August 15, 2008 - Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division announces the release of the Gen II Helical Planetary Gearheads.
The Stealth Gen II Gearheads provide performance enhancements that include higher radial load capacities (four times greater in some cases) and increased service life (nearly double) resulting from the incorporation of more robust bearing support, dual angular contact bearings to support the output carrier, full complement needle bearings to support the planet gears and optimized gearing geometries. Internal design changes allow for one fill level for any orientation, resulting in shortened part number designation and simplified order placement.
The redesign incorporates a simplified motor mounting kit design, which will enhance Parker’s ability to build to stock allowing for quicker deliveries (potentially same day). Parker’s distribution channel will have a similar advantage, since gearheads of specific frame size and ratio could be stocked, then upon receipt of customer orders, a separate mounting kit could be pulled from their stock or delivered immediately from Parker Bayside. The new “universal” mounting kits (designated “MU”) are designed to be used across multiple product lines; therefore, axes that demand high precision -- Stealth Gen II (PS, RS), mid-range precision Stealth Gen II (PX, RX) and lower precision (PV) -- utilize the same mounting kit part numbers within the same frame size.
About Parker Electromechanical Automation
A division of Parker Hannifin Corporation's Automation Group since 1987, Electromechanical Automation is a pioneer, developer and manufacturer of full-spectrum computer-based motion controllers, servo/step motor drives, servo motors and human-machine interfaces, positioning systems, gear heads and gear motors. These products automate the manufacturing of a significant fraction of the world’s goods and services.
Electromechanical Automation products are sold via independent authorized Automation Technology Centers -- a group of nearly 100 professional, highly trained organizations with more than 135 points-of-presence throughout the world—or buy directly from Electromechanical Automation by logging on to buy.compumotor.com.
About Parker Hannifin
With annual sales exceeding $10 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000 people in 43 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 51 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.
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