18 project updates
WASTEWATER TREATMENT TANK REPAIRS AT THE 18TH HOLE AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH 2020, the WGM Engineering team was called out to attend and repair a mechanical failure within the primary settlement tank located at North Berwick wastewater treatment works. This was an interesting project for the company, because the entire sewage works is located under the 18th tee of the Glen Golf course. After an investigation which involved draining and cleaning the primary
settlement tank, the team identified the root cause of the failure and was also able to suggest some improvements on the scraper arms. To extend the lifespan of the asset, the scraper arms were shot blasted and coated, removable scraper poles were added and new blades/scrapers were fitted. Safety was key throughout the project, as work needed to be undertaken within a confined space
and there was restricted access to the primary settlement tank. Additional social distancing requirements also needed to be considered due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The success of this project has led to WGM Engineering being further tasked with preventative maintenance works on a second primary settlement tank within the treatment works. www.wgmengineering.co.uk
Improvised solution overcomes unacceptable delay AS THE MAIN AUTHORISED DISTRIBUTOR FOR LEROY Somer in the Midlands, Alpha Electrics prides itself with always being on hand to help solve problems for its customers. When the company received an urgent request for a 15kW, 4P, B3, 160 frame motor, with a right-hand terminal box, it was quickly able to overcome a big problem – the seven week delivery time from the factory for this particular motor. Such a long delay for a replacement motor was unacceptable for the customer so Alpha Electrics had to improvise to provide its customer with a speedier solution and was able to modify a standard motor, with a top terminal box, in order to deliver the required motor within just a few hours of receiving the order. alphaelectrics.com
Driving the world’s largest lift irrigation project ELECTRIC MOTOR MANUFACTURER, WEG, has supplied electric motors for the world’s largest lift irrigation project, the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) in Telangana, India. Following two years of construction, the project was completed in June 2020. The multi-purpose project that commenced in 2018 reinforced the storage of water available for irrigation in the region — 8,000 km2 of land across 13 districts of the state — and increased groundwater levels in the Godavari River Basin. The increased river water supply is set to improve subsistence for the population through fishing and tourism. To complete the project, WEG supplied 14 40MW 30-pole motors to Xylem India, one of the world’s largest hydraulic pump manufacturers. Xylem India coupled Quarter 1 2021
these motors to its high-capacity pumps, specified by Megha Engineering & Infrastructures, the company responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of KLIS. The electric motors were the largest
ever manufactured in the WEG India factory, each weighing 262 tonnes and they were assembled and tested at the project site. weg.net www.theaemt.com
