Drive technology
Customized gearbox solutions
Once again this year, SPN Schwaben Präzision presented innovations in drive and gear technology for applications in the logistics sector at LogiMAT.
Highlights at the stand include special gearboxes for the most demanding requirements. For example, an SPN shuttle drive for warehouse logistics will be on display: A pair of wheels offset by 90° is driven by a motor. One wheel moves the shuttle in the longitudinal direction, a second wheel in the transverse direction. In order to engage the wheels on the rails, the position of the shuttle is lowered or raised onto the respective rail by the additional lift gear. An offset wheel hub drive is also shown: The axle offset between the wheel and the motor is realized with a spur gear. This design has particular advantages for very narrow track widths, where the motors would sit too close together with a coaxial drive.
This article appeared in issue 4/23










