5 }# z4 Y) B/ ~. f. P. ^. e5 DRTR Bearing Company Ltd., a slewing ring bearing manufacturer based in Luoyang, China, bid $20,000 with a much shorter lead time. ( n; W6 C2 ~+ t& M6 k! K
4 l" ~! v# z% K, FSeveral emails have now been made public, indicating even before the contract was awarded, RTR told New York Crane it was uncertain if it could make the repairs properly. An RTR representative emailed New York Crane on June 7, 2007, saying: "And honest speaking we dont have confidence on this welding." / ?8 z% M# |) o; V& \1 ~5 e
+ R. S/ F6 ]$ X) w+ C: oNew York Crane awarded the bearing repair contract to RTR anyway. j. P4 I- _6 z9 d. P* |( I % y6 d) I8 r0 GThe bearing was removed from the crane, shipped to China, repaired by RTR, and shipped back to New Jersey. There, it was assembled and additional repairs were made to the turntable assembly. Finally, the crane's temporary bearing and turntable assembly was removed and the repaired assembly put in place. , ]$ ^% ^' p# B7 J: m+ D6 u
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The crane's repairs were approved by Michael Carbone, chief inspector of cranes and derricks for the City of New York. Mr. Carbone was a former employee of New York Crane and Equipment. 3 j2 S" _. [7 s6 V" F $ u+ c" G) b* `- Q- W# Y; PThis was the second deadly collapse in 2-1/2 weeks of cranes owned by New York Crane and Equipment, safety inspections and installations approved by Mr. Carbone. The first crane collapse killed seven people. Mr. Carbone resigned in July 2008, a month after this collapse. - f/ J Q' `- f0 s# u : n7 ~& K% m0 ]! f6 N9 e+ P, vIn addition to the failed slewing ring bearing, the possibility the crane was pressed into service beyond its service life has also become a question. , O# q" T9 d# Z, C8 ^: R2 s
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by Bruce A. Carr ; b ]/ y; F8 K/ }( }5 l4 Ifrom individual research, ( M, A# s# f" y- i/ @4 jtips and commercial sources. ( ]2 v( s4 q0 o j; m6 i8 Y2 }Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited. ) ~9 z6 b9 G( M3 j& B
/ x* W' Z4 Y( {调查显示为维修的焊接不当导致。4 F; B; \6 y3 D4 A; e- z {$ Z
吊机轴承需要维修，/ W' B X. z3 [$ ~" W- s4 \
美国Avon Bearings 公司报价$120,000 和 28 周交货，未中标。 1 ^# H; A7 V8 Z0 A; ]" kRTR Bearing 公司 报价$20,000 ，交货期更短， 中标。; A4 v, g6 N) ]$ G
2007年6月7日，RTR代表的邮件说：“说实在的，我们对这个焊接维修也没有信心”。但New York Crane 仍然让RTR中标了。 9 i( n+ F, B" c# }3 F% H& W5 p O. J* N维修后New York 市起重吊机总监察Michael Carbone做了鉴定认可。8 F8 a2 T. Z7 d+ i2 D5 R
这个是Mr. Carbone 鉴定的第二起吊机发生事故。他已于2008年7月辞职。 # B k9 o( c8 l% b+ I5 v
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3 _& h: j) Z4 p M# s0 w是这个公司吗？% w5 e" L+ s- ]+ B: @: o
: u. t# b5 J4 W3 w! [0 L http://www.rtr-bearing.com/& h q, r* Q; ?" L! ^. F
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润宁轴承有限公司 （RTR Bearing Company Limited）成立于1998年6月26日。公司下设两个生产分厂和一个进出口部，现有员工99人。工厂位于洛阳市老城区大路口，占地面积6000平方米，拥有资产3000万，能够按照国际标准和国家最新技术标准，生产外径100MM至5000MM的回转支撑轴承，还能根据用户需求设计、研制开发各种非标准和特殊结构回转支撑轴承。进出口部位于中国东北重要港口城市——大连。公司始终遵循管理求严、技术求新、质量求精、工作求实、服务求诚、经营求真的经营理念，多年来得到了国内外客户的大力支持。公司主要业务是出口各类机械类产品，目前主要产品是轴承。主要出口国家为欧美国家，产品已遍布世界各地，并受到国外客户的广泛赞誉。目前公司销售部设在大连，生产及产品质量检测中心设在洛阳(国内轴承生产基地)。产品广泛应用于各类工程机械，起重运输机械，采掘机械，建筑工程机械，港口机械和导弹发射架等大型设备上，遍布于工程，矿山，化工，石油，冶金，煤炭，港口，船舶及仪器仪表等行业。 3 x) r- w$ @# b/ w2 q4 H. q) N' H. S0 _$ U! f! t. {
公司虽成立时间不长，却有旺盛的生命力，借助国际买家在国内采购量逐渐增大的大好环境下，我们以创新的眼光，优质的服务赢得了众多客户。 $ g8 F) t f4 k" w, l8 K! ?- S & P! i0 N7 Y) J4 N5 S 公司未来的发展目标要依靠良好的国际环境，充分利用国内优质资源，向国际标准靠拢，使RTR这个品牌成为中国优质回转支撑的象征。作者: 伊凡 时间: 2009-5-27 13:12
楼上翻译的非常好,代大家感谢您啦!作者: 伊凡 时间: 2009-5-27 13:27
Hello Mr. Ibrahim, 3 ]3 c/ M5 c \ H& M3 Z/ N6 o 0 ~) A' M$ ?; Q4 x
Yes, RTR has several locations. We just listed ! ]% K0 g3 E3 y+ W1 T- o; {their primary manufacturing location.% h [7 P/ T$ u- n+ ?, ]
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manufacturing do not fully appreciate how difficult 6 C3 V/ p4 X% p' Lwelding on specialty metals can be. / I: `. K* O$ D! n: A2 O! I' O 2 l, V& M2 z1 Q! ?9 i- HReplacing the bearing would have been a better # Q% X5 y) b" m, R! b' Jidea, but since it was damaged by lightning, no9 j/ ]4 G3 }6 l& e# J6 J/ K8 a( X
insurance would be willing to pay for it, I'm sure.7 n% S% Y' a5 a6 l3 F