Marine Cable Tensioning Brake
We were contacted by our distributor, Applied Power Solutions (APS), with a request for custom marine cable tensioning brake. The WPT team went into action to deliver a quality product with a great lead time. The customer was building a pair of custom spooling reels that would be used for mooring lines in a shipping […]
Industrial Clutch Selection Guide
When choosing which is the best possible industrial clutch selection for your application, several factors need to be taken into consideration. Torque, response time, operating speed, thermal capacity, and size are some key details to consider. Other criteria to help determine your selection would be the type of engagement, such as a soft start or […]
WPT PTOs In Air Curtain Burner Applications
One of the lesser-known applications that we service at WPT is the use of our mechanical PTOs in the air curtain industry. Air curtain mechanisms consists of a diesel engine driving a high-volume fan that force feeds oxygen to debris fires. Air Curtains come in two different designs. One style of air curtain utilizes a […]
Mixing It Up With Swing Drives
While they have been around for four decades, front-discharge concrete mixers are still a relatively new design when compared to their rear-discharge counterparts. As their names suggest, front-discharge units are designed to release concrete from the front end of the truck. This provides some significant safety and financial advantages over rear-discharge trucks. First, concrete is […]
Wood Chipper PTOs
It is that time of the year again. Time to perform some preventative maintenance on your tree care equipment to keep it running strong throughout the season. One crucial—yet often overlooked—maintenance point on wood chippers is the Mechanical Power Take-off, or PTO for short. If the machine is only a few years old, check out […]
Marine Winch
From time to time, WPT receives a request from an OEM for a product that does not fall within the specifications of our standard product. Such was the case when we were approached by a crane manufacturer in the market for a specific style of hoist for a small marine application. This OEM made several […]
Water Blasting PTO Applications
Here at WPT, we are often tasked with modifying our existing designs to better accommodate an OEM’s application. Such was the case with a Texas-based water blasting manufacturer. For years, their design had incorporated an oil-cooled main bearing that was otherwise not offered in our existing models. The manufacturer required not only the oil-cooled bearing, […]
Type 2 PTO for Road Building
Some of the most demanding industrial applications for clutches can be found in and around the roadbuilding industry. From extreme temperatures to environments where heavy shock and vibration are the norm, road building equipment performs under the harshest circumstances. WPT PTOs, clutches, and brakes are no strangers to the roadbuilding industry, and we’re steeped in […]
Dropping the Hammer Bit
Percussion drilling is a manual technique in which a heavy cutting or hammering bit is attached to a cable and moved up and down rapidly to cut a hole in the soil. This style of drilling requires good pneumatic controls and a reliable, responsive clutch and brake, which are imperative for the constant cycling action. […]
Full Marine Corrosion Protection Package
The WPT Full Marine Corrosion Protection (FMCP) package is an optional feature available on most clutches and brakes in the WPT lineup. The FMCP option is ideal for equipment exposed to marine and other corrosive environments. The package includes a proprietary plating process, a three-part paint system, and stainless-steel hardware. The heart of the FMCP […]