Emergency repair of a 50-year-old dry nitrogen compressor foundation in a steel plant

Cogne Acciai Speciali, a leading producer of stainless steel products based in Aosta, Italy, turned to Burckhardt Compression Italy after sudden and excessive vibrations led to the unexpected shutdown of the 50-year-old dry nitrogen compressor.

A root cause analysis detected cracks in the foundation and damaged anchor bolts. Thanks to the immediate local support and close collaboration with the customer, the foundation was repaired on-site and the system was smoothly restarted within the customer's tight schedule.

Cogne Acciai Speciali has choosen Burckhardt Compression as a reliable partner since several years. Also in this case we had strong and fast support to solve an unpredictable problem.

Matteo Diani, Plant & Maintenance Manager, Cogne Acciai Speciali

Our solution

• Immediate on-site consulting by our local reciprocating compressor experts
• Root cause analysis in order to detect the cause of the vibration and noise
• Findings of cracked foundation and damaged anchor bolts
• Local supervision and project handling
• On-site repair of the compressor foundation and damaged anchor bolts
• Alignment with the main motor and mechanical completion of the compressor
• Smooth and safe start-up of the compressor

Customer benefits

• Local single point of contact
• One-stop shop solution for all service activities
• Execution of the project within customer’s tight schedule
• Renewed foundation condition for a reliable compressor operation
• Smooth compressor operation condition after intervention
• No production downtime

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