Fairfield Receives $9 Million Order from Offshore Service Firm

July 28, 2006 • Fairfield Manufacturing Co., Lafayette, Ind., has received a contract for over $9 million to provide jacking drive gearbox assemblies to Netherlands-based GustoMSC, a design, engineering, and consultancy service for the offshore oil and gas and civil construction industries. Under the terms of the contract, Fairfield will develop, test, and provide large ABS-certified jacking drive planetary gear boxes capable of lifting over 300 tons each and rated for output torque of over 1 million Nm. 

 

“At five times the size of our largest planetary unit, this development helps Fairfield reach the next level of Torque-Hub^® planetary drive solutions to meet market needs in marine/offshore and related energy market applications”, said Paul Schlueter, vice president of sales for Fairfield. “This expanded product offering provides a solid foundation for future growth in this market segment.”

 

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