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Orbitless PRIME
Orbitless PLUS+
Orbitless HYBRID
Orbitless is a fundamentally new gearing configuration that gives gearbox designers a new option vs traditional planetary, parallel axes, harmonic or cycloidal drives.

Simply by removing the Ring gear, and replacing with secondary carrier, Orbitless opens up a new class of gearing arrangements that you can design in based on your requirements.

From low ratio, low noise, to high ratio compact designs we are confident that an Orbitless based solution can benefit you.

Check out our configuration options below, or contact us to get a license to design, develop and implement your own Orbitless drive.

Orbitless PRIME

Orbitless PRIME is the purest implementation of an Orbitless Drive, and simply replaces the ring gear with a secondary carrier. The net effect is lower losses, via reduced tooth engagement and lower pitch velocity.

Features

  • Low ratio -1.5:1 – 5:1 per stage
  • Highest efficiency
  • Low noise NVH
  • No ring gear
  • Low Pitch velocity

Variations

  • Inline or offset
  • Helical or straight gears
  • Single or multistage
  • High Torque

Key Benefits

  • Quieter gearheads
  • Reduced high pitch frequency
  • Enabling higher input speed support
  • Better lubrication performance
  • Low Cost – Easy to Manufacture
  • Improved system efficiency


Orbitless PLUS+

The Orbitless PLUS uses the technology’s core principles and adds an idler gear, enabling high ratios in a single stage. This configuration can be implemented in various ways to create the most compact and cost-effective high ratio solution in the market.

Features

  • High Ratio – from 5:1 → 150:1
  • Single stage – compact design
  • No ring gear
  • Low cost
  • High power density

Key Benefits

  • Inline
  • Helical or straight gears
  • Stepped planets for even higher ratios

Variations

  • Compact design
  • Higher ratio
  • Low backlash
  • Low cost – easy to manufacture


Orbitless HYBRID

True to its name, the Orbitless HYBRID is a combination of PRIME and PLUS, providing a very unique gearing solution option with two speeds in a single stage. The various configuration options here allow the gearbox designer to really think “outside the box” on new ways to optimize a design.

Features

  • 2 speed – single stage
  • Compact design
  • No ring gear
  • Low cost

Variations

  • Various options
  • Belts / Chains
  • Helical or straight gears

Key Benefits

  • Configurable
  • Compact design
  • Multiple speed gears in single stage
  • Low cost – easy to manufacture


Orbitless
Development Program

The Orbitless Development Program enables companies to evaluate the Orbitless Drive technology.

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