Welcome

Combidrive delivers mechanical power transmission equipment for industry and leisure.

"Practical experience combined with enthusiasm in sales and reliability in service has maintained our good name since 1975"
Edwin S. Jones Managing Director

Components include:-

Centrifugal clutches/brakes
Freewheel clutches
Sprag clutches
One way clutches
Geared motors
Speed reducers
Electric motors
Electromagnetic clutches/brakes
Mechanical variable speed drives

Off road automatic transmissions
Clutches for refrigerated transport
Couplings
Drive belts
Chains
Pulleys
Bearings
Seals, etc.

Our suppliers include:-

Bockwoldt
Marlin
Ruhrgetreibe
Suco
Varmec
Z.A.E. Antriebssysteme

You can find more information about our suppliers by clicking on their logos opposite.

News.

FREEWHEELS - SPRAG CLUTCH - ONE WAY CLUTCH - BACKSTOP CLUTCH - OVERRUNNING CLUTCH - INDEXING CLUTCH: 1st February, 2012

Combidrive Ltd supply freewheels, sprag clutches, one way clutches, backstopping, indexing and overrunning clutches. The Stieber type roller design has a number of roller elements which are trapped between a cylindrical outer ring and a hub or starwheel which has a flat platform for each roller. A spring and plunger holds the roller in position. Rotation in one direction immediately traps the roller between starwheel and ring and in the other direction the roller is relaxed to allow freewheeling.

The sprag types have two concentric cages with holes punched in them containing sprag locking elements. A ribbon spring situated between the cages energies each sprag. When placed between two cylindrical races and the assembly allows freewheeling in one direction and in the other locks up.

One Way Clutches fulfill one or more of the following functions in any one application:

Indexing: Imparting an intermittent feed from a reciprocating source e.g. a press feed mechanism, conveyor drive or packing machine feed system, for example.

Backstopping: Allowing a shift to rotate in one direction only, but preventing reverse rotation for safety and/or control of the machine. Frequently used in conjunction with an indexing clutch or to control reversal in pump drives or inclined conveyors.

Overrunning: Allowing one part of the machine to contine rotating whilst another part is held stationary or allowed to run at a lower speed, as in the case of inching drives, two speed drives or starter motor drives.

WORTH NOTING

In addition Combidrive offers centrifugal clutches, brakes and electromagnetic clutches from Suco. Variable speed drives from Varmec and Berges and Geared motors by Ruhrgetriebe, ZAE and Bockwodlt.