https://arrowengineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Large-Milling-Capabilites.mp4 Arrow Engineering has large Milling capabilities, with our XYZ BRM60/100 CNC Bed Mill, we can slot, drill, thread and machine all sorts of materials (metals, plastic, polymers) in flat and round bar. Here we are slotting 4 non standard keyways in a 6 metre long, 100mm diameter shaft. Arrow […]

Here at Arrow Engineering, we have the World’s widest range of directly interchangeable Flexible Couplings. Combined with an extensive CNC Machine Shop, where we can manufacture and modify special couplings to suit any application. We have some innovative products that make life easier and can save time and money. Our

A cake manufacturing company needed a Wire Belt Conveyor Drive repair over the weekend. The teeth on the sprockets were badly worn making the wire belt slip and causing it to not run properly.

Arrow Engineering collected the drive in the early hours of Saturday morning, manufactured a new drive shaft complete with sprockets and a guide roller with Acetal wheels. The drive was delivered back Sunday evening at 5pm in time to get production back up and running.

This week has been a contrast of manufacturing small bespoke (06B – 3/8”) sprockets for packaging machinery to large (32B – 2” pitch) sprockets for the Aggregate industry.

The main production line of a large Bakery producing Millions of Burger Buns was stopped due to the failure of a Worm Gearbox.

Luckily Arrow Engineering had spare Worm Wheels, Gaskets, Seals and Bearings on the shelf, so it was only a matter of stripping down and assembling the damaged Gearbox. The Gearbox was repaired, returned within 4 hours and production up and running same evening.

A local Bakery were in a fix for a replacement sieve, the stainless steel mesh had split and the sieve was leaking.

The Sieve was a Bespoke Special 25” diameter, 1mm aperture .35mm wire gauge 304 stainless steel mesh.

The sieve was collected on Saturday afternoon, repaired and returned on Sunday afternoon.

Besides carrying stocks of standard sprockets, Arrow also make bespoke sprockets. These 2” Pitch 17 tooth Double Simplex Sprockets, were cut on Arrow’s Sunderland 19.

The launch of a new biscuit, from a leading manufacturer was threatening to be delayed due to a long lead time from Italy of a special wear guide for a conveyor.

Arrow Engineering were able to produce this within 2 weeks, in time for the installation of the new Biscuit Conveyor Belt.

Three pairs of 1240mm long, Left Hand and Right Hand, special profile Wear Guides, were manufactured in PET Polymer by our XYZ BRM 60/100 Bed Mill

Just to let you know that we regularly repair Sieve Mesh frames and can provide a quick service and up to a 40% saving against new Sieve frames.

The replacement Stainless Steel Wire Mesh is available off the shelf in different apertures and is securely fixed using a food safe structural epoxy resin.

When you are next looking for replacement Sieve Mesh Frames

Measuring, identifying, and manufacturing small intricate gears from sample can be quite difficult especially when the samples provided are damaged, with hardly any teeth left. Arrow Engineering have a wealth of knowledge and experience of identifying gears and working these things out.

A vinyl floor manufacturer was experiencing downtime due to a gearbox failure and needed a replacement gearbox or a repair to get them back up and running.

The Tension Drive Gearbox that maintained the tension in sheet of the Vinyl Flooring whilst being produced had stopped driving. Upon inspection it was found that the mating gears had failed which meant that 2 Helical Gears needed to be made in a hurry.

The gearbox was collected Friday night, stripped down, the gears were manufactured on Saturday Hardened on Sunday and re-assembled. The Tension Station flooring conveyor was back up and running by Monday lunchtime.