Workshop Capability Our workshop (with its full compliment of staff) is capable of handling repairs of geared motors from all manufacturers, at both Braeside and Preston. We are also proficient in handling Warner Electric repairs and overhauls. Braes

PIV Transmissions PIV Drives GmbH have been in operation for over 70 years with a technology that is now playing a major part in the future of the automotive sector.  Positively Infinitely Variable drives utilise the same drive layout as the Constantly Variable Transmis

There are various factors that we look at when a customer considers the repair or replacement of an existing industrial gearbox. The main ones are: Repair or replace? Production downtime  Availability   Repair vs. Replacement Cost is always a consideration when looking at th

Recently, a client of ours in the pulp and paper industry had a Radicon BU400 underdriven worm gearbox fail on them.  The Radicon unit was on an important piece of machinery, and the failure proved to be quite costly in terms of production lost.  We were given the task of making sure

The repair of industrial gearboxes is a specialised field, especially in Australia, with a multitude of brands, various fitments and countless configurations. Machinery that comes in from overseas contributes to the dilemma, as in many cases there is no local distributor for the power

In the power transmission world, there are varying schools of thought regarding the quality versus price equation.  In instances where avoiding machine failure is critical to the success of a business, risk management has evolved to help decision makers reduce the chances of costly ma

Sometimes somthing comes through the workshop that is so amazing that one has to wonder how equipment manages to function at all before failing.  The image to the right is of a Reeves variable speed pulley, that normally has a solid ROUND shaft. As you can see by the amount of metalli