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In order to better serve its growing markets, Woodex Bearing Company is investing in a plant expansion and modernization project for production of its MECO custom-engineered shaft seals product line. At left, the Harrison Alpha 460T lathe makes its way out the door, to begin its journey round the back to the new, basement-level machine shop.
The project will more than double the MECO plant floor space from 2000 to 5000 square feet and add a state-of-the-art vertical machining center (pictured below, left), power supply equipment and energy-efficient compressor (pictured at right). The company expects that the project will enable it to increase its manufacturing capacity significantly.
Woodex Bearing Company has been the exclusive manufacturer of MECO custom-engineered shaft seals since 1984. MECO seals are used worldwide in bulk materials processing applications. Industries served include chemical, food, pharmaceutical, mineral, plastics, primary metals and pulp & paper.
While continually advancing its MECO seal product line through research and development, Woodex continues to manufacture its namesake wood bearings. Woodex bearings are fully-split, shimless oil-impregnated maple plane bearings for screw conveyors, roll conveyors and other equipment.
 At right, Fox & Gammon riggers, from Windham, Maine, prepare to deliver the new Johnford SV-40 vertical machining center
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