FLENDER Gear Units for Agitators

Agitators and agitator tanks are used in chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food processing applications. The diversity of the application requirements and the media employed necessitate customized plant designs.

The gear unit is normally vertically mounted to the agitator tank. In addition to transmitting torque, it also absorbs the axial and radial loads that occur as a result of the application's specification. FLENDER gear units for agitator drives have a reinforced output shaft and rolling-contact bearings for this purpose.

Sometimes the axial loads to be absorbed are higher still. In this case, Siemens can supply FLENDER gear unit solutions with an additional thrust bearing.

Technical data

Types	Helical and bevel helical gear unit
Sizes	18
Gear stages	1- to 4-stage
Power ratings	up to 4,000 kW
Transmission ratios	i = 1 to 450
Nominal torques	up to 240,000 Nm
Mounting positions	vertical

Advantages

High operational reliability
Reinforced bearings
Optional, force-free gear housing thanks to additional thrust bearing
Customized versions possible, special flange on the output side for mounting to the agitator
Extra-strong output shafts (solid- or hollow-shaft design)
Output bearing arrangement with additional, bidirectional thrust bearings