Bonfiglioli gearmotor and U2

For the recent world tour of the famous rock band U2, Bonfiglioli have supplied the geared motors to raise and lower the massive audience video screens, weighing over 50 tonnes. Read the rest of this entry »

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SEW gearmotor in Times Square

SEW Eurodrive, drive solutions specialist, played a key role in the last New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square, New York City. Read the rest of this entry »

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Watt Drive, drive units for bucket elevators

Bucket elevators convey bulk materials such as the raw materials of limestone, clay and sand for the cement industry. Watt drive has the right solution. Read the rest of this entry »

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Nord in Audi

Nord Gearmotors in Audi. A series of geared motors from Nord has been installed to drive a chain conveyor belt system in Audi’s advanced production facility in Ingolstadt, Germany, where the doors for the Audi A4 and A5 are produced. Read the rest of this entry »

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Control Techniques gives train a lift

One of the most powerful lifting systems in the world has been installed by the SNCF at its new “East European Technicentre”. A synchronized lifting line can lift a complete TGV train-set – some 200 metres long and weighing 386 tonnes – in just 10 minutes to an accuracy of a millimetre, thus allowing maintenance of the running gear. Read the rest of this entry »

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