Customer: Ineos Manufacturing France SAS End User: Ineos Lavera Refinery Location: Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, France Project: K101/102B compressor anchor bolt replacement, and partial regrout of motor baseplate and back bearing. Work Period: 16 June to 20 June 2008. 1. ORIGINAL CONDITIONS…

The compressor in question is a Burton Corblin type 164 ME 250 single cylinder compressor, driven
through belts by a 45 kW electric motor at 500 rpm. The machine was installed in 1977, without using
any proper grout – i.e. directly on the concrete, and has been operating practically continuously for years.

Project Summary 1.1 This compressor, originally installed in 1978, had been suffering from vibration and misalignment problems for several years. In an attempt to correct these problems, some partial regrouting had been carried out, but with cement-based products. 1.2 Alphatec…

Project Summary 1.1 These engines, with a nominal capacity of 8.3 MW, had been derated to 4.0 MW (and run for minimal periods averaging 700 hours/annum) for many years, due to a combination of visible vibration and bedplate distortion, and…

Project Summary 1.1 Alpha Kogyo, the original ALPHATEC company, had regrouted hundreds of Standun bodymakers in Japan during the 1980s. When the writer came to Singapore, an approach was made to all aluminium can makers in the region, and CMB…