Industrial Automation Magazine India

Parallel Shaft Gear, FGA 172/173

Published on : Tuesday 30-11--0001

The new FGA 172/173 parallel shaft gear from ABM Greiffenberger meets the stringent demands imposed on materials handling facilities in intralogistics. The drive is compact, works very efficiently and has impressively long operating times.

The parallel shaft gear can continuously transmit torques of up to 170 Nm. It is especially suitable for use in materials handling technology, e.g. as a drive in chain conveyors, conveyor belts, rotary tables and vertical conveyors. The FGA 172/173 features high-quality angled teeth which enable reliable and energy-efficient operation as well as low noise levels. ABM makes the teeth and the light but robust aluminium housing in its in-house production facilities.

The new version in the parallel shaft gear series also has a multitude of fastening options. This gives users great installation flexibility. The gearbox can be mounted laterally or with various flanges or can be used as an add-on gear with torque support. In materials handling facilities the drive can be mounted underneath the conveyor belt for space-saving purposes. The FGA 172/173 can be unproblematically combined with three-phase asynchronous motors as well as with SINOCHRON^® Motors from ABM Greiffenberger.

The 172/173 version features a very high efficiency, can handle excessive loads and is extremely powerful. The parallel shaft gear is available with two or three stages. It can be used not only for materials handling logistics, but also as a crane drive because it can also realise small gear reductions with the two-stage design. ABM design engineers have accommodated both designs in their own housings. The drive thus has a very short length. The new version closes the gap between the FGA 103 and the FGA 283 introduced by ABM in 2014.

ABM Greiffenberger Antriebstechnik GmbH is one of the leading international system providers of high-profile, high-performance drive solutions for machines, plants and mobile devices.

ABM Drives India Pvt Ltd, Pune. Tel: 020-66245796. Mobile: +91 9960018886. Email: [email protected]

Captions:

Figure 1: New parallel shaft gear from ABM Greiffenberger Scores Points in Materials Handling Technology. Photo: ABM Greiffenberger Antriebstechnik GmbH

Figure 2: The new FGA 172/173 completes ABM Greiffenberger’s product portfolio of parallel shaft gears with torques of 50 to 2300 Nm.