Imagine filling a football stadium with wheat, 9.95 feet deep, totaling 360,000 bushels, enough to make 19,550,000 loaves of bread. Now picture this gargantuan task being completed at a rate of 360,000 bushels per hour – the reality of grain cargo ship loading and unloading across the U.S. and Canada. Jim McCready, President and Owner of JPM Inc. in Michigan, specializes in designing advanced product handling and dust-free loading systems for this high-speed grain transfer. McCready’s systems have been consistently reliable in meeting high productivity and safety standards at port terminals.
NORD Drivesystems, a provider of innovative drive solutions, plays a vital role in these systems, providing gear motors and helical bevel reducers that are the “heart, brains, and brawn” of the grain-loading devices. The double-drum drive winch systems ensure continuous operation, moving grain into cargo vessels without unplanned downtime.
This high-speed grain transfer is crucial for grain commerce, cement, slag, coal, soda ash, clay, and other bulk commodities. McCready’s systems meet ASME B30.7 winch specifications, a testament to the quality of NORD gear motors. Over the years, NORD has been a key factor in JPM Inc.’s successful vessel loading projects, ensuring reliability and productivity.
Grain loading systems are essential for the U.S. economy, and NORD Drivesystems contributes to their efficiency, safety, and dependability, making grain and bulk commodity transport a smooth operation for ports and terminals.
Jim McCready, President and Owner of JPM Inc., has worked on high-capacity vessel loading projects for 17 years, partnering with NORD Drivesystems to meet and exceed industry standards for reliability and safety.