This client is trying to “on-shore” the manufacture of a significant shaft. AMTIL cannot send you a drawing as yet as a supplier agreement would need to be obtained prior to releasing engineering details. In very rough terms some of the main characteristics of this shaft are:
- Drawing and tolerances are imperial
- Material 4340
- Permanent corrosion coating to specific areas
- Length of shaft 85 inches (2.1 metres)
- Major diameter approximately 17 inches (435 mm)
- Two splines
- One located at end of shaft,
- involute spline PD 15.6667 inches
- 47 teeth
- DP 3 / 6
- One located mid shaft
- involute spline PD 16.6667 inches
- 50 teeth
- DP 3 / 6
- Several holes drilled and tapped in the ends of the shaft ranging from ¾ UNC to 1 ½ UNC
- Raw billet weight approximately 2.5 tonne
- One located at end of shaft,
If you are able to support this client please provide your expression of interest (EOI) to Greg Chalker gchalker@amtil.com.au, describing your experience in supplying similar work.
We will then pass this on to the client and on approval will issue you with a Deed of Confidentiality prior to the release of any engineering data.