BROCHURE
TAKE UP
WINCHES
BREVINI WORLD TAKE UP WINCH RANGE BELT CONVEYOR WINCHES WORLD HISTORY
Brevini: a history spanning 55 years
Brevini, with its power transmission division, is Brevini has enlarged its business scope to hydrau-
among the world’s top five manufacturers in the lic components since the 70s.
sector of mechanical transmissions and gear dri- The fluid power division has been established
ves, thanks to growing market shares in industrial by the merge of companies from the fluid power
applications (steel industry, plastics production, sector with over forty years of experience. It is a
materials handling) and in innovative systems main hub for made-in-Italy businesses in the me-
such as wind turbines, waste recycling plants, and chatronics sector which includes, besides Brevini
energy production. Brevini is a major player also Fluid Power in Reggio Emilia, OT Oil Technology in
in the mining sector and in marine technologies. Parma, as well as BPE Electronics in Novellara and
Established in 1960 by the brothers Renato, Lucia- VPS Brevini in Bologna.
no and Corrado, Brevini was the first Italian com-
pany to manufacture planetary gearboxes. The
acquisition of PIV Drives Gmbh in the 2002 has wi-
dened the portfolio with helical and bevel-helical
products.
Many ingredients can change overtime to make a
recipe more and more tasty, but some others need
to stay. For Brevini, those are passion for products
and people. The evolution of the core technolo- Last but not least customer proximity comes.
gies and the related know-how spread around The closeness to the customer, in the double me-
the world have had a key role in transforming aning of geography and deep understanding of
in few decades an idea in a global multinational dilemmas and needs, has always been a leitmotif
manufacturing and selling more than 150.000 ge- in our values.
arboxes and 1 million hydraulic components per The coverage is ensured by a footprint of 40 sub-
year. Moreover, the 2 divisions together are able to sidiaries, a strong distributors network and pro-
provide fully integrated solutions. duction plants in 4 continents.
Brevini Winches - Our History
1970 - RAF Series
Brevini Riduttori
1980 - Winches
Brevini Engineering Products
1990 - BW Series
Brevini Winches
2007
Brevini Power Transmission
2016
INTEGRATED SYSTEM
Brevini
Since 1970
Over the years, our reliability and technological evolution have always been at the service of
our costumers.
We will continue along this path in the future to ensure even greater customer satisfaction.
Winches: a pillar of our portfolio Even further towards integrated
systems
Brevini Riduttori, thanks to its wide experience in
gearboxes development, began designing and Brevini’s winch development potential has
manufacturing its first range of “RAF” winch dri- grown over the years substantially due to the
ves in the seventies. In the eighties, the company synergies and collaboration established betwe-
started producing complete winches. The design en the power transmission unit with the hydrau-
was handled initially by BEP, Brevini Engineering lic and electronics units.
Products, Brevini Riduttori’s engineering firm In the recent past, Brevini started a program to
responsible for testing and the development of merge its daughter divisions Brevini Power Tran-
special projects. The products were such a suc- smission and Brevini Fluid Power and to pro-
cess that it was decided to establish a company pose to the market 360° integrated solutions.
called Brevini Winches dedicated to the develop- Thanks to this union within a single group, the
ment of these devices. Led by Stefano Brevini, company know-how will be exploited at 100%
the son of the President of Brevini Riduttori, the and the worldwide market presence even stren-
new company presented its first winch range – gthened.
the BW – in the nineties, confirming the success Besides manufacturing winches, Brevini also de-
of the predecessors. signs and produces orbital and axial hydraulic
The characteristics that made this range so suc- motors, valves, manifolds and electronic devi-
cessful were its easy installation and compact fo- ces. All the expertise acquired by BPE (electro-
otprint, made possible thanks to the use of inte- nic branch within the group) is used to monitor
grated piston motors. The geometry of the winch machinery functioning for controlling load, spe-
structure ensured multiple installation options ed, positioning, pressure, etc.
that customers immediately appreciated. Brevini
Winches S.p.A. was also a pioneer in the testing
area: it had several test benches and a testing
tower simulating real working conditions. The
company turnover grew each year, and the cu-
stomized projects designed in cooperation with
customers became the company battle horse. A
well-organized warehouse ensured fast respon-
se times to satisfy market demands.
