PotashWorks 2021

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A new course of action The development of thickener technology and virtual services at Westpro Machinery

Hydraulic thickener drive at the Westpro shop in Puslinch, Ontario.

120-foot high-capacity Thickener in Ontario, Canada.

Throughout our 35 years of experi-

we look to challenge efficiency with

hydraulic power unit equipped with

ence in the mining, wastewater, and

our Hydraulic Thickener drives and

safety instruments for low oil level

aggregate industries, Westpro Ma-

extend our team dynamic to our cus-

and high temperature indication, duel

chinery has always been interested in

tomers and their projects with our

filters for ease of maintenance, both

research and development and how it

new virtual services.

automatic

may foster a positive impact moving forward. Going into 2021, we hope to change that interest into action. With that said, Westpro hopes to create waves with our world-renowned Hydraulic Thickener Drives, as well as the introduction of our Virtual Commissioning service.

Thickeners

have

been

Westpro’s

bread and butter for quite some time, but internally, the success of our equipment is also a call to action. Over the years our equipment has developed a reputation for its robust construction and operational longevity, and during the early engineering

and

manual

operation

modes, reverse capabilities, the finest torque monitoring instruments, and finally a high-quality planetary gearbox for excellent torque and thrust load. With these advantages, our expert team of multi-disciplinary engineers hope to provide a new definition of reliability and efficiency within the industry.

At Westpro, we’ve always sought to

stages of our hydraulic drives, we felt

create that positive impact within the

it appropriate to design a drive which

Leading our team of engineers is en-

industry, and with the help from our

takes our staple qualities to the next

gineering coordinator Stephen At-

multi-disciplinary team of engineers,

level. Our hydraulic drives seek to el-

kinson. When asked what has been

we have the capabilities to make this

evate the performance of the thicken-

the defining factor in the success of

a reality. We believe it is vital that we

er through a number of technical ad-

the custom engineered and designed

do our part as your process technol-

vantages. Such advantages being our

drive, he had the following to say, “A

ogy partner, so this year at Westpro

signature heavy-duty construction, a

big part of it comes from the team

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