Welcome to Stephen H Shakeshaft Consulting Ltd. An Independent Engineering Consultancy Specialising in Maintenance Engineering, Project Management and Asset Optimisation. 


Here we present some brief Technical Papers. All the scenarios and projects documented are 100% genuine. 

Every single one of these projects has resulted in major financial savings for the client company and in the vast majority of cases were a result of our own field work and investigations. Almost without exception, the clients were quite unaware of the potential yet to be unleashed in their machinery. In no case has it ever been the time to throw away the machine and start again from scratch.

When you consider the number of pumps, compressors, fans, gearboxes, turbines and blowers operating the world over, the "bread and butter" equipment of the process industries, the potential cost savings and efficiency gains are huge.

Today, industries the world over compete with one another irrespective of their location in the world. You owe it to your company to talk to us about how we can help you unleash the true potential of your assets. As a young company, but with over 30 years experience behind us, we will be adding more technical papers as time passes. Please call again to see what we have posted since your last visit. And remember, we WANT to hear from you.

Please note, that if the papers seem familiar to you, it will be because articles in several magazine articles have been based on papers found here.  In addition, one or two companies have asked permission to use these papers in training courses.  Should you wish to use the contents of these papers, please ask permission from us first.

Recurring Failure of Slurry Pump. Repeated Failure of Sodium Shear Pump.
Breaking Piston Rods on an Oil Lubricated Reciprocating Compressor. Reliability Improvement to High Pressure Gas Compressors.
Failure of Split Roller Bearings on Hot Gas Fan Cryogenic Pump Seal Development
Failure of Angular Contact Bearing on Newly Overhauled Motor Breakage of Compressor Connecting Rod
Failure of Gas Expander Thrust Bearing Fatigue Failure of Compressor Bolting
Repeated Failure of Cooling Fan Bearings Failures on Titanium Vacuum Pump
Problems with Gas Turbine Heat Recovery Steam Generator Vacuum Plant Troubleshooting
Severe Gear and Tyre Wear on Large Rotating Dryer Failure on Filter/Dryer Gearbox Investigation




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