In early 2007, Brevini Winches S.p.A. was merged
into Brevini Power Transmission S.p.A., beco-
ming a vital part of the mother organization and
the related product portfolio.
Brevini in the winches world
The Winches are a perfect example of combined solution developed thanks to Brevini’s mechanical,
hydraulics and electronics know-how and capabilities.
The full development process, from the idea to the design, from the prototype to the mass production,
is managed internally and monitored according to high-demanding quality protocols.
All the phases as assembly, painting, rope mounting and testing are internally managed.
Very relevant the Testing phase:
Not only the finished goods are checked 100%
at the end of the assembly line, some pieces are
collected and deeply tested using the “17 ton
testing tower”. Thanks to this testing tower, the
technicians can reproduce different working
conditions, even tougher than the real ones, and
evaluate the winch behavior.
The Winch range covers the most important
Applications:
- Mining
- Off-Shore and Marine
- Truck mounted cranes
Models can be standard or highly customized, leveraging on different Competence Centers (Reggio
Emilia, USA, Nederland, Brazil, China and Australia) that Brevini can proudly count on.
Application - Belt conveyors
A Belt conveyor is an arrangement of mechanical components that supports and propels a conveyor belt,
which in turn carries bulk material. Used wherever is necessary handling bulk material through conveyors,
Belt conveyors are present in many application sectors as: mining plants, port installation, sugarcane plan-
ts, cement plants. The transmission of the motion from the prime mover to the belt is by friction between
a drum connected to the motor and the belt itself.
A Take-up device provides the means to maintain the proper tension on and to adjust the length of the
belt to compensate for stretch ensuring the continuity of transmission.
Gravity take-up
A Winch was applied instead of Crane to lift up
the counterweight block to relief the belt ten-
sion for maintenance events. Usually the Win-
ch is placed close to the counterbalance tower.
The rope is connected to the counterbalance
block by a hook connected directly to the rope
or through a set of pulleys.
Automatic Take-up Winch
In Take-up Winch solution the Winch performs both the function: replaces the counterweight, kee-
ping the belt tensioned, and is used during maintenance operation.
Take-ups solution can be considered the most flexible one, due to the easy installation and easy
handling, fundamental in case of mobile conveyor that are constantly relocated. The significantly
reduction of space is a key benefit in case of tight spaces like the underground mining.
Take-up Winch Solution has many vantages compare to the counterbalance tower even in appli-
cation where it’s not necessary to be re-lockable:
-Safety increase: the lifting operation of a counterbalance block during maintenance it’s a dange-
rous intervention. Many accidents were registered in the past;
-Costs reduction: a Take-up Winch is less expensive than a complete counterbalance tower;
-Time saved: the necessary time to install the Winch is so short in comparison of counterbalance
tower. The Winch could be totally tested in our facility saving time;
- Longer belt life: the belt stretch value during the start and stop of the belt conveyor is a para-
meter value of the PLC and this resource makes that the tension used to stretch the belt can be the
minimum possible value. It’s is important to make the belt life longer.
Application - Belt conveyors
The Standard Brevini Take-up Range starts with 5 ton and can reach up to 20 ton line pull on first layer.
The line pull capacity can be improved by the use of pulley arrangements according to each application re-
quirements. For special requirements, it is available custom design Winches according to each application.
How it’s made
The Winch is connected on the belt tensioner roll by cable steel, directly or through a pulley arran-
gement, accordingly to the customer needs.
The Load cell provides the current value of belt tension to the PLC command. The PLC controls the
inverter which drives the Electric motor, if the tension value is near of the upper or lower value ad-
mitted, the Electric motor rewinds or winds the cable to the proper tension.
