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Siempelkamp launches Power DiscDrive drive at Ligna |
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 One of the
biggest innovations launched at Ligna, with a lifesize model of it
towering over the Siempelkamp exhibit, was Siempelkamp’s new Power
DiscDrive.
“The Power DiscDrive is our answer to the need for
more resource efficient production. The drive is characterized by a
higher degree of efficiency in all load situations, universal
applicability and a long lifespan,” explains Heinz Classen, Managing
Director of Siempelkamp Maschinen-und Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG.
Developed
from the linear drive, the new Power DiscDrive technology is now
exclusively available for Siempelkamp ContiRoll lines. This drive has a
considerably higher degree of efficiency even at partial loads which
means it saves energy. A low number of revolutions and fewer moving
parts result in little wear and increase the line availability
considerably. The drive system is based on a motor type and a gear
type, a single-stage planetary drive, as well as a uniform concept for
power electronics and control.
According to Siempelkamp, the
advantage for the customer is that the Power DiscDrive is a motor for
all drives that no longer requires a complex and expensive
stockkeeping. This is especially beneficial for customers that operate
several ContiRolls. Most of the time several lines represent several
different models which make different replacement parts necessary. Due
to the high degree of standardization of the Power DiscDrive the need
for stockkeeping is minimized.
This is not only beneficial for
customers that order new equipment, says Siempelkamp, but also for
customers who are looking into retrofitting existing lines. The Power
DiscDrive concept can be smoothly integrated into existing plants. The
possible savings make even a retrofit of older lines a profitable
investment.
A real prototype of the Power DiscDrive will be installed for a Siempelkamp customer by the end of 2009.
www.siempelkamp.com
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