E. Bennett has recently supplied a CFW700 and a WattDrive Helical Bevel geared unit, which gives pallet making a new edge!
Initially, a prominent Cheshire engineering company approached us to supply an inverter drive and WattDrive gearbox combination. This was specifically to assist their customer in automating a pallet-making process.
After a visit from the HSE, the pallet company faced pressure to improve safety standards due to an incident where a member of staff was injured while working on their antiquated pallet-making machine. Consequently, the HSE insisted on either redesigning or modifying the machine, primarily to incorporate safety devices that would protect the workforce.
In response, the engineering company designed a fully automated solution using the Helical Bevel WattDrive geared unit, which is controlled by a CFW700 WEG inverter drive. By utilizing the built-in brake function of the CFW700, they were able to effectively control the mechanical brake on the WattDrive geared unit. As a result, they achieved precise control over the operation. Furthermore, the accurate speed control enabled an increase in productivity, thereby boosting pallet quantities.
To explore our offerings, please visit our website, which showcases all the options available from our Stoke-on-Trent workshop. We stock helical and helical bevel gearboxes with motor sizes up to 15 kW. Additionally, all WattDrive products are listed, including the exciting WG20 European footprint geared unit.
See the attached video to see how it works.
