AD-43 Gearboxes for U.S. Navy
Power Engineering & Manufacturing was contacted to design and build gearboxes to power the electric aircraft elevator systems on the U.S. Navy’s CVN-79 USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier and LHA-8 USS Bougainville assault ship. CVN carriers are the standard fixed-wing, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, while LHA assault ships are used to transport helicopters. After extensive…
Big Bend Dam
PEM was approached by an engineering firm for a quote to produce gearboxes for a refurbishment project at the Big Bend Dam in South Dakota. PEM won the contract as our gears cost less to produce than the gears from the original equipment manufacturer. Before we could refurbish them, we had to do a teardown…
PEM Gearboxes Power Gateway Arch Tram System (St. Louis, MO)
Few applications demand more from a mechanical drive than a high-visibility public landmark, where reliability, smooth operation, and safety are non-negotiable and downtime impacts thousands of visitors. That’s exactly the environment inside the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, where a unique tram system transports visitors to the observation deck at the top of the monument….
Coal Production
Dredge
Tubing Coiler
Sugar Cane Refinement
Extruder
Anchor Windlass System
Chemical Mixer
Mining