For operations start up the Winch is operated manually (Manual Mode) in order to set the belt ten-
sion range signals for the load cell and PLC Controller. After the tension range is defined, the Winch
starts to work on Automatic Operation Mode.
The Winch Manual Operation Mode remains available at any time and can be used for manual
Winding or Unwinding of the Winch drum in case of need or due to any extraordinary maintenance.
Hydraulic Take-up winch
In the Hydraulic configuration the Winch is dri-
ven by the Hydraulic motor.
The Load cell is installed in the cable to give the
feedback to the PLC which commands the Hy-
draulic valves (to command the Hydraulic mo-
tor and Hydraulic brake) to wind or rewind the
cable to proper tension value.
Brevini Take-up could have a communication
with the belt conveyor PLC under whichever
protocol as Profibus, Profinet, Canbus.
This configuration allows to reduce the space
and the costs, having less power installed.
Take-up Winch Range
Electric Take-up Winch
In the Electric configuration the Winch is driven directly by the electric motor, controlled by the Inverter.
The coupling between the motor shaft and the input shaft of the gearbox transmits the rotation. The
safety is guaranteed by caliper brake that acts on the drum flange.
The Grooved Drum and the Pressure Roller ensure the proper winding of the rope while the max and
min. rotation of the drum is controlled by the Electric Limit Switch operating opposite side of input shaft.
The tension is constantly monitored and adjusted though the Inverter controlled by the PLC system,
though the signal sent by the load cell.
B.
A. C.
D. E.
Electronic Take-up Winch components:
A. Electric motor
B. Coupling
C. Caliper brake and Pressure roller
D. Limit switch
E. Electronic cabin for manual control
F. Load cell
F.
Brevini Winches - Worldwide
Brevini Head Quarter
Via Luciano Brevini 1/A - 42124 Reggio Emilia
(Italy)
Tel +39 0522 9281
Fax +39 0522 928300
Mail brevini@brevini.com
Brevini USA
14141 W. Brevini Drive Yorktown, IN 47396
(USA)
Tel 001 (765) 759-2300
Fax 001 (765) 759-2301
Mail info@breviniusa.com
Brevini Latino Americana
Via Pref. Jurandyr Paixao, 1900 – Jd. Campo Belo,
13481-149 – Limeira – Sao Paulo – Brazil (Brazil)
Tel 0055 19 3446 8600
Fax 0055 19 3446 8601
Mail brevini@brevini.com.br
Brevini Benelux
Röntgenweg 24, 2408 AB Alphen aan den Rijn
(Netherlands)
Tel +31 172 47 64 64
Fax 0031 (0)172 477 667
Mail benelux@brevini.com
Brevini China Shanghai Gearboxes
Rm.1504, Block 1, Sandhill Plaza, No.2290
Zuchongzhi Rd, Shanghai 200120 (China)
Tel 0086 21 68880255
Fax 0086 21 58780944
Mail info@brevinifluidpowersh.com Manufacturing Plant
Competence Center Winches
Brevini Australia Engineering & Service Center
147 – 149 Gilba Road, Girraween – NSW 2145
Sales & Assembly Subsidiary
(Australia)
Tel 0061 2 8848 4000 Sales Regional Office
Fax 0061 2 9636 7700
Mail sales@brevini.com.au Authorized Distributor
Global Winch Expertise
The global network of Brevini production sites is composed by eleven plants, with the headquar-
ters and main facilities in Italy (Reggio Emilia), the German company PIV, two sites in China (Brevini
Power Transmission and Brevini Fluid Power in Yancheng), the American site in Yorktown and the one
in Brazil, in Limeira.
BHQ (Brevini Head Quarter), Brevini USA, Brevini Benelux, Brevini Latino Americana, Brevini Shanghai
and Brevini Australia are the main subsidiary specialized in the design and production of winches.
The worldwide direct presence is our strength, with “centers of expertise”, capable to ensure engine-
ering know-how, product customization, widespread sales support and after-sales services.
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Via Luciano Brevini, 1/A - 42124 Reggio Emilia - Italy
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