Jan.15/09

 

Lo-Rez would like to extend our Best Wishes to all of our Customers, Suppliers, and Friends for a Happy and  Prosperous New Year! 

 

We are beginning to see the first signs of an upturn in activity with many of our customers. Lo-Rez is committed to continuing our 53 year history of supplying the best in vibration control equipment and services in a broad range of applications.

Dec.1/09.

 

An M/HF Lo-Rez coupling (62 in.dia., 300 RPM, 15,000 HP) isolating an Ingersoll-Rand (UK) reciprocating compressor in hydrogen service is currently being refurbished. A set of main springs, dampers and limit stops have been shipped to a refinery in Indonesia, where three M coupling have been in service since 1982.

The archive photo shows company president Ted Spaetgens, P.Eng. in 1963 next to a similar M-size coupling on the way to Sumitomo in Japan.

Lo-Rez flexible steel-spring couplings are avilable in 13 sizes, from 8 inch to 65 inch diameter, with a range of torsional stiffess ratings that permit "tuning" the system to reduce torsional stresses to a minimum.

Nov.2/09.

Fitzroy Yachts, New Zealand, has fitted their newest sailing yacht with the Lo-Rez Soft Mount vibration isolation system. The X50 is a 49.7m fast cruising sloop, aluminum hull, 312 tonnes displacement, with a Caterpillar C32 1400 BHP drive. The ulimate in owner and crew comfort has led Fitzroy to choose Lo-Rez for many of their luxury yachts  in the past. This system was supplied through Lo-Rez's distributor Whiting Power in Aukland.

Oct.15/09.

Over 700 attendees were at the GMC in Atlanta, Oct. 5-7. Many of those stopped by the Lo-Rez booth, which featured a life-size photo of one of our steel spring couplings, with the company President and founder Ted Spaetgens standing alongside. Thanks for your interest and questions!

Nov.5/09

With the latest shipment of 60 dampers, production of the Model 5.4.1 Viscous Torsional Damper has now surpassed 3,000 units. The smallest damper (5.4 in.diameter) produced by Lo-Rez  to date, the damper is used to control torsional vibrations in 240 hp piston engines for small aircraft. Quality control is paramount, and dampers are individually tested for flight rating before shipment. Lo-Rez make viscous torsional dampers up to 50 in. diameter.

Nov.2/09.

 Lo-Rez recently reviewed the performance of its I2/HF double row-steel spring coupling at Jedney, B.C. This coupling exceeds the client's expectations, and has now logged over 110,000 operating hours since installation in late 1993, with not a single coupling main spring failure!
The Lo-Rez I2/HF double row-coupling and Model 8RE-2 Torque Limiter provide exceptional low-frequency isolation in the power train, while transmitting up to 5500 hp to an ARIEL JGC/6 natural gas compressor, driven by a SOLAR gas turbine through a LUFKIN Model NDLS 390 16.56:1 gear reducer. A Lo-Rez Viscous Torsional Damper is located on the gear box secondary shaft to control higher-frequency torsional excitations. The system operates from 800 to 1000 rpm. (Photo taken during 2006 summer maintenance).

Oct.25/09.

Proteksan-Turquoise Yachts, a premium builder of luxury yachts in Turkey has selected the Lo-Rez Soft Mount system for one of their newest yachts, still under construction. NB49 is a 62.2m, 690 tonne vessel with a 2 x 1750hp CAT3512B proplusion system. The Soft Mount system includes six BR4-TMS isolators and a 27.5RT flexible drive coupling. This is the tenth Lo-Rez installation at this yard.

 

Sept.5/09

New BR4- MS Isolators were installed this month in the Canadian Coast Guard 83m ‘Edward Cornwallis’ icebreaker. The installation includes a total of 36 isolators per vessel, each supporting three 96,000 lb. propulsion gensets. Two other vessels have also been refitted in the past two years.