The roots of Harmonic Drive SE can be traced back to the invention of the strain wave gear by Walton Musser in 1955. Originally designed for space applications, the outstanding characteristics of this gear principle – including zero backlash, compactness and high reduction in one stage – quickly gained acceptance in other industries. Since 1970, Harmonic Drive has been the leading manufacturer of precision gears and is your first point of contact worldwide when it comes to highly developed drive solutions.
Harmonic Drive® Gears consist of three individual components – Circular Spline, Flexspline and Wave Generator. Gear component sets extremely compact design ensures installation in applications with the most demanding space requirements. Gears with output bearing ease integration by combining the precise component sets with high capacity tilt resistant output bearings.
Servo drives in the AlopexDrive series with central shaft consist of a synchronous servo motor – specifically designed for use in mobile applications and operation under extreme environmental conditions – along with a CPU-H gear unit with output bearing. It is available in six sizes and six gear ratios between 30 and 160 and has a maximum torque of between 9 and 647 Nm.
The CPU Gears with output bearing are available in nine sizes with gear ratios of 30, 50, 80, 100, 120 and 160:1 offering repeatable peak torques from 9 to 1840 Nm and zero backlash.
▪ Designed for mobile applications e.g. radars, antennas, laser and optronics ▪ High payloads possible 30/50/80 kg (gear ratio i=50/100/160) ▪ Usage for border-control, area surveillance, communication tasks ▪ Based on industrial-approved technology ▪ Designed for seawater applications ▪ Internal cable routing ▪ Mechatronic Interface for torque / elec. signals ▪ Absolute position accuracy < 60 arcsec incl. load ▪ Angular positioning rate max. 360°/s ▪ Windows Software / Python Programming / PLC Control
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