Brevini integrates Posiva Drives

Designers, OEMs, and plant and process engineers are set to benefit from a wider range of solutions to their power transmission problems, following the integration into the International Brevini Group of Posiva Drives. As part of this integration, Posiva will change its name and in future will trade as PIV Drives UK. The UK incorporation follows the purchase, in 2002, of Posiva's German parent company, by Brevini Ruduttori.

It brings together the activities of Brevini UK and PIV Drives UK under the control of Guiseppe Galli, General Manager of Brevini's UK operation, which is based at a new purpose built facility in Warrington.

The partnering of the two UK companies is essentially seamless for customers as PIV is remaining at its base in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.

"The coming together of Brevini and PIV in the UK is good news for our customers", said Guiseppe Galli.

"The complementary product ranges offered by the two companies means that we are able to offer solutions to a wider range of industrial power transmission applications.

Moreover, our newly synergised operations mean that - more than ever - we will be able to provide the latest concepts in gear technology to solve the most complex of drive problems cost effectively for our customers".

The product ranges allied by the integration of Brevini and PIV are both top of their class in terms of quality, efficiency and flexibility.

The high torque, compact size, and low weight advantages of Brevini's planetary gearboxes mean that they are increasingly the first choice in industrial and process applications, having dominated in the mobile sector for a number of years.

The versatility in design and flexibility in the number of options available mean that Brevini's planetary range is suitable for use in a wide range of industries.

These include materials handling, water treatment, quarrying, food processing, waste disposal (crushers), marine (winches), steel, mining, agriculture, machine tools and construction.

PIV's helical, bevel helical and spiral bevel gearboxes are market leaders for design, quality, power/weight ratio and price per kilowatt.

The company' s experience is second to none and the recent introduction of the modular Posired 2 range of helical and bevel helical gears has revolutionised the market, enabling gear problems to be solved "off the shelf" with considerable savings potential for the user.