Our Mission

1. Expertise and Support
2. On-Site Services
3. Workshop Refurbishment
4. Spare Parts

International presence 

Expertise and Support

a) Design & Calculations

• Upgrading
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Mechanical drive train design (open and enclosed gearing)
• Development of custom made mechanical couplings
• Conversion of fabrication to casting (iron or steel)
• Technical staff of approx. 100 engineers/technicians
• Multiple patents each year

 b) Material Development

• Patented material FerryNod dedicated to gears
• Solidification and Flow Simulation Modeling
• Full metallurgical test lab

 c) Training

Gear drive training center or on-site training sessions

• Training for gears installation & alignment (mill ring gear or kiln ring gear)
• Training for pinion alignment
• Training for gearbox & motor alignment

 d) Predictive maintenance

• On-site monitoring
• On-line follow-up contract
• Assessments / Recommendations
• Possibility to organize preventive and predictive maintenance seminars

On-site Services

Our specialists within FCMD will provide you with individual technical support for all questions concerning functionality, handling, application and troubleshooting of Mechanical Drives products.

• Inspections
• First level repairs
• Spare parts storage

a) On-site Inspections / Diagnosis / Replacement

• US inspection
• On-site measurement
• Split joint plan tightening checking
• Endoscopic inspection
• Vibrations analysis & operating conditions
• White metal bearing checking

 b) Erection & commissionning

On-site supervision and turnkey installations :

• Delegation of field engineers for day and night shifts
• Preparation of installation schedule
• Provide list of tools and handling equipment
• Project monitoring

  c) Periodic maintenance

• Scheduled inspection services
• Field service on request at customer job site
• Different kind of analysis (visual, vibration, temperature, oil…)

  d) On-site repairs

• Repairs
• Assistance to install spare parts available on site

Workshop Refurbishment

A team of technicians and engineers dedicated to refurbishment is responsible for repairing and optimizing your gear, gearboxes, couplings or other mechanical parts of transmission of any brand.

• Refurbishment of all types / brands of gearboxes
• Housing replacement
• Reverse engineering

Spare Parts

• Spare parts packages (maintenance kit proposed to increase product life)
• Upgrading & Modernization Service (Drop-in solutions to extend the life of products)
• Advice & Optimization Service (Increase equipment capacity, improve availability of machinery…)