Wittenstein Galaxie drive systems

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Wittenstein says that when it developed the Galaxie gearbox, it subjected drive concepts to a fundamental reassessment, resulting in a new type of backlash-free gear unit.

The maintenance-free kinematics enable virtually full surface contact during power transmission, meaning that the compact Galaxie drive systems and gearboxes achieve higher performance, including high torque density, torsional rigidity, smooth running, positioning accuracy and backlash-free operation. These features make the Galaxie drive systems suitable for industries such as machine tools, packaging machines and food and beverage machines.

Wittenstein says the innovative core of the Galaxie drive system is the almost full surface contact during power transmission. This gives a tooth contact surface that is 6.5 times larger compared to conventional involute teeth with typical linear contact. The gearbox is said to be the only one of its kind to guide a large number of individual teeth along an internal ring gear.