Learn how to optimize your extrusion processes and increase efficiency with the latest gear motors from ATEK.
What characterizes a high-performance gear motor for extruders?
Ein high-performance gear motor for extruders provides maximum torque in minimal space. This is achieved through optimized gear stages and motor technology, resulting in higher efficiency and reduced space requirements.
Why are specialized gear motors for extruder applications essential?
Extruders generate extreme axial and radial forces as well as high torques that standard gears cannot withstand. Specialized gear motors ensure high reliability, prevent costly failures, and are designed for long service life under these conditions.
What advantages does ATEK’s modular system offer for extruder drives?
ATEK’s modular system enables millions of configurations, resulting in tailored drive solutions for specific extruder requirements. This means high variety of variants and often shortened delivery times by several weeks.
How do modern AC drives improve the performance of extruders compared to older DC motors?
Modern AC drives are lower maintenance, more energy-efficient, and quieter than DC motors. They offer more precise speed control through frequency converters and higher protection classes, enhancing the overall performance and reliability of the extruder.
What role does axial bearing play in an extruder gear?
The axial bearing is critical for absorbing high axial forces, which arise from the screw back pressure in the extruder. A robust design, often with multi-row cylindrical roller bearings, is essential for the service life and stability of the gear.
Can ATEK also provide drive solutions for demanding twin-screw extruders?
Yes, as a system provider for the entire industrial drive chain , ATEK also develops custom solutions for complex applications such as twin-screw extruders. Our modular system and engineering expertise enable design for high torques and precise power distribution.
How does ATEK address the trend of increasing power demands in extruders?
ATEK continuously invests in the further development of its gear motors, to achieve the required higher torque density of 10-15% per generation . We focus on innovative designs and materials, to offer more compact and powerful drives.
What support does ATEK offer in selecting the right extruder drive?
ATEK provides comprehensive technical consulting and support in design. Our experts analyze your specific requirements to develop tailored and optimized drive solutions , from concept to implementation.
Power-dense gear motors are critical for extruders as they offer maximum torque in the smallest space and can increase energy efficiency by up to 15%. Energieeffizienz um bis zu 15% steigern können.
Specialized extruder drives from ATEK handle extreme loads and reduce the risk of costly failures, which can reach up to 1 million USD per day , through robust, custom solutions.
The future of extruder drives lies in modularity and intelligent technology; ATEK’s modular system enables fast delivery times, while digital features like predictive maintenance improve the plant efficiency by another 5-10%. können.Discover the benefits of high-performance gear motors for extruder drives: compact design, high torques, and maximum reliability for your production facilities.
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Introduction to high-performance gear motors for extruder drives
Powerful gear motors for extruders: maximum performance in the smallest space!
An extruder downtime can incur costs of up to 1 million USD daily – a significant financial burden. Highly reliable and powerful drive solutions are therefore crucial. ATEK offers efficient, high-performance gear motors for extruder drives, which contribute as key components to increasing productivity and minimizing downtime.
The essence of power density
Power density is a key factor for the economy of extruder drives. A compact ATEK drive with high torque, characteristic of a high-performance gear motor for extruder drives, saves valuable space and can reduce energy costs, for example, through higher efficiency, by up to 15%. The selection of the right gear motor is therefore fundamental to optimizing the entire production line.
Essential in many industries
ATEK extruder drives are used in various industries for specific requirements. From plastic processing, which requires robust drives for abrasive materials, to food technology, where hygienic designs are important, versatility is a key feature; our gears and motors process polymers with viscosities over 10,000 Pa·s. A correct design for the specific application, especially in choosing a high-performance gear motor for extruder drives, is crucial.Requirements and challenges for extruder drives
Evolution of drive technology
In the past, noisy and maintenance-intensive DC motors were often used, which were prone to failures. Modern AC drives, as offered by MENZEL for extruders with powers up to 6000 kW, are quieter, lower maintenance, and more energy-efficient. This development, which also paves the way for advanced high-performance gear motors for extruder drives technology, is also utilized by high-speed extruders .
