Type of Industry: Aluminum Processing
Details of equipment: Conveyor Details of original drive: 1940’s era gearbox Details of Dorris replacement drive: Base mount, 1229 DI-DO How has the Dorris drive performed, enhanced, simplified, condensed, etc. the customer’s overall drive package? Drive has performed well and fit into envelope of old gearboxes. Why did Dorris get the order? The Dorris drive fit into the existing envelope, it was price competitive, it was available with reasonable lead time and there was a good relationship between the Dorris distributor and the aluminum processor.
Type of Industry: Crane Manufacturer
Details of equipment: Bridge crane Details of original drive: New equipment Details of the Dorris replacement drive: One each ductile iron offset parallel shaft base type 2811 Two each ductile iron offset parallel shaft base type 5815 Why did Dorris get the order? Specification by the U. S. Navy
Type of Industry : Pigment Manufacturing
Details of equipment: Mixing equipment. Customer was considering Dodge shaft mount with belt drive. Details of original drive: 75hp Gearbox (Falk In Line – approx. 20.93:1) through R.C. drive (approx. 4:1) Details of Dorris replacement drive: 507TR80 with 4 15/16" bushing and Scoop Motor Mount for 365T How has the Dorris drive performed, enhanced, simplified, condensed, etc. the customer’s overall drive package? By eliminating troublesome belt drive, improved efficiency, eliminated maintenance of belt tensioning and untimely breakage. Why did Dorris get the order? Improved efficiency, eliminated belt drive. Also competitively priced. Old drive was messy (oil case for chain). Rated HP: 75.4 @ 1750 rpm input
Type of Industry: Roofing Shingle Manufacturer
Details of equipment: Cooling conveyor rolls on roofing shingle line Details of original drive:Six rolls, three each driven by 10hp dc motor and gearbox with complicated chain drive to each roll. Speed range 19.5 to 210 rpm. Details of Dorris replacement drive: Dorris 215TR10 with c-face input drilled and tapped for face mounting Individual 5hp ac motors with inverters How has the Dorris drive performed, enhanced, simplified, condensed, etc. the customer’s overall drive package?The drive has performed great. It allowed the customer to eliminate one roll bearing, the chain drive and the chain guard. It also gave customer speed control of each roll.. Why did Dorris get the order?Simpler drive, elimination of component parts, less maintenance, easier to change rolls. Better individual control of each roll’s speed.
Type of Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Details of equipment: Personnel lifts for a riveting application of some aircraft parts. Details of original drive: Screw jacks were originally requested, but supplied the wrong speed for the lift. Details of Dorris replacement drive: Due to the maximum input speed of a worm gear screw jack being 1800 rpm, we requested a special ratio from Dorris in a 203TL which would support the 5000 lbs. load on the thrust bearings. The ball screw was attached to the 203TL output shaft with a hard coupling. 203TL05 with C-Face kit and special ratio.
Dorris Gear Drive: 203TLXXCF Series (Vertical Mount) 203TL03 W/ Special K20308-1 1/2 - 4 Shaft Kit & AD-25 Motor Adaptor (213TC) Rated HP: 28.4 hp @ 1750 rpm input
