Smart & geared motor launches

By adding intelligence to asynchronous motors, the Lenze Smart Motor allows running speeds to be freely set anywhere from 500 to 2600 r/min. Immediately this can generate cost savings by reducing the number of variants of geared motors used on a machine.

Instead of several drives with different gear ratios, a single model of Smart Motor can be used with different programmed speeds. Aside from the wide speed setting range, the electronics also achieve high starting torques, soft start and stop ramps, also energy saving.

The company will also showcase the new Lenze g500 range of geared motors, which uses the latest developments in materials and machining to get more drive torque out of a given size. At the same time weight is reduced and a high running efficiency is achieved with 4 alternative types of AC motor.

Launched at the SPS for output torques up to 600Nm, the g500 geared motors are available in helical, shaft mounted helical and helical bevel designs. Although the helical models are expected to be the most popular, the shaft mounted helical offers a cost-effective mounting option with its hollow output shaft. The helical bevel right-angle models have either a hollow or a male shaft and ratios up to 100:1 are possible.