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November 27-29, 2018
SPS IPC Drives 2018
Nuremberg, Germany

November 28-30, 2018
International Work Boat Show 2018
New Orleans, LA

December 04-06, 2018
Power-Gen 2018
Las Vegas, NV

19 November 2018

Warner Electric Modified Model PK35 Brake for Aerial Boom Lifts

Forklift Truck PK Brake

Ashwoods, a leading European electric motor manufacturer, needed a custom brake solution for use on a new line of aerial boom lifts. The motor/brake assembly, developed for one of its transmission OEMs, was designed to combine with a gearbox and sold as a complete drive package to a major aerial platform lift manufacturer.

15 November 2018

VKSD Braking System with SOBO® iQ for Mine Escape Hoist

VKSD Brakes SOBO Brake Control Mining & Aggregate

A major mine hoist OEM needed a custom braking solution for an emergency escape hoist positioned in a mine ventilation shaft. In an emergency, when the mine’s large primary hoist is not accessible, the escape hoist can be utilized to transport workers to the surface quickly.

12 November 2018

Bauer BK Series Geared Motors for Pizza Packaging Line Conveyors

BK Series Bevel Geared Motor Food & Beverage

One of the world’s largest food and beverage companies needed an efficient, reliable drive for a pizza packaging line in one of its plants in Italy. The drives power shrink wrapping machine infeed conveyors.

08 November 2018

TB Wood's V-Belt Sheaves for Wood Chippers

V-Belt Sheaves Forestry Material Handling

A major manufacturer of commercial wood chippers had experienced the complete failure of an imported belted drive installed as a replacement on a chipper from a product line that it recently acquired.

05 November 2018

Nuttall Gear Custom Heavy-Duty Gearboxes for Swing Bridges

Custom Gearboxes Heavy Duty Gear Drives Bridge & Dam & Ship Lift

The Lindsey Warren bridge that spans 3 miles across the Alligator River in North Carolina recently underwent a major renovation. Originally built in 1962, the two-lane bridge carries U.S. 64 vehicular traffic between Tyrrell and Dare counties.