Rotrex assists power station with efficiency improvements
02 September 2011
As coal-fired power stations across the UK strive to meet ever tighter efficiency and environmental standards, Rotrex Winches are experiencing increased demand for our services. Recently, Rotrex Winches have had a hydraulic ZW17 17t SWL base mounted winch hired by on-site engineering contractors at a major generating station, along with a power pack and control stand.
The contractor has a four year contract to replace four boiler units at this power station as part of an ongoing efficiency improvement and maintenance programme. They have a permanent office and workshop within the grounds of the station and carry out various projects each year. They have been using equipment hired from Rotrex to raise and lower various large parts from one of the old boilers so they can remove and install them from inside one of the buildings.
Working 24 hours a day this project can take around 6-8 weeks to remove and replace one complete boiler along with miles of pipe work, valves and various other units. The project is now complete for this calendar year and the station is back to running on all four boilers again for the winter period when the power demand is high.
The contractors were very pleased with the winch and also with the Rotrex engineers who attended the site to set up and commission the equipment. They have already given us some dates to re-hire the equipment for stage two of the maintenance!