Porta Westfalica/Heek, July 2024 - Bear Machines GmbH, a mechanical engineering company specialising in the machining of commercial vehicle wheels, has significantly increased its efficiency and safety with an enabling foot switch from BERNSTEIN. This special foot switch enables the operator to work on the machine with both hands and at the same time safely control the machine sequence with his foot. The company has already received several awards for the "Bear-Cut" machine, most recently the Federal Innovation Award 2024.
Bear Machines GmbH from Heek specialises in regrooving commercial vehicle wheels, which extends the service life of wheels by 25%. Their excellent Bear Cut machine enables fast and precise regroovable tyres to be regrooved.
„The challenge was to find a foot switch that would allow the safe continuation of the tyre during the machining process," says Mark Berendsen, Managing Partner Bear Machines.
As a result, a BERNSTEIN enabling footswitch was chosen, which was specially developed for demanding industrial applications. The foot switch is used in the Bear-Cut to safely rotate the tyre as soon as it is mounted and in the upper position. Actuating the foot switch enables the tyre to be moved safely without having to touch the tyre with your hands. This solution significantly minimises the risk of injury. "In addition, the footswitch's housing, which can withstand the harsh industrial conditions, was a decisive factor in our choice of the BERNSTEIN footswitch," says Mark Berendsen.
BERNSTEIN employs around 600 people in 10 countries and is now in its 3rd generation as an internationally active family company. The product portfolio ranges from switches, sensors and enclosures, suspension systems and operating terminals to system solutions for operating and safeguarding entire machines and systems.
