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A bowling machine, ideal for high school or club level

cricket practice, gives a wide range of speeds and styles of

delivery thanks to twin AC drives from Control Techniques.

The Brell Express Bowling Machine, manufactured by

South African company Flicx, allows the cricket coach to

bowl every delivery in the book, from spin to pace – and

at speeds accurately controlled from 0 km/hr up to 160

km/hr, making the machine ideal for training batsmen

of all ages and abilities. It features twin rotating wheels

that spin up to speed in seconds. The ball is dropped into

a feed chute between the rotating wheels whose speed

of rotation determines the speed of delivery, whilst a

difference in speed between the two wheels imparts spin

on the ball.

KEY BENEFITS

• IDEAL FOR TRAINING BATSMEN OF ALL AGES & ABILITIES• BOWLS WIDE RANGE OF STYLES & SPEEDS• ACCURATELY CONTROLS SPEEDS FROM 0KM/HR UP TO 160 KM/HR• SIMPLE & RELIABLE WAY OF CHANGING SPEEDS & TYPE OF DELIVERY• LOW MAINTENANCE & TOTALLY CONSISTENT• RUNS OFF NORMAL DOMESTIC SUPPLY BUT DRIVES THREE-PHASE MOTORS

FROM SEAMERS TO GOOGLIES, DRIVES PRODUCE CONSISTENT BOWLING

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For further information please visitwww.controltechniques.com

The machine has two 0.37kW three phase motors,

controlled by Control Techniques’ Commander SK 0.25kW

AC drives from the single phase 230 VAC mains supply.

Control couldn’t be simpler; speed control of each motor is

by potentiometer. For given speed settings, each delivery

will be identical, whilst any change to settings takes a

matter of moments.

“The client wanted a simple and reliable means of

changing speeds and types of delivery,” explains Benedict

Dickson from Control Techniques’ Drive Centre in Gauteng,

South Africa. “We were able to supply very accurate, small

AC drives for the job – running from the normal domestic

supply, yet driving three-phase motors. The whole package

is almost maintenance free, totally consistent and easy to

use. The customer is also very pleased at how compact the

drives are.”

The Commander SK is small, yet powerful, taking up very

little panel space and is renowned for its reliability. It is easy

to fit, set up and use, with all the 10 parameters most users

need being accessible from the display keypad, which is

included as standard. Very important in today’s carbon-

aware economy is its energy-saving efficiency and its state-

of-the-art manufacturing standards which are responsible

for its outstanding reliability.

Flicx International was founded by Richard Beghin. He

now owns and runs Flicx UK. The Brell Bowling Machine

Brand was acquired from Roger Noble, who is now owner

and manager of Flicx South Africa.