contact with the technical field service during his ap prenticeship at Schaeffler and was ultimately ap proached by one of his colleagues back then You love challenges so that s right up your alley 8 59 feet Both bearings have a design life of more than 50 years An inspection is necessary every year Large bearings expert Christian Schuster has just per formed the most recent one Having no fear of heights is one of the prerequi sites that Schuster has to meet in addition to his qualifi cation as an industrial mechanic Plus we re trained in fitness for heights rope rescue and helicopter under water escape for missions at offshore wind farms or oil and gas platforms the Schaeffler employee explains How do you get a job like this Sounds tough so it s not really a dream job Yes it is Fortunately my family accepts that I m away all the time says Christian Schuster who initially came into THE AUTHOR Carsten Paulun was already fascinated with technology as a young child He d dismantle and examine anything he could get his hands on and still does to day In the members of Schaeffler s field service crew especially Christian Schuster he instantly found the right people to talk shop with At the lock and dam complex in Hagestein the Netherlands Christian Schuster just finished replacing the bearings on the cable winch drive of the gates each of which weighs 270 metric tons 298 short tons global 17

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