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Planetary Drive
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Originally Falk caption reads, "Drive to separate a mixture of coal and water. Our [Falk's] unit is part of a process in which coal is pulverized at the mine mixed with water and pumped through pipe lines to the power station. The device separates the coal from the slurry and after additional drying, is blown into a furnace to generate steam to drive turbines producing electric power. The installation will be operating near Reno, Nevada. Our [Falk} unit is 39.5 inches in diameter, 37 inches end to end and weighs about 4000 pounds."
December 31, 1967
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W012GHQ
WHi 50436
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Planetary gear drive that was used as a later component in a centrifuge. This product was purchased by Combustion Engineering Incorporated and used by Black Mesa Pipe Line. Falk caption reads, "Pho...
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Duane Hanson and Norbert Winski attend to a large reducer and incher. This unit was purchased by Allis Chalmers and used by the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company-Tilden II Expansion. Original Falk capt...
Pulverizer Mills
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A male employee, Michael Nycz, attends to a pulverizer mill that is a later component of a coal pulverizer. This unit was purchased by Foster Wheeler and used by Teurel Power of Spain. Original Fal...
Bridge Drives
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Bridge drives that the City of Milwaukee purchased and used. Falk caption reads,"Unit drives the opening of Broadway Street. Unit opens each half of the bridge, powered by a 50 HP motor. Emergency ...
