ABM Drives’ comprehensive standard continuous-duty motors and drive product platform and flexible modular systems facilitate the design and manufacture of drives for almost every application. A modular design process allows for cost-effective, low-volume production runs.

Helical gearboxes are the most commonly used continuous industrial gearboxes; they increase motor output torque and reduce output speed. High-grade helical gearing with ground-tooth flanks guarantees quiet operation and precise power transfer. Advantages of helical gearboxes are high efficiency and efficient gear reduction. Shaft mounted gearboxes for continuous use are a special design version of helical gearboxes. Output axis is positioned parallel but offset to the motor axis. This allows space saving installation with hollow or stub shaft.

Motors and drives in continuous use require high precision, output stability and reliability. This high-performance interaction of electrical motor, gearbox and controller demands the highest accuracy. As a manufacturer of all major components, ABM Drives optimally tunes all components into compact drive systems. Vertical integration of manufacturing including aluminum die-casting with tool-and-die shop guarantees the most efficient production.

Technical data on the custom continuous-duty motors and drives

Two or three-stage gearboxes; output torques from 30 to approximately 2,060 Nm

Reduction ratios from i =  2.55 up to approximately 510.07

Motor outputs up to 11.0 kW; design per bearing life expectancy (typical value) 40,000 operating hours

Hollow or stub output shaft, Torque arm, Flange for U- or in-line design

ABM DRIVES INC. engineers and manufacturers high-performance motor, gearbox, brake and frequency inverter solutions for machines, plants and mobile devices in hoisting technology, warehousing, material handling, electric vehicles, biomass heating systems, wind turbines and many other markets. Founded in 1927, the company belongs to the Senata Group with an annual turnover of nearly 400 million € and more than 2,000 employees. Approximately 300,000 drive units are produced annually. In-house manufacturing includes tool-and-die design, aluminum-casting foundry, CNC housing machining, manufacturer of shafts, cutting of gear teeth, motor development technology, assembly and final testing.