New-look gearboxes offer 25% more torque handling without size increase (22/07/2009)

From this month, Wittenstein's alpha SP+ and alpha TP+ gearboxes are receiving upgrades which will make them look slightly different without changing external and connecting dimensions. The technical specifications are already available online and...

Compact actuators offer high power density (03/12/2008)

Wittenstein Motion Control's TPM+ servo actuator product family recently acquired a new member. The TPM+ dynamic is joined by the TPM+ power – a very large-scale integrated product with superior power density. The TPM+ power servo actuator series...

Versatile, all-electric linear and rotary actuators (23/10/2008)

Wittenstein has introduced a family of integrated linear and rotary servo controlled actuators that provides a more flexible alternative to pneumatic actuators. The Ternary BLM actuators can deliver up to 1kN of axial force or 20Nm of torque. The...

New gearheads introduced (14/03/2008)

alpha gearheads has added two high-end products to round off its portfolio of low-backlash planetary gearheads. The helical-toothed large SP+ 210 / SP+240 (Sumo SP+) gearhead and the TP+ 300 / TP+ 500 (Sumo TP+) achieve torques of up to 10,000Nm in...

Hypoid gear technology from alpha gearheads (30/11/2007)

alpha gearheads' right-angle gearheads use the very latest hypoid gear technology, offering three clear advantages over bevel gearings: they facilitate increased torque because the pinion is larger; generate cost savings, thanks to higher reduction...

Low-backlash planetary gearhead (16/08/2007)

alpha gearheads Ltd have manufactured the right-angle equivalent to the LP+ low-backlash planetary gearhead, which has been proven in years of practical duty. It unleashes previously inaccessible potentials for innovations in a host of popular servo...

Rotary actuator half the length (18/07/2007)

alpha gearheads Ltd has combined a planetary gearhead with an ac servo motor to produce a rotary actuator which is half the length of conventional motor gearhead combinations, and 20% shorter than alpha's previous version. The TPM+ range includes...

Alpha's new LK+ and LPK+ right-angled gearhead (06/06/2007)

The new LPK+ gearheads from alpha are the right-angled brother of the LP+ In-Line Low-Backlash Planetary gearhead. It unleashes previously inaccessible areas and increases the potentials for innovations in a host of Servo applications, requiring...

Intelligent all-in-one actuator (16/02/2007)

The new Ternary BLM actuator, from Alpha Gearheads, is a combination of several separate components that for the first time unite precision mechanics, electronics and integrated control and software in a single package. This is an affordable system...

Servo right-angle gearhead offers high torque and low noise (15/01/2007)

The new SK+ servo right-angle gearhead is the latest addition to Alpha’s Hypoid Gearhead family. The space-saving designs offer three clear advantages over conventional bevel geared units: they have greater torque capacity; offer cost savings...