One of Invertek’s most advanced variable speed drives, the Optidrive P2, is set to star in the latest blockbuster action thriller movie 'Edge of Tomorrow', due to be released on Friday 30th May 2014.

Starring alongside Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, Warner Brothers used seven 18.5KW Optidrive P2 drives and geared brake motors to help control the film’s special effects including the space craft bomb doors and travelling towers – Invertek’s technical staff were also on hand throughout filming to ensure the Warner Brothers’ SFX team were able to achieve the high standard of visual effects required.

Invertek’s Global Sales Manager Nick Thorne, comments, “Here at Invertek Drives we are all extremely excited about the release of Edge of Tomorrow this week, and look forward to watching it knowing the Optidrive P2 helped to create many of the spectacular scenes with the assistance of our technical team.

“The special effects industry is representative of the diverse range of sectors which now require the use of variable speed drives and motors and is one we hope to continue to serve moving forwards.”

Invertek’s Southern distributor EMR Silverthorn supplied the Optidrives after being approached by the Warner Brothers special effects team in spring 2013 – Over the past few years the distributor has received several enquiries from the special effects industry, where it has provided products for other high profile films including the Harry Potter movies, Black Hawk Down, War Horse and several of the Bond movies.

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ is based on Japanese novel ‘All you need is kill’, which tells the story of a soldier fighting a war with aliens who gets caught in a time loop of the last day of his battle.

For further information about the Optidrive P2’s starring role please read here.