Following an upgrade to its Melbourne-based assembly facility, SEW-Eurodrive has launched its Australian-assembled X-Series
industrial gear-unit range, slashing gear-unit turnaround times in the process. Suitable for motor powers up to 700kW, the
first release of the locally assembled X-Series comprises four distinct sizes, with torque ratings ranging from 58 to 90kNm.
The X-Series features helical and helical-bevel gear technologies, and is offered in a range of mounting arrangements, configuration
options and user-specific requirements, providing Australian industry with unrivalled gear-unit access, choice and flexibility.
According to SEW-Eurodrive national product manager industrial gear units, Ian Tribe, the Australian-assembled X-Series boasts
a modular design and is assembled from a range of standard components. 'The modularity of the X-Series allows shortened delivery
times, as units are assembled from stock parts,' said Tribe. 'This allows users with multiple X-Series gear-units with component
commonality to minimise spare parts inventory. Unlike gear units manufactured overseas, the Australian-assembled X-Series
can be supplied in just a few weeks, allowing users to streamline their own project timelines.'
Like all members of the X-Series family, the Australian-assembled X-Series has been designed with a number of versatile options,
including a revolutionary housing that allows the gear-units to be inverted. 'The X-Series can be flipped over to produce
a mirror-image gearbox,' said Tribe. 'Facilities can utilise a single spare to replace both left- and right-hand drive gear-units,
thus reducing the number of complete gear-unit spares needed to be kept on site.'
The Australian-assembled X-Series complements the already-extensive range of industrial gear-unit solutions. SEW-Eurodrive
prides itself in being able to provide Australian industry with straightforward access to the country’s most comprehensive
selection of industrial gear-units.
SEW-Eurodrive’s Australian-assembled X-Series will be on show at SEW-Eurodrive’s stand at National Manufacturing Week 2010:
Stand no. G104, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, 11 to 14 May, 2010.
