Construction & Mining
Payload, weight saving, efficiency or machine uptime – whatever is your primary need, we have the solution for you.
Building the Future Together
We have a wealth of experience in the construction, mining and utilities sectors, designing and manufacturing solutions for both OEMs and associated aftermarket customers worldwide. Our broad product portfolio has been developed to meet each industry’s demands for safety, productivity, higher payloads and efficiency, together with driver safety and comfort, machine uptime and low maintenance. Our experienced engineers work closely with operators to understand the challenges they face, enabling us to develop expertly-engineered solutions to meet their environmental, load and torque requirements.
Product Range
We have a wealth of experience in the construction, mining and utilities sectors, designing and manufacturing solutions for both OEMs and associated aftermarket customers worldwide.
Our broad product portfolio has been developed to meet each industry’s demands for safety, productivity, higher payloads and efficiency, together with driver safety and comfort, machine uptime and low maintenance. Our experienced engineers work closely with operators to understand the challenges they face, enabling us to develop expertly-engineered solutions to meet their environmental, load and torque requirements.
Mining & Construction
Light Construction
With a leading reputation for the design of 3 and 5 piece wheels, our products have excellent strength properties giving a reliable performance and fatigue resistance at high loads, speeds to withstand extreme site conditions.
The product range includes diameters from 12” to 35” and widths from 5” to 36”, designed for backhoe loaders, skid steer loaders, small wheel loaders and telehandlers.
Heavy Construction
We have a wealth of experience in the heavy construction industry and manufacture a wider range of 3 and 5 piece wheel solutions for OEM’s and associated aftermarket customers worldwide. Designed to meet the demands for safety and productivity without compromising payload or efficiency. Combine this with diver comfort, machine uptime and low maintenance we work operators to understand the challenges they face.
Available in Diameters 20 - 35" and width 8.5 - 36", for wheel loaders, articulated dump trucks, motor graders.
Mining
When it comes to heavy duty wheels, we manufacture a range of wheels suitable for both underground and open mining, in sizes up to 63” diameter, including the Swift Change rim which enables quick and efficient tyre changes on large equipment such as quarry haul trucks, loaders, rigid and articulated dump trucks. Available in diameters from 45” up to 63” and widths up to 17-52”.
Hub Systems
Overview
As a leading manufacturer of hubs and spindles, we supply all major manufacturers and OEM suppliers across North America and Europe. We work closely with our customers to develop hubs that enhance performance by offering innovative, bespoke solutions, drawing on our extensive technical expertise. Our experienced team provides support for our comprehensive product range - from concept, through design, analysis, manufacture and testing.
Hub-Systems
We manufacture a range of customised hubs and spindles for off-highway machinery, with capacities ranging from 500 lbs (227 kg) to 57,000 lbs (25,855 kg). Bent and straight spindles can be fully customised to specified dimensions and cultivation, straddle and standard designs are available with a range of bolt configurations. Our hubs are all sold complete with bearings, seals hubcaps and nuts and can be supplied machined and cupped only or in assembled and greased hub and spindle units.
Profi-Hub
Our Profi-Hub Series has been designed to reflect the demands of modern machines, with assemblies able to be configured to meet customers’ specific requirements. Profi-Hubs provide increased carrying capacity (loads up to 15,700 lbs), improved bearing performance and improved servicing, with the hub’s recessed grease fitting reducing the risk of damage whilst in use and its press-on style hubcap simplifying serviceability.
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