Lafert Motors - Special Brake Motor Helps Bottle Crusher Break into New Markets

An innovative product for the licensed trade that can save time, space and therefore money has been developed by Bottleworks Ltd of Normanton, West Yorks.

Bottle Crusher Efficiency

It’s a self-contained, bottle crusher that reduces space requirements for empty bottles by as much as 80%.  It’s compact enough to be stowed behind a bar, taking the same space as a typical bottle bin, and is no more noisy than a glass washer.  Because it reduces the volume of bottles so effectively, bar staff leave the bar area (where they should be serving customers) far less frequently to exchange bins.  The space saving efficiency that the bottle crusher offers (and the reduced collection charges) has already resulted in success with major pub chains, clubs and on ferries.

Lafert Electric Motors - Single Phase Motor

An integral component of the bottle crusher is the single phase motor from Lafert Electric Motors.  
It is a special high torque unit with progressive brake.  The motor has been specially engineered to accept peak loads as bottles/broken glasses enter the crushing section of the machine whilst having appropriate braking characteristics for quiet, non-vigorous stopping that might otherwise cause the unit to ‘travel’.

“Because this is such an innovative product targeted at a very profit sensitive market we had to be sure of its ‘suitability for purpose’ before we launched it,” said Collin Waller, Director, Bottleworks.  “It had to be visibly acceptable, robust and quiet but chiefly it had to function as intended.  Hence, we need a motor that is man enough to do the job with the performance characteristics required.  The Lafert motor meets all those criteria.”

Lafert’s expertise is in special motors. Out of 4,000 motors produced daily by the company, over 70% of them are specials.