New Planetary Gearheads Use Helical Gears
August 1, 2015
Harmonic Drive LLC, a provider of high-precision motion control, has introduced the HPN Harmonic planetary gearheads designed to deliver affordable precision. "HPN planetary gearheads feature a robust design utilizing helical gears for quiet performance and long life," said a company spokesperson. "They are available with short lead times and are designed to couple to any servo motor with our Quick-Connect coupling." HPN gearheads are suitable for use in a wide range of applications for precision motion control and positioning and are available in five sizes: 11, 14, 20, 32 and 40.
HPN key features include the following, according to the company:
- Peak torque 9 Nm to 752 Nm
- Backlash <5 arc-min (One stage), < 7 arc-min (Two stage)
- Reduction ratio 3:1 - 10:1 (One stage), 13:1-31:1 (Two stage).
Applications for Harmonic Drive products include the following:
- Defense: unmanned vehicles, remote weapon stations, antenna pointing
- Robotics: industrial, semiconductor and flat panel, humanoid, mobile robots
- Medical: surgical robots, medical imaging, therapeutic, prosthetics, exoskeletons, lab automation
- Aerospace: solar array drives, antenna pointing, valve actuators, lunar and interplanetary rovers
- Machine tool: milling head, tool changer, rotary table, grinding, B- and C-axis
- Energy: oil exploration, drilling and positioning, wind power, solar.
The following are key performance features for Harmonic Drive servo actuators, gearheads and component sets, according to the company:
- True zero backlash
- Excellent positional accuracy and repeatability
- High torque-to-weight and torque-to-volume ratios
- Compact size
- High reliability
- Single stage high reduction ratio.
For more information contact:
Harmonic Drive LLC
247 Lynnfield Street
Peabody, MA 01960-4905
978-532-1800
sales@harmonicdrive.net
www.harmonicdrive.net
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