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Bedfordshire-based engineering distributor Drive Lines Technologies specialises in the supply of power transmission products, with a key focus on flood defence and water management systems. On Stand A6 at Flood and Coast, held at the Telford International Centre from the 3rd to 5th of June 2025, Drive Lines Technologies will be showcasing enviro...

GROB offers a range of screw jacks for every application, including the cubic models (MJ/BJ), classic jacks (MC), high performance (HMC) and high speed jacks (KH). The different screw jacks from GROB offer a range of benefits: High security. In the event of a power failure, the lifting gear cannot reset and thus protects both the machine...

Our Sales Director Matt Jones has been visiting our supplier Nidec Graessner in Germany this week. For over 65 years, Nidec Graessner has been producing high-performance bevel gearboxes. The trip has been a great opportunity to get to know some new faces at Nidec and see the new stocking facility for the Nidec PlanetGear range.

All three RARUK Holdings Ltd companies were together for an open morning at a customer’s site recently. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the range of automation and engineering products available across the RARUK Holdings Ltd group. Our Technical Sales Engineer Jon Ray was showcasing our range of mechanical power transmission com...

You may be aware that on 5th April 2023, Drive Lines Technologies Ltd was acquired by the RARUK Group. As part of the acquisition, I agreed to remain as Managing Director of Drive Lines for 12 months. Therefore, as of Monday 8th April 2024, I will no longer be a Director of Drive Lines and will be semi-retiring. However, I will continue to be...

The PlanetGear Economy range PRE series from Nidec Graessner has many benefits, including: – Low running noise due to helical gearing – High torque due to case-hardened needle roller bearings – High efficiency of ≥ 95% – Maintenance-free as no replacement of the grease necessary – Universal mounting to any motor All order...

From the start of 2024, there have been some changes at Drive Lines. As we continue to grow and develop, some members of our team have stepped into new roles. Matt Jones has been appointed Sales Director, overseeing all Sales and Marketing functions within Drive Lines (pictured). Meanwhile, David Wood has been promoted to Se...

Power transmission solution provider Drive Lines Technologies Ltd has been acquired by RARUK Holdings Ltd, joining the RARUK Group. The acquisition will ensure the future security of Drive Lines Technologies and will allow RARUK Holdings to explore new markets. Drive Lines Technologies has over thirty years’ experience in supplying mechanical...

R+W recently received an interesting inquiry, from an international customer in the field of automation and drive technology. They’d had problems with their previous drive in a conveyor system, which was used to transport 6 tons of heavy fibre for glass panels, such as LCD/LCM for display screens. As a result of wear in the previous drive sys...