Specialist Case Studies

David Brown have produced a variety of work in specialist industries and below are various examples of what we can offer you.

  • Cirrus Screw Jacks
  • Cirrus Screw Jacks
  • Cirrus Technologies required a reliable, precise and above all compact linear actuator to assist its move into the chassis dynamometer market given the small size of some of the vehicles under test.
  • This case study deals with the following products and service:
  • Screw Jacks
  • Holliday Pigments
  • Holiday Pigments
  • Holliday Pigments, the world's largest manufacturer of ultramarine blue and manganese violet pigments, urgently needed a large Series G gearbox to replace a faulty gearbox which threatened to bring the dry-side production process to a halt at its plant in Hull.
  • Keck Cone
  • Keck Cone
  • Cone Drive and David Brown form a winning team at this world famous site operated by the California Association for Research in Astronomy. The telescope stands eight storeys tall and weighs 300 tonnes.
  • Meunstermann Knauf
  • Meunstermann Knauf
  • Screwjacks were to be mounted on top of drying ovens in a number of Knaufinsulation manufacturing facilities –and they had to meet a number of stringent requirements, as well as being cost-effective.
  • This case study deals with the following products and service:
  • Screw Jacks
  • David Brown Gear Industries (Pty) Ltd - South Africa
  • Sappi Ngodwana
  • As part of a major programme of upgrades the customer, Sappi Ngodwana, required that the existing gear unit be replaced with minimum complications and downtime. David Brown’s ability to meet the challenge by offering tailor made solutions ensured that it netted the order against stiff competition.

Powerful Brands

Screw Jack Products Benzlers Accudrive Products Cone Drive Benzlers and Cone Drive are sister companies of David Brown, also part of the Textron family. Working together enables us to offer a full range of gear products and provide global services and support.