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[opens in a new window] & E1 s. `# [! e& a0 ]; `: m" PFederal investigators have reportedly tied the accident to improperly welded repairs made by RTR Bearing (China; website) a year earlier, in July 2007. . G3 m7 g) U0 S5 B$ O9 S
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In May 2007, the crane, an older model Kodiak, was struck by lightning. Shortly after that, workers reportedly noticed daylight through the cab and boom's supporting turntable. Further inspection revealed a two-foot crack in the slewing ring bearing. At that point, turntable and slewing bearing were removed for repair. Another turntable and bearing were installed temporarily, so the crane could remain in service. ! g5 ~1 r7 b+ k0 \( z! y, \ ' H* H" c" r- j% @Avon Bearings (USA; now a division of Kaydon Corp., USA) bid on the repair, quoting just over $120,000 and 28 weeks lead time. Avon's bid was rejected. 0 D' s- w1 C) L0 t% J1 E' n& _/ c _' r4 ]8 {; V
RTR Bearing Company Ltd., a slewing ring bearing manufacturer based in Luoyang, China, bid $20,000 with a much shorter lead time. 2 n' c% H' t6 i+ R$ D* x* C/ k; _6 b8 I$ U# y9 G( X
Several emails have now been made public, indicating even before the contract was awarded, RTR told New York Crane it was uncertain if it could make the repairs properly. An RTR representative emailed New York Crane on June 7, 2007, saying: "And honest speaking we dont have confidence on this welding." : c. s& g r% U. N) b & B% {( R0 j4 `% f C# @New York Crane awarded the bearing repair contract to RTR anyway. 5 k7 r" J8 b1 u! |+ N4 M ) C6 Y" z. O5 f$ q2 p& pThe bearing was removed from the crane, shipped to China, repaired by RTR, and shipped back to New Jersey. There, it was assembled and additional repairs were made to the turntable assembly. Finally, the crane's temporary bearing and turntable assembly was removed and the repaired assembly put in place. 0 Z6 g4 f* P7 _0 p$ f * r& G) k& u7 J3 R% ~The crane's repairs were approved by Michael Carbone, chief inspector of cranes and derricks for the City of New York. Mr. Carbone was a former employee of New York Crane and Equipment. ( h' d- Q" C. F, S
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This was the second deadly collapse in 2-1/2 weeks of cranes owned by New York Crane and Equipment, safety inspections and installations approved by Mr. Carbone. The first crane collapse killed seven people. Mr. Carbone resigned in July 2008, a month after this collapse. * K& ~6 C8 ^# K0 h" w' Q1 W) r0 j0 ~% }# A4 v4 g3 Z
In addition to the failed slewing ring bearing, the possibility the crane was pressed into service beyond its service life has also become a question. ! v, x5 ~# D, [- C [
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2 y `' f8 k0 Y: h 公司雖成立時(shí)間不長(zhǎng),，卻有旺盛的生命力，借助國(guó)際買(mǎi)家在國(guó)內(nèi)采購(gòu)量逐漸增大的大好環(huán)境下,，我們以創(chuàng)新的眼光,，優(yōu)質(zhì)的服務(wù)贏得了眾多客戶。 9 T9 Q, W/ `% e1 ~# {1 c % i( f8 P/ V2 z, w" M$ \% ^1 t 公司未來(lái)的發(fā)展目標(biāo)要依靠良好的國(guó)際環(huán)境,，充分利用國(guó)內(nèi)優(yōu)質(zhì)資源,，向國(guó)際標(biāo)準(zhǔn)靠攏，使RTR這個(gè)品牌成為中國(guó)優(yōu)質(zhì)回轉(zhuǎn)支撐的象征,。作者: 伊凡 時(shí)間: 2009-5-27 13:12
樓上翻譯的非常好,代大家感謝您啦!作者: 伊凡 時(shí)間: 2009-5-27 13:27
Hello Mr. Ibrahim,- ^9 S& c) i$ C9 p2 `
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Yes, RTR has several locations. We just listed/ r7 L" E1 P+ I/ {7 z6 u* c% f
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Replacing the bearing would have been a better+ l& E0 I0 T% d3 h0 O4 n& x; F' E
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insurance would be willing to pay for it, I'm sure. 5 G. C- n" Q: L; c) q w I# F. s4 R5 T
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這是該消息來(lái)源一小時(shí)前給我的回信!作者: 天氣 時(shí)間: 2009-5-27 14:01
伊凡版主,，首先我質(zhì)疑這則新聞的可靠性，其次我覺(jué)得標(biāo)題“中國(guó)維修產(chǎn)品在美制造慘劇-2008.5.30”有些危言聳聽(tīng),。 - {+ {+ j; h' G' @9 Y* f原標(biāo)題可以理解為“軸承故障卷入了紐約起重機(jī)倒塌事故中”,。 7 i* p* i3 b. R0 J7 E. |0 G; r整片文章并沒(méi)有刻意強(qiáng)調(diào)“中國(guó)維修”的字樣，只是介紹了承攬維修業(yè)務(wù)的是中國(guó)RTR軸承公司而已,。 & i6 }( i) M- Y廠家忽略了RTR公司對(duì)焊接的不自信,，只為了圖便宜看中了RTR公司近1/6的低報(bào)價(jià)。( A* t* u2 Q% W5 z9 E
RTR公司維修后的軸承也是美國(guó)人自己驗(yàn)收的,，出現(xiàn)事故責(zé)任不在一方,。作者: 伊凡 時(shí)間: 2009-5-27 14:13
天氣斑竹的話,說(shuō)的不完全對(duì),無(wú)論是誰(shuí)但凡報(bào)價(jià)就要承擔(dān)后果,既然已經(jīng)接單維修,說(shuō)責(zé)任不在中國(guó)人一方,自然是說(shuō)不通的,任何有責(zé)任心的行業(yè)人不能拿美國(guó)人民的生命不當(dāng)生命,拿報(bào)價(jià)和商業(yè)信用當(dāng)兒戲,這是責(zé)任意識(shí)的問(wèn)題 - t! }5 l0 ]2 z! @+ I( s8 K$ p+ `. u& y
對(duì)于雙方--不論是美國(guó)人還是中國(guó)人都是一場(chǎng)災(zāi)難,再說(shuō)商業(yè)追求利潤(rùn)最大化和成本費(fèi)用最小化是很正常的,但這就是商業(yè)社會(huì)的悲哀 4 Q- `; E; ^: T4 k0 K1 F. V4 V$ r! E/ K T) |+ ~% E
我個(gè)人覺(jué)得題目并不明顯帶有"危言聳聽(tīng)"的隱義,只是有點(diǎn)太大了,我聽(tīng)從前輩的建議,改為"中國(guó)廠家維修后的軸承產(chǎn)品在美制造慘劇"?作者: 伊凡 時(shí)間: 2009-5-27 14:24
值得大家注意的是,這家國(guó)外媒體并沒(méi)有特別說(shuō)明是中國(guó)人的問(wèn)題,媒體給我的郵件也很是中肯,專業(yè)精神值得學(xué)習(xí)和借鑒.+ z$ A+ x1 C0 Q f( O; u