18” SWC Brake for Web Tension Drive in South African Mill
With commodity markets seeing extra challenges both in the domestic and export arenas, the fast paced and innovative paper-converting and packaging industry needs seamless and hassle-free solutions. WPT’s Steel Water Cooled Brake is that solution. Together with their long-term distribution partner, PECS Power, WPT and PECS supported one mill in an uninterrupted transition from a […]
Margins in Mining between a rock and a hard place?
Mining and Aggregate industry forecasts are predicting considerable challenges over the next couple of years. Lengthy permit processes, steep reclamation costs, alternative energy competition, among many other matters, are pressing in on the bottom line. In addition, mining is very capital intensive. Equipment such as rock crushers, shovels and draglines that are a part of […]
What’s up with all the Certifications?
You may have read about our certifications or seen them displayed in the Wichita Falls office and thought, why are they making a big deal out of those? Nicely framed random numbers and letters on a piece of paper without any idea of what they really mean. Yet these recognitions are important for customers to […]
Here’s Another Reason Why WPT, Spare Parts!
The global clutch and brake scene sees manufactures who tend to specialize or focus on a narrow band of products. This is one area where WPT Power differs which is their commitment to a vast array of product lines. These products are all commonly used in many industries and applications across the world. This makes part […]
LI Brakes in Tensioning Applications
WPT has a long-standing tenure in the steel and metal forming industries. One of the more common applications where our brakes are used is coiling and uncoiling. Whether it be coiling steel as it comes out of a roller press at the mill or uncoiling it on a slitter machine in preparation to be formed […]
WPT Power – The Trusted Name in Top Drive Load Testing
At WPT Power, we dedicate ourselves to delivering high-performance products to the many industries and applications they operate in across the globe. This commitment to performance is why WPT Power has become a trusted name in top drive load testing equipment. The most recent example is a test stand in South Africa that uses a […]
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 […]
Why WPT Power? Here’s why!
In the market place, we hear far too often customers complaining about slow uncooperative responses, excessive lead times, and intentionally withholding information. Nothing ever seeming to change when it comes to dealing with our major competitors. Here at WPT Power we try and do the exact opposite! We pride ourselves with fast informative responses, making […]
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 who was in the market for a specific style of hoist for a small marine application. This OEM […]
Mud Motor Dynamometers
Have you ever read the specifications for a piece of equipment and wondered how the manufacturer arrives at a given rating such as torque, speed or horsepower? We all know that there are mathematical equations that can be used to calculate these factors, but how do they go about putting the piece of equipment into […]