Torsion Control Products Drives Away Downtime for Asphalt Equipment Manufacturer

March 7, 2019

Torsion Control Products

Failed couplings. Unexpected shutdowns. Long traffic delays.

Those are some of the issues a leader in road building and asphalt equipment manufacturing faced on two of its planers. The planers are used to remove asphalt and lower roads up to 14 inches.

The Torsion Control Products customer had a configuration within the planer which included a clutch, gearbox and a elastomeric coupling from another manufacturer.

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