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Broken Babbitt

19 Oct 202221 Oct 2022
A customer contacted TRI about a damaged bearing. The bearing is a large, fixed bore bearing by another manufacturer. Part of the babbitt had broken off and a loose piece…
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Tilt Pad Tooling Package

17 May 202221 Oct 2022
A new video has been uploaded to YouTube and Rumble. https://youtu.be/YWWSrBlTXlw TRI Tilt Pad Tooling Package https://rumble.com/v1537ni-tilt-pad-bearing-tooling-package.html
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Boiler Feed Pump Thrust Runner

21 Mar 202221 Oct 2022
TRI was contracted to install new seals on a main boiler feed pump, but disassembly of the bearing housings revealed a hidden problem. The thrust runner was loose, and this…
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Babbitt Wipe caused by dovetail grooves

8 Apr 202121 Oct 2022
Dovetail grooves were once a common design feature of Babbitt bearings. The grooves were a mechanical featured that help bond the Babbitt to the bearing backing. With the development of…
Fluid Drives

Size 212 Fluid Drive

12 May 202012 May 2020
TRI has just finished a fluid drive refurbishment. Two size 212 Fluid Drives originally built by American Standard were disassembled, cleaned and inspected. Some of the original parts were repaired…
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EPRI Announcement

22 Apr 201920 Oct 2022
I will be attending the EPRI Summer 2019 Steam Turbine Generator Workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The workshop Aug 19th through the 23rd. I will be manning a vendor booth…
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Hydrogen Cooled Generator Upgrades

29 Aug 201821 Oct 2022
The first hydrogen cooled generator was put into service by GE in 1937. Many of the design features of those early generators still persist today. TRI Transmission and Bearing Corp.…
Fluid Drives

Rotating Element Inspection

20 Jul 201820 Oct 2022
The rotating element of a Size 270 Dual Circuit Fluid Drive has been inspected, balanced and reassembled.
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Technical Note: July 2018

19 Jul 201820 Oct 2022
Are you getting 100,000 between overhauls? Dr. Mel has released a Tech Note concerning fluid drives. TRI offers upgrades that can improve the fluid drive reliability. read more...
Bearings

Thrust Bearing Spring Bed

13 Mar 201820 Oct 2022
Each spring and cap are machined to precise tolerances in order to achieve a consistent reaction force across the thrust bearing surface.

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