May 12/11.

 

Fitroy Yachts of New Zealand have won the "Best Sailing Yacht in the 45M+ category" and the "Sailing Yacht of the Year" awards at the prestigious sixth annual World Superyacht Awards held in London recently. The Zefira enjoys the superior noise and vibration attenuation performance of the Lo-Rez Soft Mount Sytem, a preferred isolation system for the best yachts in the world. Full information on the Zefira propulsion package and the gala award night can  be found on the Fitzroy Yachts web page www.fitzroyyachts.com.

 

Apr. 1/11.

 

The Canadian Coast Guard will have the Lo-Rez Soft Mount isolation system installed on its new 22m and 25m Inshore Science Vessels. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. and now under construction at Meridien Maritime Inc., the vessels are powered by twin Cat C18's through a Twin Disc gearbox. They will see service on the Atlantic Coast. Image courtesy of Robert Allan Ltd.

May 12/11.

 

Thanks to all our customers and friends for stopping by our booth at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, May 2-6, 2011. The show attracted over 75,000 visitors, with 2,500 companies exhibiting their products. Our booth featured a life-size photo of a Lo-Rez steel spring coupling between an Ariel JGK/4 compressor and a 1750 HP GE motor operating at 1200 RPM. See you next year!

Jan. 4/11.

 

The latest 'M'-size Lo-Rez coupling has been shipped to Indonesia for hydrogen compression service. Richard Hordyk, Production Manager, is shown next to the coupling, which is rated for 2 million lb-in torque at 300 RPM. The coupling is approximately 74 in. diameter and has a total weight of 8,500 lbs. This is the fourth such coupling in service at this location.

Nov. 1/10.

 

Proteksan-Turquoise Yachts in Turkey has continued the practise of installing the Lo-Rez Soft Mount System for superior vibration isolation and noise control. This is the largest Lo-Rez installation at this yard to date.  NB54, the 72.4 m yacht  shown is powered by twin Caterpillar units as was the earlier NB 53 vessel described in a previous Lo-Rez news release.

Nov. 23/10.

 

Thanks to all our friends and customers who stopped by the Lo-Rez booth at the GMRC in Phoenix, October 4-6th. The show was a great success, and featured a life-size display of a Lo-Rez H2/HF-131/1.4 double row coupling between an Ariel JGK4 and a 1750 HP, 1200 RPM GE motor. See you in Nashville next year!

Apr.10/10.

 

Lo-Rez has shipped its latest Soft Mount System for a 55.4 m yacht to Proteksan-Turquoise Yachts in Turkey. The yacht, NB52, is driven by twin Caterpillar 3512 drives through  ZF 4600 gearsets. The Soft Mount System includes Lo-Rez 27.5RT couplings and BR4-TMS isolators.

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.