After a period of intense testing, Hepworth Marine International has announced that they can now supply a 2000mm blade configuration Straight Line wiper system.
The company’s objective was to design a wiper system that would achieve the maximum window coverage possible thus reducing the costs to their customers for both the number of wiper systems and control units needed and ultimately reducing the cost of installation. The new straight-line system is a silent and smooth-running unit, with an arm robust enough to deal with the higher required spring pressures (necessary due to the much higher resistance on the glass), the new design is noticeably improved in the reduction of over-sweep conditions and exhibits no ‘jittering’ across all operating scenarios.
Hepworth say that they have achieved more than they had hoped for and some of the improvements will be used in the future on their standard systems.