gear customers. This literature includes historical
operations manuals, as well as white papers on critical issues that affect
equipment uptime.
Gearing
and Manufacturing Technical Manuals
Philadelphia Gear technical manuals include important information on the
installation, operation and maintenance of Philadelphia Gear drives. And,
as the exclusive provider of Western Gear & WesTech products, Philadelphia
Gear is pleased to make these manuals available for our customers' use
as well.
Philadelphia
Gear Technical White Papers
" Preventive Maintenance: An Examination of the Root Causes of Gearbox
Failure" and "Understanding and Maintaining an Effective Lubrication System"
Engineering
Standard Index
ISO
Certification
Gearing
and Manufacturing News and Events
Philadelphia Gear offers world-class expertise in power transmission design,
manufacture and service to customers in a broad range of industries. Enter
the News & Events section for a schedule of Philadelphia Gear¹s
upcoming appearances at trade shows for these industries.
Philadelphia
Gear News and Events
Read Articles and Press Releases
Trade
Show Schedule
Look for Philadelphia Gear at the 2006 trade shows and industry events.
Client
Newsletter "Life Cycle"
Gearing
and Manufacturing Careers
Through Philadelphia Gear's 100-plus years of operation, one of the strongest
constants has been our commitment to employing the most talented people
in the industry. A career with Philadelphia Gear offers the security of
working for a company that has been an industry leader for over a century.
Positions
available at Philadelphia Gear
Emergency
Services
For emergency service, 24-hours a day,
call Philadelphia Gear at 800-766-5120.
Contact Information for
Philadelphia Gear
Philadelphia Corporate Office & Technical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phone (toll free, 24 hrs/day - 7 days/wk): 800-766-5120
Phone (local): 610-265-3000
Fax: 610-337-5637
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