Proco, a leading manufacturer and supplier of machinery and equipment to the global tobacco industry, faced an ongoing operational issue within its production processes.
CASE STUDY – EV Manufacturing with Skillet Brush Cleaning System
Cottam was approached by a leading UK online retailer with a clear objective: to replace the standard bow rollers used in their packaging machinery. These existing rollers were failing to sufficiently reduce creases in plastic bags as they come off the coil.
CASE STUDY: Replacement Eel Pass Boards
Cottam was approached by a leading UK online retailer with a clear objective: to replace the standard bow rollers used in their packaging machinery. These existing rollers were failing to sufficiently reduce creases in plastic bags as they come off the coil.
Why Replacing Worn Table Brushes Matters for Material Protection and Efficiency
At Cottam Brush, we’ve seen first-hand how custom brush design can address specific pain points in maintenance and operations. Here are four powerful ways custom brushes have helped our customers and their engineering teams overcome real-world challenges.
4 Ways Custom Brushes Solve Engineering Maintenance Challenges
At Cottam Brush, we’ve seen first-hand how custom brush design can address specific pain points in maintenance and operations. Here are four powerful ways custom brushes have helped our customers and their engineering teams overcome real-world challenges.
CASE STUDY: Spreader Rollers – Leading Online Retailer
Cottam was approached by a leading UK online retailer with a clear objective: to replace the standard bow rollers used in their packaging machinery. These existing rollers were failing to sufficiently reduce creases in plastic bags as they come off the coil.
CASE STUDY: Pipeline Cleaning Brush – TD Williamson
Typically, Wellvenes requests were straightforward: brushes used to support their clients with the cleaning and maintenance of pipelines. But this time, they faced a new challenge. They needed to clean a gas well 6000 meters deep, where the environment is anything but typical.
CASE STUDY: Well Cleaning Brush – Wellvene
Typically, Wellvenes requests were straightforward: brushes used to support their clients with the cleaning and maintenance of pipelines. But this time, they faced a new challenge. They needed to clean a gas well 6000 meters deep, where the environment is anything but typical.
CASE STUDY: Skillet Cleaning System – Nissan
At the end of 2023, Nissan Sunderland reached out to Cottam with a specific issue they had been battling for over a decade. Debris build-up on their skillet conveyor—a system that moves vehicles during assembly—was causing their light guards to trip, bringing the production line to a halt.
CASE STUDY: Weir Uplift System – Bridges
Cottam has been a reliable supplier of weir systems to Bridges for several years. However, for this particular project, Bridges required a system with a unique twist. The operators needed a system that could be easily lifted out of the weir, allowing them to clean the brush heads and perform maintenance without having to physically enter the weir…