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WPT Power Corporation, a leading power transmission company, has been selected as one of the 2018 Best Companies to Work for in Texas for the second year in a row. The 2018 Best Companies program is sponsored by Texas Monthly magazine, the Texas Association of Business (TAB), Society for Human Resource Management-Texas State Council (TX-SHRM)...Continue Reading

  A Houston based oil company was building their pumping units utilizing the SP-style power takeoffs (PTO with pilot bearing) mated with natural gas engines. This company often times had to use a countershaft (or jackshaft) in order to get the speed reduction needed and keep within the sideload limitations of the PTO on these units....Continue Reading

WPT is pleased to announce and welcome Jennifer M. Arbuckle as a new addition to the Engineering department. Jennifer is a mechanical engineer and will be responsible for engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines and other mechanically functioning equipment. She joined the WPT team from another local manufacturer where she conducted testing to evaluate...Continue Reading

Industrial equipment require vastly different capabilities in varying industries. Accordingly, they utilize different technology that plays to those advantages. Optimizing the performance of heavy-duty applications like chippers or anchor winches is crucial to cost-effective operation for companies all over the world. For this reason, the global market for Industrial Clutches and Brakes is growing, and...Continue Reading

The customer’s concerns originated from the amount of time that was being utilized to install a complicated drive system in their portable rock crushing plant. It had to be integrated into the machine’s hydraulic system, fit in the same footprint and provide easier maintenance than the challenges they were currently experiencing. WPT offered a solution...Continue Reading

Wichita Falls, Texas – September 7, 2017: WPT Power Corporation, a mechanical power transmission manufacturer, announced today that it has been awarded the distinguished Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) award. The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recognizes small business employers who implement and continuously improve effective safety...Continue Reading

WPT Power is pleased to announce today its most recent hire, Brett Emson as the Asia Pacific Sales Manager. Emson’s new position will focus on more face-to-face communications with both distributors and Original Equipment Manufacturers in the region, to coordinate and provide technical solutions, new product developments and general field support for WPT customers. Emson...Continue Reading

WPT Power has announced Dellner Brakes AB is the authorized distributor for Sweden, Denmark and Finland effective July 17, 2017. Based in Sweden, Dellner Brakes AB will provide sales and distribution support for WPT’s industrial clutches and brakes as well as engine driven products. For 76 years Dellner Brakes AB has been a company that...Continue Reading

Bandit’s challenge took place adopting the Tier 4 emission standards for diesel engines. This switch limited the amount of hydraulic power that could be driven off the front of the engine. As a result of this limitation, they were no longer able to drive the pumps for the tracks and they needed to keep existing...Continue Reading