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Nick Cooper, Managing Director of Bennett Associates, will be
giving a presentation on The Falkirk Wheel to the British Mechanical Power and
Transmission Association (BMPTA).
The presentation will take place at the Sheffield Moat House -
Thursday 23rd October 2003 at 2pm.
The Falkirk Wheel Boatlift is the world’s first rotating boatlift.
The 35m high, 1500 tonne machine will transport canal barges and other boats
between the Forth & Clyde and the Union Canal, a vertical drop of 18 metres.
Before the closure of the canals in the mid 20th century this transfer was
achieved by a flight of eleven locks.
Bennett Associates produced the general arrangement drawings of
the wheel to enable the other parties to proceed with the detailed design.
Bennetts is also responsible for the detailed design of the operating and
rotating mechanism of the complex wheel structure and the mechanical interfaces. For more information, contact us on
01709-373782
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