- Drive technology has evolved from noisy, maintenance-intensive DC motors to quieter, lower maintenance, and more energy-efficient AC drives.
- Modern AC drives, like those from MENZEL, can reach powers up to 6000 kW and are also used in high-speed extruders .
- A central challenge is handling extreme loads that standard gears often cannot withstand – here the advantages of high-performance gear motors for extruder drives come into play.
- Specialized extruder gears, e.g. from JS-Technik, are designed for very high axial forces (over 500 kN).
- When standard solutions reach their limits, customized gears are often needed, often as a core component of a high-performance gear motor. The correct design of drive and gear, especially for high-performance gear motors in extruder drives.
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Handle extreme loads
Standard gears often cannot withstand the high forces in modern extruders. Specialized extruder gears, such as those found in a robust high-performance gear motor for extruder drives, for example from providers like JS-Technik, are designed for axial forces over 500 kN. Standard solutions can fail here, which is why often high-performance gear motor. custom solutions are required.Technologies and solutions for high-performance gear motors
Flexibility through modularity
A quick and precise adaptation to diverse customer requests in extruder construction is achieved through modularity. ATEK’s modular system allows for millions of configurations, which can shorten delivery times for innovative drive technology, including high-performance gear motors for extruder drives, often by several weeks. This enables timely provision of specific solutions.
- Modularity is essential for rapid, precise adjustments in extruder construction, especially in configuring high-performance gear motors for extruder drives.
- ATEK’s modular system offers millions of configurations and significantly reduces delivery times for innovative drive technology .
- Standard gear motors are often insufficient for demanding applications, where a high-performance gear motor for extruder drives can showcase its strengths.
- ATEK specializes in custom solutions that are precisely tailored to load profiles, even for small series of such high-performance gear motors for extruders..
- Examples of tailored precision work include high-performance gear developments and the compact stainless steel gear motor..
- The focus is on the timely provision of specific and highly precise drive solutions, such as the high-performance gear motor for extruder drives..
Tailored precision work
For demanding applications, standard gear motors are often not sufficient. ATEK develops custom solutions, including highly specialized high-performance gear motors for extruder drives, even for small series that are precisely tailored to load profiles. Examples include gear developments comparable to Eisenbeiss’ solutions up to 1,000 kW or our compact stainless steel gear motor,which also embodies principles of power density.Outlook and future developments
Increasing power demands
A central trend in the market for extruder drives is the increasing power demand. The demand for higher output rates drives the development towards even more compact gear motors with 10-15% more torque density per new generation. This is an important aspect for any power-dense gear motor for extruder drives. ATEK is working on corresponding advancements to always offer leading power-dense gear motors for extruder drives .
- The market for extruder drives is experiencing a steadily increasing power requirement, which drives the development of efficient gear motors for extruders .
- Higher output rates require gear motors with 10-15% more torque density per new generation, a core feature of high-performance gear motors for extruder drives.
- ATEK is actively advancing developments to meet these growing demands for compact gear motors with high power density for extruders .
- Digitalization plays a key role in optimizing extruder drives.
- Future systems will utilize integrated sensing for predictive maintenance.
- These intelligent functions, similar to those in modern servomotor systems, can improve system efficiency by 5-10%.
Intelligence in the drive train
The advancing digitalization also influences extruder drives and their optimization potential. Future systems with integrated sensing for predictive maintenance, similar to the functions in modern servomotor systems, can increase system efficiency by an additional 5-10% through early fault detection, especially in demanding power-dense gear motors for extruder drives.
Specialized, high-performance gear motors for extruder drives are crucial for maximizing productivity in extruder operation. ATEK’s system approach focuses on providing precision, reliability, and efficiency for such drive systems for extruders with high power density. Interested parties can contact ATEK for inquiries regarding customized extruder drive solutions.
