Reduce Motion System Size
Fit More Motion Capability into a Smaller Machine Envelope
Space limitations can affect everything from robotic joint design to medical-device ergonomics and automation-cell layout.
Timken Precision Drives offers compact gearing, through-bore configurations, integrated actuators, and encoder technologies that help reduce system size without sacrificing essential performance.
Why it Matters
A smaller drivetrain creates more freedom to design.
Oversized motors, multiple reduction stages, external bearings, couplings, and separate feedback components can consume valuable space and complicate assembly. They can also increase weight, inertia, part count, and maintenance requirements.
Compact, integrated motion technologies help designers use available space more effectively while simplifying the surrounding machine.
What influences system size?
Increase Reduction per Stage
High-ratio gearing can reduce or eliminate additional reduction stages. Fewer stages can shorten the drivetrain, reduce part count, and simplify alignment.
Integrate Multiple Functions
Combining the motor, gearing, output bearing, and feedback device can eliminate separate housings, adapters, shafts, and couplings. Integration can also reduce tolerance stackup and assembly time.
Select the Right Configuration
Inline, right-angle, hollow-shaft, solid-shaft, and through-bore arrangements use space differently. Selecting the proper configuration can be as important as selecting the gear technology.
Reduce Supporting Components
Gearing with integrated load-supporting bearings may allow the load to mount directly to the reducer. This can reduce the need for external bearings and supporting structures.
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Timken Precision Drives brings together complementary precision motion technologies to reduce system size and weight without sacrificing performance.
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