Subject: Dalian, Ship and Install
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 03:19:31 -0500
From: "Rood, Omar" <Omar.Rood@mts.com>
To: "Smith, Jim" <Jim.Smith@mts.com>
CC: "Nelson, Terry" <Terry.Nelson@mts.com>, "Larson, Rod"
     <Rod.Larson@mts.com>, "Petersen, Don" <Don.Petersen@mts.com>,
     "Johnson, Don" <Don.C.Johnson@mts.com>

Jim,
 Given the deadline, I was expecting we would air ship.  My hope was the
parts could leave Mpls about 1 August and be on site for us to start
work 15 August.  It sounds like that will still work.  That would give
us 1 month to install and get the control somewhat tuned.  The system is
small so I think that schedule is doable provided no more than average
problems.
Regards
Omar

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Smith [SMTP:jim.smith@mts.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:42 PM
> To:   Rood, Omar
> Subject:      Re: ??: Thanks
>
> Omar
> Based on the Sept. 13th schedule at Dalian and the late parts for the
> static support here, I think we may need to air ship this job.  I
> apologize if you already told me this, but it has been a bit hectic
> around here.  I just want to make sure that I get the right stuff
> ready for shipping.
>
> The static support top plate and a small bearing are the late parts.
> They should be here late next week.  The actuators are in assy.  I
> will get a reading on their status today or tomorrow to see if we
> can't have them ready for Terry next week.
>
> Jim
> ----------
> >From: "Rood, Omar" <Omar.Rood@mts.com>
> >To: "Larson, Rod" <Rod.Larson@mts.com>, "Smith, Jim"
> <Jim.Smith@mts.com>
> >Subject: FW:  ??: Thanks
> >Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:19:36 -0500
> >
>
> >Rod and Jim, Greetings from Merry old England.
> >1.  See below, the Dalian visitor trip has been delayed.  But, as
> soon
> >as actuators are ready, please have Terry start testing, we may have
> to
> >ship before their visit and have them visit MTS after installation.
> >They have a Sept. 13th inspection by superiors date at which time
> they
> >need the machine running.
> >2.  Here at Williams, we have been proceeding with some waiting on
> >Williams Facilities People.  Finally last Friday we had jerry rigged
> >air, vacuum and enough power to run.  Running we noticed some
> fluttering
> >of the belt, not seen at MTS, turns out it was air pressure line
> loss,
> >redid that line and then tried the higher vacuum pressure needed for
> the
> >downforce specification. Those tests seemed OK but the torques were
> >higher than expected.  Yesterday took the belt off and the Aluminum
> >plates (on which the air bearings are mounted) have shifted in
> elevation
> >(relative to each other) from the setup in America, so the belt was
> >hitting a row of bearings, i.e. local flatness was lost.  Today we
> are
> >disassembling to see if reassembling will put it back to the status
> in
> >America.
> >3.  Our conjectures on the reason for the shift, perhaps the
> temperature
> >changes on the plane, or lifting stresses, either are possible given
> the
> >plates are abutting with no space between them.  When we reassemble
> we
> >will leave some space between the plates.
> >Regards
> >Omar
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Gao Lin [SMTP:gaolin@dlut.edu.cn]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 10:06 PM
> >> To: Omar.Rood@mts.com
> >> Subject:  ??: Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> ?co?>A: Gao Lin <gaolin@dlut.edu.cn>
> >>  'o?>A: Rood, Omar <Omar.Rood@mts.com>
> >> >'?/: 1999fI7'?9>' 9:04
> >> ?~A': ay?Y: Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >?co?>A: 'EERD' <eerd001@dlut.edu.cn>
> >> > 'o?>A: Rood, Omar <Omar.Rood@mts.com>
> >> >=?AO: Ma, Joe <joe.ma@mts.com>
> >> >>'?/: 1999fI7'?7>' 8:14
> >> >?~A': RE: Thanks
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>Hello Omar:
> >> >>
> >> >>Your E-mail has been received. Unfortunately,because of Professor
> >> Kong is
> >> >seneor officer,so our ,he and I, visit applys must be approved by
> the
> >> >president of Liaoning province. I think that will be a tedius
> >> procedure.
> >> >Untill now,it is not be OK. So, I think that our trip to America
> has
> >> to be
> >> >delayed. Before now, I have had a telephene call to miss Wang
> Hejun
> >> of MTS
> >> >Beijing and let her to inform you about that thing.
> >> > When I got my visa and have our flights and times OK, I will send
> >> you my
> >> >schedule as soon as possible.
> >> >>
> >> >>Thanks and  Best Regards
> >> >> Tong Zhu
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
