Orbex Group
Orbex Group’s new family of compact wheel drives feature an integrated gearbox, IP54 rating, and a 160 millimeter wheel diameter with options for larger diameters.
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Orbex Group
Orbex Group’s new family of compact wheel drives feature an integrated gearbox, IP54 rating, and a 160 millimeter wheel diameter with options for larger diameters.
U.S.-based slip ring and electric motor supplier Orbex Group recently introduced its new family of compact wheel drives (CWD), increasing its offering of precision motion control systems.
The CWD-500 and CWD-1000 are integrated motor, gearbox, encoder, and wheel combination units, which Orbex said are designed to facilitate easy application in compact robotic applications like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs).
Both the 600-watt CWD-500 and 1,200-watt CWD-1000 are compact enough to fit into tight installation spaces and are designed to have the minimum axial length necessary. Each wheel drive features a 160 millimeter (about 6.29 inch) wheel diameter, with larger diameter wheels as an option.
Orbex said its design can also offer excellent power and torque density and high axial and radial load capacities, while quality construction can provide smooth, precise, and reliable motion for up to 30,000 hours.
The company said the defining feature of the CWD-500 and CWD-1000 is an integrated gearbox that can help ensure efficient operation with 90% reducer efficiency and a 15:1 gear ratio. For precise positioning, both wheel drives feature a 16,384-count encoder and are designed to minimize backlash to less than 30 arcminutes.
These compact wheel drives also operate with low noise, while an IP54 ingress protection rating helps to ensure each wheel drive is protected from dust and moisture contamination.
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