Brevini UK Limited

When building a materials handling or processing machine for the quarrying or mining industries the first requirements that come to mind are ‘toughness’ and ‘durability’. The machine’s components must have the toughness to withstand the heavy and abrasive materials that are associated with these industries; as well as the durability to survive the shock loading, heavy workloads and harsh weather conditions they will be subjected to – especially in areas where maintenance access may be difficult.

Brevini Power Transmission is displaying at Hillhead 2012 on stand E22. With a wide product range and extensive UK technical support available, Brevini is able to offer tailored solutions to most applications.

Brevini Power Transmissions, is displaying at the 2011 Offshore Europe exhibition on stand 1D38. Its dedicated sales team will be on hand to provide advice and information on its wide product range designed for the offshore industry.

In the Marine and Offshore industry equipment failure can be catastrophic, in terms of cost and, more importantly, safety. This is why there are a number of certifications that apply to the industries which may be far stricter than for similar equipment that is used on land. Brevini has been supplying power transmission products into the Offshore and Marine sector for many years and is able to meet all the necessary requirements.

Brevini has extended its S-series of high torque gearboxes to deliver even higher capacity for industry’s most demanding applications. Where the existing eight models cover torque ranges from 34kNm up to the 370kNm, the five new harmonically developed sizes cover nominal torque ranges from 530kNm up to 2,500kNm as standard, with even larger sizes available on request.

As fossil fuel prices continue to increase and the world becomes more aware of its environmental responsibilities, the UK is one of the nations leading the call for alternative energy sources to be utilised. This has led to British engineering growth in the Renewables market that just a decade ago seemed implausible. As the technology expands it is important to have expert mechanical support to maintain efficiency; Brevini UK has been working in the energy sector for many years and has a number of products and services that will help to keep things running efficiently.

The main drive gearboxes of wind turbines are well known to suffer in-service performance issues. The relatively rapid growth of this market, and the ever increasing demand for higher energy generating capacity, has meant that as fast as existing designs have been improved upon; newer, larger gearboxes with potentially new issues have entered the market. The result is a large number of main drive gearboxes that are in need of periodic repair and refurbishment.

Brevini Power Transmission now manufactures and supplies the most comprehensive range of multi-format medium-to-high torque gearboxes in the industry. With a number of solutions available, Brevini is confident that it can supply customers with a unique and ideal solution for nearly every conceivable power transmission requirement.

A new filter plant at the BOS plant on the Scunthorpe Corus steelworks is using hybrid design gearboxes combining planetary and helical gear technology to open and close the doors on the iron desulphurisation process. The new installation is being used to capture the fumes created during the desulphurisation process, and has built in order to improve the plants environmental performance. The door drives needed to be compact yet still able to provide high torque output and low energy input, combined with strength and durability. Brevini PIV was able to deliver a solution using its Posiplan BPH shaft mounted gearbox.

PIV Drives is a part of Brevini Riduttori S.P.A., a leading manufacturers of mechanical power transmission systems. Products include helical, bevel helical and spiral bevel gearboxes, all of which provide operators with the highest levels of performance, reliability and flexibility in heavy duty mining applications.

During a recent service two thickener drives at the Scottish Water sewage treatment works in Glendevon were deemed to be obsolete. The costs of either repairing or replacing the drives would be extremely high as replacing the drives would require lengthy downtime and a repair job would be inefficient. Fortunately Brevini, working closely with Brammer Plc. a provider of industrial services, was able to deliver a no-engineering solution which would fit on the existing structure and provide the plant with high energy efficiency.

Anglian Water PLC sewage treatment works in Benfleet has replaced its obsolete gearboxes for Brevini’s innovative range of planetary gearboxes. When the old ‘varatio strateline’ gearboxes began to fail on two half bridge scrapers Anglian Water found that Brevini were the only company able to meet all the requirements for a new gearbox. Brevini was able to offer a low-cost solution providing compact and highly efficient gearboxes without the need to replace or re-engineer the half bridge scraper.

Planetary gearboxes, the ideal solution for driving peristaltic pumps and the water industry………Jon Snaith of Brevini UK explains

Thirty-four Brevini Power Transmission gear units move the seven sliding panels that open and close the roof on the new Wembley Stadium. After also completing the roofs for major stadiums in Amsterdam and Düsseldorf, Hollandia, the company which constructed the roof, has chosen Brevini products for Wembley Stadium.

The mining industry of South Wales today may be a fraction of its former self, but the region’s days as an important energy producer are not yet over. When competition from large scale open-cast mining elsewhere forced the majority of the deep underground mines that once littered the valleys to close, millions of tonnes of high quality coal was left in them. Today, with energy prices at record levels and a new focus on reduced reliance on imported oil, entrepreneurs are revisiting the UK’s coal seams to see if they can once again be exploited profitably.