Wave gear enable backlash-free movements and high reduction ratios in a small space and are a central component for high-precision positioning- and drive systems. We develop and realize customized drives for robotics, Mechanical engineering, Medical technology and other industries – from technical design to integration into your application.
Our focus is on the optimal integration of the gearboxes. Engineering expertise, Experience and understanding of the application are crucial. We reduce complexity through targeted adjustments, Interfaces and number of components. This is how precision is created, compact and economical drive concepts. Do you have any questions or would you like support with the design??
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Drive solutions with wave gears
As an official Swiss dealer for Nabtesco wave gears, we provide support Customers in Switzerland and worldwide. In addition to the selection of suitable standard products, our strength lies in application-specific integration.
Whether customer-specific designs, compact Actuator, Combination with an angle step or complete drives: We develop drive concepts for a wide range of requirements. Due to the openness at Motor- and control technology, they can be optimally integrated into existing systems and control concepts.
We support you:
- Design and integration into your design
- Development of customer-specific drive solutions
- Application-dependent selection of motors, Encodern, Brakes and sensors
- Implementation of complete mechatronic systems
- Optimization in terms of installation space, Efficiency, Costs and assembly
- calculation, Design and, if necessary, FEM analysis
- Implementation from prototype to series
Product benefits:
Our wave gears stand for precision, high power density and compact Drive concepts.
Your advantages:
- Freedom of play: Ensures precise movement sequences and high positioning accuracy
- Excellent transmission- and repeatability: Ensures constant precision in recurring movements and positioning tasks
- Small dimensions and light weight: Saves installation space, reduces moving masses and facilitates compact constructions
- High torque capacity: Offers high power density for compact and powerful drive concepts
- High reductions in one step: Reduces design effort and enables compact drive concepts
- High efficiency: Reduces energy losses and improves the efficiency of the entire drive system
- High torsional rigidity: Reduces elastic deformation and increases precision during dynamic movements
- High reliability and long service life: Reduces maintenance effort, increases availability and reduces operating costs
- Central hollow shaft possible: Simplifies the integration of cables, Media guides or shafts through the drive
Technology wave gear
Wave gears consist of three elements:
- the ring gear / Circular Spline
- dem Flextopf / Flexspline
- the wave generator / Wave Generator
How does a corrugated transmission work?
In our video you will learn more about the functional principle, the structure and properties of one of the most precise and play -free gear types.
Areas of application
The small, backlash-free precision gears are primarily used in applications, that require high precision and power density with limited installation space.
Typical Fields of application:
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Actuators and positioning drives
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Rotary and part-turn drives
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Drives for tight installation spaces
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Mechatronic systems
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Mobile applications
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AGVs and driverless transport systems
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Digital wave gears
With the digital gearbox, sensors and processors can be integrated into any application without requiring any installation space. Conditions and loads are continuously monitored. This reduces downtimes and enables planned maintenance.
Your advantages:
- Integrated sensors without additional installation space
- Continuous collection of condition data
- Data-based optimization of efficiency, Productivity and lifespan
- Increase in system availability
- Integration into customer-specific system concepts
Product portfolio
Our product portfolio includes solutions for a wide range of requirements - from individual precision gears to individually tailored and intelligent drive systems.
Our solutions:
Gear sets
Compact design for flexible integration into different applications
Gear Sets Plus
With integrated output bearing for greater rigidity and simplified integration
Gear units
Ready-to-install solution with Ab- and drive bearing as well as an integrated sealing system
Digital gear
Space-neutral solution with integrated sensors for intelligent condition monitoring
actuators
Perfectly coordinated motor drive system, transmission, Encoder, Brakes and sensors
Short gear
Wave gearbox in short design with 120 % torque and 140 % Service life with the same size
Customized wave gear
We adapt our products to the requirements of your application. It is the goal, Reduce interfaces, To make optimal use of the installation space and to minimize the integration effort.
Possibilities to customization (u.a.):
- Reduction of input interfaces: Direct combination of motor shaft and wave generator, Couplings and additional flanges are no longer required
- Adjustments to the downforce: Customer-specific bores or flanges instead of standard solutions
- Integration of the circular spline into the housing: Gearing can be integrated directly into the housing under suitable conditions
- Direct gearing on the Flexspline: Custom machining for direct connections, for example Winkelgetriebe
Wave gear with angular step (Kronenrad Royal)
By combining it with an angle step based on the Kronenrad Royal® Particularly compact and power-dense drive solutions can be implemented. If installation space is limited, this enables optimal adaptation to the installation situation.
Your advantages:
- Combination of wave gear and angular stage in a compact unit
- Reduced installation space compared to separate solutions
- High power density
- Greater constructive freedom
Wave gear This is where their strengths come into their own, if applied consistently, Installation space and interfaces must be coordinated.With our engineering know-how and the options for customer-specific adaptation, we implement solutions, the more compact, are more efficient and economical.
Personal advice – gearbox experts at your side.
Our experienced specialists will support you in selecting the right gearbox and develop individual solutions, that are optimally tailored to your requirements.
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Why you should rely on our backlash-free wave gears:
Only then will our products develop their full potential, if they are consistently tailored to the application. We work with you to develop compact and economical drive solutions.
Your advantages:
- Individual advice and application-specific solutions
- Reduced construction- and assembly effort
- High precision in the overall system
- Support from design to series solution
- Short delivery times and reliable customer service
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About Nabtesco
The trademark of Nabtesco wave gears is their individual design. All gearboxes can be designed exactly according to customer requirements and adapted to the requirements of the respective application. Development and production take place in Limburg an der Lahn (Ovalo GmbH location).
FAQ – Frequently asked questions about wave gears
What is a wave gear?? ↓
A wave gear is a high-precision reduction gear. It transmits rotational movements and torques without play and enables compact drive solutions with high power density and precision.
What advantages do wave gears offer in robotics?? ↓
The main advantages in robotics are their high precision, compact design and high power density. They enable positioning without play, high gear ratios in a small space and can be easily integrated into complex kinematics.
For which applications are wave gears particularly suitable?? ↓
They are particularly suitable for applications, where high precision and compact design are required. They are used everywhere, where movements have to be positioned precisely and only limited installation space is available. Typical areas of application are robotics, Automation technology, Medical technology and positioning- and actuator systems.
What advantages does the combination of wave gear and angular stage offer?? ↓
The combination of wave gear and angular stage enables particularly compact drive solutions with limited installation space.
How maintenance-intensive are wave gears?? ↓
They are generally low maintenance, because they work with few moving components and are designed for a long service life. The maintenance effort therefore usually remains low.