Did you know that the global paper and board industry produces approximately 400 million tonnes of paper and board annually? With such massive production volumes, the manufacturing process for paper and board products places significant demands on machinery, underscoring the critical need for reliable and...
“Ensuring a pump system is fitted with the right coupling components is critical to the performance of the application, as any heavy vibrations and loads can cause cracks and fractures on drive equipment,” explains Troy Markland, National Product Manager for Chain and Ironware at Motion...
Mono, a part of National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has been a long term customer of CBC, sourcing premium Fenner products such as pulleys, cast iron shaft couplings since the 1980s. These parts are integral to Mono’s patented Screw Pump design, which are widely used across...
Various environmental factors on outdoor sites can affect the process of power transmission, including extreme temperature ranges, coarse dust particles, and strong vibrational impact. Most of the time, these obstacles are inevitable, so ensuring efficient maintenance and change-over producers is crucial to minimising costly downtime. According...
As the macadamia industry began to boom through the late 1980s, Robert Eggins began tailoring his 20-year established business towards the macadamia industry. Today, there are over 240 Robmac harvesters running on Australian plantations. “The team runs a production pipeline with three or six harvesters in...
Operating out of two large-scale manufacturing centres, AE Gibson & Sons is also dedicated to helping their customers process renewable resources, and effectively managing biomass and waste materials. Their product is of world-class standard, incorporating the latest technologies in industrial automation and mechatronics. General Manager, Curtis...
It’s not every day that an impromptu opportunity comes along for CBC to help out the community. So, when an Adelaide local school was unable to host their annual fundraiser due to an engineering roadblock, CBC’s Tony Voiklis stepped up to keep things rolling. To read the full article, please click here....
“Joining two aligning shafts on a slurry pump is very difficult to do without any deflection and misalignment,” explains CBC’s expert on Power Transmission, Troy Markland. Troy recommends the Fenner FenaFlexTM Tyre Coupling for this particular application. “Fenner® power transmission products have a long history in the mining sector,” says Troy. “From...
Troy Markland knows power transmission like the back of his hand. He has been in the industry for almost 40 years and has managed Fenner’s range of power transmission products since CBC became a supplier for them in 2011. According to Troy, Fenner’s range is unmatched...
Jaw couplings are popular for their versatility and robustness in connecting industrial machines such as pumps, blowers, compressors and mixers in mechanical power transmission assemblies. CBC Australia’s National Product Manager for Power Transmission, Troy Markland, explains why the Fenner jaw coupling has a fail-safe design and how to install the...
