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Long awaited new hollow bore precision gear from Centa
Centa has launched the hollow bore FINE CYCLO F2C-C precision gear for motion control, a welcome addition to their Sumitomo Drive Technologies FINE CYCLO range.
It has a large hollow bore input shaft, which enables shafts, cables, pipes, wiring etc. to be threaded through the centre of the gear unit, making it ideal for robotic, turntable, satellite, radar, camera mount and other similar applications. It is ideal for use in applications requiring high precision control, stiffness and zero backlash.
The F2C-C also provides the added advantage of input shaft bearing support, which enables the drive to be applied in a wide variety of permutations allowing engineers to ‘design in’ the full benefit of the new hollow bore feature.
A Centa spokesperson says, “This new hollow bore FINE CYCLO gear is deliberately designed to deliver in a very demanding market and is particularly suited in applications where backlash must be fully eliminated, for example, machine tool, robotic and satellite tracking applications.”
It is maintenance free, the sealed and greased ‘for life’ design eliminates the need for lubrication and combines high strength and impact resistance with 500% shock load capability, low inertia and zero backlash design.