Bosch Rexroth helps Fiennes’ Antarctic Expedition 03 December 2012

Bosch Rexroth is providing back-up generator drive equipment to Sir Ranulph Fiennes' polar expedition, The Coldest Journey – the first attempt to cross the Antarctic during the polar winter.

Fiennes' team is using two Caterpillar bulldozers, equipped with an implement pump for the dozer blade and two bespoke Bosch Rexroth valves for hydraulically-driven back-up generators.

The Finning (Caterpillar's distributor in the UK) customisation team contacted Bosch Rexroth to provide a robust back-up heat generating system on a tight deadline for the caboose living quarters.

The firm did so an also provided component drawings ahead of time, which allowed the team to assess the optimum position to mount the valves and hose routings, before the parts arrived.

Due to the quick response, Finning then asked for additional drive motor and flow control valves to drive the generators at a constant 1,500 rpm at any engine speed.

The Coldest Journey's ultimate objective is to raise £6 million for Seeing is Believing, a charity which works to tackle avoidable blindness. It will experience -90oC conditions.

Brian Tinham

Related Companies
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Finning (UK) Ltd

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