Automation, flexibility and efficiency are the key words here. Nabtesco, manufacturer of cycloidal gears, supports SMEs with user-friendly, flexible and economical automation solutions. The result: faster processes, higher productivity and lower costs.

Nabtesco is primarily known as a supplier to major robot manufacturers. However, the drives not only perform well in robots, but also get peripherals and numerous other high-tech applications up to speed. Cycloidal gearbox technology is an efficiency accelerator, particularly for automation in small and medium-sized companies, as the high precision and power density of the gearboxes mean that processing times can be shortened, product quality improved, productivity increased and costs reduced.

Performance and efficiency

Cycloidal gears use cam disks and rollers to transmit power. This ensures high efficiency, a long service life and extremely low backlash of less than one angular minute. Their special design also results in excellent performance in terms of dynamics, load capacity and smooth running. The servo gearboxes in the new Neco series in particular ensure leaps in performance and increased efficiency. They achieve high precision with a hysteresis loss of 0.5 arcmin and are extremely robust thanks to double-bearing eccentric shafts and the bearing-mounted drive shaft. The motor shaft is adapted via a radial clamping ring in a low-inertia design. This reduces the inertia on the motor shaft by up to 39 percent and thus enables extremely dynamic cycles. An economical solution for the highest demands.

Neco gearboxes also offer significant advantages in terms of user-friendliness. A flexible system with modular sleeves and flanges guarantees the uncomplicated adaptation of all common servomotors. Nabtesco is also breaking new ground with Neco when it comes to procurement and handling: gearbox selection and design are quickly completed using an intuitive product configurator, while installation and application are child's play thanks to supporting tools.

Automation of handling and positioning tasks

Whether precise positioning, flexible handling and machining tasks or dynamic pick-and-place applications: Nabtesco gearboxes are the first choice wherever precise movements and absolute reliability are required in production, assembly and packaging. Especially when precision and positioning accuracy are essential, cycloidal gears consistently offer better performance data compared to planetary gears. They are not only more durable, but also stiffer and more capable of withstanding overloads (by 500 percent). They are also significantly more compact (around 50 percent shorter) and lighter than multi-stage planetary gearboxes. Another plus: even over a long period of time, the increase in backlash in cycloidal gears is extremely low - a big plus compared to normal planetary gears, which often have to contend with increasing backlash over the course of their service life.

With its broad precision portfolio, comprehensive know-how and high level of engineering expertise, Nabtesco is a strong partner for innovative automation solutions in the SME sector. Together with the customer, the cycloidal gearbox specialist with its European headquarters in Düsseldorf develops tailor-made drive solutions that are perfectly adapted to the respective task.