Automec also offers gearboxes to be combined with air motors for industrial paint agitators.
AUTOMEC GEARBOXES, NOT ONLY FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS…
Within the wide range of solutions offered by Automec, we also find the combination of our gearboxes with pneumatic motors. The result is a pneumatic gear motor used in paint agitators. Specifically, Automec produces the gearboxes, which are then adapted to externally sourced air motors.
AIR MOTORS
Let’s take a closer look at what this is all about: the air motor is a motor that creates movement through the expansion of compressed air.
Its use ranges over various industrial applications, from agitators and mixers to hoists, pump drives, packaging conveyors, packaging machines, maintenance and metalworking, etc.
Compared to electric motors, it takes up less space and is lighter while having an equal output. Some characteristics of the air motor.
- can be blocked during operation
- does not overheat or get damaged in the event of an overload
- continuous stopping and starting do no harm
- can be fitted with a sense reversal
- does not give any positioning problems and allows easy adjustment of the rotation speed, which makes it very flexible
- works even in cold and very high temperatures.
A SPECIFIC USE FOR AUTOMEC GEARBOXES: INDUSTRIAL PAINT AGITATORS
In the field of industrial agitators, there are two main types: an agitator that uses an electric motor to turn the propeller, and an agitator that uses a pneumatic one. In the latter case, it is the compressed air developed in the tank that moves the propeller.
EP45 MODEL, ULTRA-ADAPTABLE AUTOMEC GEARBOXES
In particular, the Automec gearbox combined with the type of pneumatic motor described above is the EP45 planetary gearbox from the ultra-adaptable range. This is a gearbox for paint agitators with a small footprint: 45×45. It features considerable power and versatility thanks to the possibility of transmitting drive torques of up to 30Nm. It guarantees a high durability thanks to fully internalised production. Finally, it is maintenance-free as it is lubricated for life with a special grease.
The Automec pneumatic gear motor applied to the industrial agitator enables optimal mixing and can be used in numerous chemical applications.
