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lpha gear drives, Inc: Gearhead family

alpha gear drives offers the successor to its SP planetary gearhead series. The SP+, with improvements made in both performance and service life, is available in 7 sizes.

Pw 13081 Alphagears

Users can easily update to the new gearheads, because the mounting dimensions are identical to those of the original SP series. The new series has low noise levels of 64 dBA, 4 times lower than standard gearheads, company says. It offers up to 20% higher torque capacity with 17-750 Nm nominal and 40-1100 Nm acceleration torques.

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