Repair and Rebuild – Reel Drum
Engineered repair of a reel drum for a paper packaging manufacturer. Work included reshell, journal repair, and complete rebuild within outage schedule.
Pulp & Paper
Journal Repair – Embossing Roll
Engineered repair solution for a damaged journal and worn-out bearing fit in an embossing roll. Our team manufactured a new journal and thermal spray repaired the drive side.
Engineered Repair – Screw Press Housing
This screw press housing required emergency repair. Multiple components were severely damaged, and all repairs had to be completed within the mill’s assembly schedule.
Engineered Repair – Plug Screw Feeder
Provided an engineered repair solution to damaged screw feeder equipment critical to paper packaging manufacturing. Read about our process in meeting all technical requirements and rush schedule.
New Press Roll – Design & Manufacture
Manufactured and designed new roll and new shafts for upgraded performance.. No OEM drawing was available so the team reverse engineered the new roll and journals.
Thermal Spray Repair – Screw Press
Thermal spray repair on a large industrial screw press with multiple bearing and seal fits that were out of OEM specifications.
Loading Arms – Engineered Repair & Machining
Western Machine Works repaired the breast roll loading arms in 4 days, saving critical time and capital dollars for a global tissue manufacturer.
Slusher Runner Housing Manufacturing
The slusher runner housing was extensively damaged from bearing failure. Our team manufactured this critical equipment for a paper mill customer without manufacturing prints and drawings in just 5 days.
Press Roll Bearing Fit Repair
Customer called over the weekend needing emergency repair of a broken down press roll bearing fit. With WMW’s specialized twin arc metallizing process, the repair was completed and bearing fits restored within 3 days.