Small, light-weight, versatile: New helical bevel washdown gearboxes
01/04/2011 NORD Gear (UK) Ltd
Abingdon, UK - At this year's Hannover Messe exhibition, a preview of a new line of performance-optimized two-stage helical bevel gear units will be show-cased at NORD Drivesystems' booth. The new units are designed as wash-down gearboxes, i.e. cleaning liquids can easily wash off in all installation posi-tions. For that purpose, all external surfaces have been designed with wide radii; there are no indentations or dead spaces. The gearboxes are particularly suited for use in conveyor technology and in the food industry. Further applica-tions include hoists, storage facilities and overhead conveyor systems. As the installation measurements remain essentially the same, users can easily ex-change old gear units for the new models. Additionally, the new models have greater power reserves than their predecessors and therefore allow for the use of smaller sizes in some applications. Moreover, the new gear units are suited for use with NORD's complete range of motors, allowing customers to flexibly configure drive solutions.The series consisting of models in five different sizes, with torques ranging from 90 to 660 Nm, is due on the market at the end of 2011. All units feature a high-strength die-cast aluminum gearcase which is designed according to the proven UNICASE principle. Since the gearcase requires neither an inspection cover nor a screw-on input cover, the units are especially small and light-weight. This facilitates handling, and helps reduce energy consumption particularly in appli-cations where drives are moved. The new gearboxes provide maximum opera-tional safety, high output torques, high resistance to axial and radial loads and low-noise operation. They require minimal maintenance and have a long service life.
For technical information, please contact Andrew Stephenson at:
NORD GEAR LTD. (U.K.)
11 Barton Lane
Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon
OX14 3NB Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1235-534404
E: Andrew.Stephenson@nord.com
Web: http://www.nord.com
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