Why Choose igus® Bevel Gears for Your Industrial Needs?

How Can igus Bevel Gears Improve Your Equipment’s Performance?

igus bevel gears offer several advantages, making them a popular choice for various industrial applications:

• Wear Resistance: Made from iglidur® materials, these gears are designed to withstand high wear and tear, ensuring long-lasting performance.
• Maintenance-Free: Embedded solid lubricants eliminate the need for external oil and grease, reducing maintenance efforts and costs.
• Lightweight: Being made of plastic, igus bevel gears are significantly lighter than their metal counterparts, which can be beneficial in applications where weight is a critical factor.
• Low Friction: The materials used have a low coefficient of friction, which enhances efficiency and reduces energy consumption.
• Corrosion and Chemical Resistance: These gears are resistant to dirt, dust, corrosion, and chemicals, making them suitable for harsh environments.
• Customizable: igus offers options for custom gears, including 3D printing and injection molding, allowing for tailored solutions to specific needs.

How does a bevel gear work?

Bevel gears are used to transmit forces or torques. A bevel gearbox consists of at least two bevel gears, the axes of which are at a specific angle to one another. The bevel gears can have both the same and different sizes. This depends on the number of teeth, the module and the resulting gear ratio. At igus, we offer bevel gears with different transmission ratios, which can be mounted at an axis angle of 90 degrees. In combination, bevel gears can run both clockwise and counter-clockwise.
 

How do I choose the right bevel gear combination?

When selecting, care must be taken to ensure that the bevel gears have the same module and match each other in the desired transmission ratio. The bevel gears differ in terms of the number of teeth, module and transmission ratio.

igus offers seven different modules:
1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5
and six different gear ratios:
1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5

Rework of our bevel gears is possible. (e.g. feather key groove, thread or a larger hole diameter)

Angular gearbox

With a lightweight housing

Our angular gearboxes can be directly installed, feature a lightweight housing, are rust-proof and do not require any additional lubricants.
The angular gearboxes are available in iguform S270 and igutek P360.
Are you looking for a special solution? We would be happy to advise you.

 

Bevel gears in practice

Bevel gears in the format adjustment

Due to the constantly increasing variety of products and different batch sizes, the flexibility of the equipment used in production is becoming more and more important. This aspect plays a very important role in the packaging industry. With their high wear resistance, the maintenance-free bevel gears ensure reliable production and maximum efficiency, and additional lubricants can be dispensed with. If aggressive cleaners are used in production or, for e.g, FDA compliance is required, we have the right solution for you, as a catalogue part or as a customer-specific special solution.