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20 P&TR May/June 2012
New, top-of-the-range
slip on geared motor
The great strength of the popular
Framo Morat Compacta slip-on
geared motors from R. A. Rodriguez
is their ability to provide a reliable
driving force in a small design
envelope. And with the introduction
of the new AG160 to the range,
this attribute is even more
pronounced. This top of the range
addition extends output torque to
1,600Nm yet has a housing that only
measures 375.25mm x 200mm.
The smaller dimensions and the low
weight of Compacta are achieved
by the use of a spur and worm
gear transmission combined with
performance-optimised motors; the
transmission is also exceptionally
quiet.
The design’s integrated and easily
adjustable limit & safety switches
contribute to the Compacta’s
exceptional flexibility. It can also
be equipped with a potentiometer
for position feedback allowing for
precise control and repeatable
positioning.
Thanks to the modular design of
Compacta it can be tailored to the
precise needs of the application,
for example offering a range of
output speeds and using a solenoid
actuated brake when needed. In
this way its scope of application can
range from machinery fabrication to
packaging and stage technology.
A further benefit is that each
Compacta is optimised for the
specific task so it is easy to install
Brammer and Festo’s ‘smart’
solution for Nestlé apprentices
Brammer, the UK’s leading supplier
of maintenance, repair and overhaul
(MRO) products and services is
once again giving encouragement
to the manufacturing engineers of
the future.
The company joined forces with
pneumatics supplier Festo to
provide components for a giant
working model of a Smartie® tube
built by engineering apprentices at
Nestlé.
The four-metre high tube was
designed for the Nestlé stand at
The Big Bang UK Young Scientists’
and Engineers’ Fair at Birmingham’s
National Exhibition Centre, where
it was viewed by HRH the Duke
of York, who also spoke to Nestlé
apprentices Mark Thompson and
Andrew Ventress.
Brammer is a long-standing partner
to Nestlé, supplying an extensive
range of MRO products to the
company’s York manufacturing
operation through an Insite facility
– effectively a Brammer branch on
without the need for additional drive
components.
Although recently introduced to
the UK, the Compacta AG160 has
already proven its ability on mainland
Europe. A typical application is its
use as a hinged cover drive for
machines that automatically mix and
marinate meat products.
Known as ‘tumblers’, these
machines have a computercontrolled
20 second load system.
And during the process the 60kg lid
is opened and closed through a 90◦
angle by the Compacta AG160.
For reader enquiries, please
mention P&TR:
R.A. Rodriguez,
28 Campus Five,
Letchworth Business Park,
Letchworth, Herts. SG6 2JF
Tel: 01462 670044
Fax: 01462 670880
Email: info@raruk.com
www.rarodriguez.co.uk
the premises - which also provides
technical support and applications
advice.
The Festo products supplied free
of charge through Brammer made
up the moving components of the
model.
Tony King, Asset Maintenance
Manager at Nestlé York,
commented: “We’re really grateful
to Brammer and Festo for helping us
out with the components to create
the model. We put the challenge to
our team of apprentices to create a
giant, moving Smartie tube and the
Duke of York was clearly impressed
by what he saw.”
New valves complete
Interlube’s heavy-duty range
World leader in lubrication
solutions Interlube Systems
has developed a new range
of progressive divider valves,
launching later this year.
The valves complete the
company’s range of revolutionary
products developed to reduce
downtime and increase efficiency
in the heavy industrial sector.
The heavy-duty products - HDI
centralised greasing pumps,
electric keg pump system and
SPL progressive divider valves
- have been produced for the
most arduous, aggressive and
demanding industrial applications.
Designed by experienced
lubrication engineers who really
know the market, the products
are manufactured in the UK at
Interlube’s Plymouth factory and
exported throughout the world.
The new valves - developed
following a £400,000 investment
in new machinery at the company’s
Plymouth factory which has
recently been awarded ISO 14001
accreditation - are built to deliver
accurate amounts of lubricant
to each connected point without
missing a grease point out.
The SPL valves are tested to an
excess of 350 Bar (5075 PSI)
pressure to ensure that there is no
‘skipping’ of the internal spools,
which is paramount to the quality
of the product.
Interlube Sales Director Keith
Horner says: “Some lubrication
companies manufacture to cost
and, of course, some customers
buy to cost. But we look at the
bigger picture - our investment
in plant shows our commitment
to quality .Our customers invest
heavily in machines, so - naturally
- they want them to last. Using
quality products will maximize the
return on their investment.”
The firm’s HDI pumps ensure that
lubrication is consistently and
efficiently delivered to the SPL
valves which deliver set amounts
of lubricant in turn to each
connected bearing/pin.
Suitable for most types of grease
including greases to NGLI 2
viscosity, the units generate more
than 400 bar pressure if required,
adequate to overcome resistance
caused by tight bearings.
Unlike some on the market,
all pumps within the HDI range
are easily installed and can be
serviced cost effectively.
Well tried and tested in all types of
hostile environments, HDI pumps
have been installed in locations
throughout the world to serve many
applications – such as the CAT
family of mobile plant and handling
machines.
Interlube’s unique electric keg
pump system is already showing
huge savings in work time and
running costs.
The automatic system provides
continuous, controlled lubrication
to all moving parts whilst the
plant is still in operation, giving
adequate and even lubrication all
the time, something that cannot be
maintained if the machine has to
be ‘parked up’ for servicing.
Long-term benefits include a
radical reduction in worn and
damaged parts caused by erratic
and irregular lubrication and the
elimination of plant downtime for
lubrication replacement.
Installed at many open cast
coalmines throughout Europe,
the system has no reservoir re-fill
requirement, only a grease keg
which needs changing periodically.
With large plant often needing
grease reservoirs to be refilled
every 3 days, using the Interlube
system means the grease keg
only needs replacing every 7 to
10 days, and – crucially - the
changeover can be done at the
working site location without
interruption to the plant lubrication
facility.
One satisfied customer has
installed 14 units on site and is
reporting large savings, both in
costs and downtime.
For reader enquiries, please
mention P&TR:
Keith Horner
Interlube Systems Limited (UK)
St. Modwen Road,
Parkway Industrial Estate,
Plymouth, Devon,
PL6 8LH
Tel: +44 01752 676000
Fax: +44 01752 676001
Email: info@interlubesystems.co.uk
www.interlubesystems.com