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After 29 years of operation, the waste wood recycling plant of the Gigler company was refurbished. Production manager Alexander Schönacher optimized the plant together with HejuTec and FB Ketten. The result: a more efficient and reliable plant. Challenge and objective The refurbishment of the waste wood recycling plant was a demanding task. The objective was to renew the wear components, eliminate bottlenecks in the conveyor system and ensure operational reliability and performance for the next three years through technical optimization. At the same time, it had to be ensured that the work was completed within the planned revision time window in order to keep the production loss as low as possible. Implementation of the renovation A decisive success factor was the close and professional cooperation of the three project partners Alexander Schönacher from Gigler, Jürgen Heinzelmann from HejuTec and FB chain application specialist Mario Fähndrich. The scraper chains, sprockets, bearings and chain wear strips were expertly replaced and the scraper floors lined with wear plates. In addition, targeted optimizations were made to the conveyor system to minimize material flow disruptions and increase the

After more than 10 years of operation, the slat conveyor chain at a leading Swiss construction company needed to be replaced. FB Ketten is known for customised chain solutions and was also invited to submit a quotation. The customer has a long tradition and attaches great importance to high plant availability. Founded in 1931, the steam roller company has developed very successfully in road construction, civil engineering and tunnelling in the almost 100 years of its existence, operates its own gravel plants and now sees its core competencies in the areas of construction, logistics, environment and digitalisation. Suitable solution required Nothing had to be changed in the design, as the customer was satisfied with the service life of the original equipment chain. This project was therefore about a customised 1:1 replacement at a fair cost. Chain application engineers Daniel Zahnd and Alexander Frankenstein examined the system in detail and submitted a suitable quotation. The FB employees worked very closely with the plant operators from the initial contact, through the on-site inspection to the quotation and order, and paid attention to the customer’s own experience, wishes

In 2019, an apron conveyor chain in front of a crusher for demolition material had to be replaced in Pantaleon at the Austrian company Hasenöhrl. No spare parts could be supplied by the plant manufacturer. FB Ketten found a suitable solution. The Hasenöhrl company was founded in 1960 by Otto Hasenöhrl. After more than five decades, the Hasenöhrl Group, with all its areas of activity, is one of the most modern in its sector. Managed by Com. Ing. Karl Hasenöhrl, the company is still a pure family business. Strategically, the company focuses on moderate and constant expansion, long-term customer loyalty, highly motivated employees as well as a sustainable approach to the environment and the conservation of natural resources. At several locations, demolition materials are processed and made available for re-entry into the raw materials cycle. In St. Pantaleon, the apron feeder chain to the crusher had to be replaced in 2019. This is how the contact between Mr. Gerhard Greindl (Head of Fleet Management at Hasenöhrl) and Mr. Gerhard Mittermayr, the responsible chain application engineer at FB Ketten, came about. Tailor-made chain solutions also for older plants FB Ketten specialises in customised