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apiro modular worm gear system

Modular plastic worm gear system by Apiro®

The Apiro® worm gear system brings modularity and adaptability to the next level. Apiro gearboxes consist of worm gears made of tribologically optimized  iglide® materials, either a motor or manual drive, and a number of optional features like cantilever axes, drive pins and multi-functional profiles. Due to the plastic materials used, Apiro gearboxes are not only lightweight and cost-effective, but completely self-lubricating and resistant to dirt and dust. A wide range of gear ratios are available, and connection to drylin® linear actuators and dryspin® lead screws is simple & direct. Apiro worm gear systems can be used in the packaging and food industries — most often for changeovers and pusher tasks — and the medical industry, among others. More complex applications like gantries can even be made from nothing but Apiro gearboxes and accessories.

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Benefits:

  • Tribologically optimized material compounds
  • Lightweight, low-clearance, self-lubricating
  • Motor or manual drive, couplings available
  • Modules can be connected in series or in parallel
  • Sensor kit available for all options
  • 85%, non-condensing
  • Application temperature: +5°C to +50°C
  • Suitable for splash water applications

Industries: Food and Packaging, Medical Laboratories, Vending, Material Handling, and more.

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Worm Gear with Various Options

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Worm Gear with Cantilever Actuator

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Apiro Modular Worm Gearbox Configurator

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iglide® Plastic Gears

Our plastic gears are composed of base materials for wear resistance, reinforcing fibers for high forces, and embedded solid lubricants that eliminate the need for external oil and grease. iglide® plastic gears are also low friction, lightweight, and resistant to dirt, dust, corrosion and chemicals.

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Apiro® Application Stories

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Bottling Automated Changeover

Rivella AG optimized its bottling line with igus®' Apiro modular gearbox systems, reducing adjustments from 48 to two. This cut changeover time by 95%, completing the process in minutes. The modular gearbox system makes it easy and space-saving to integrate lane adjustments, curve adjustments and lateral guides of conveyor systems into existing systems.

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    Format Adjustment Solution

    BoKa Automatisierung GmbH needed a lightweight, budget-friendly way to adjust a robot gripper so it could reliably handle 1×2 m polystyrene sheets without overloading the arm. They implemented the drygear Apiro modular worm gearbox, whose lubrication-free plastic design, selectable ratios, and plug-and-play modularity delivered the required torque and stiffness at low cost.

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    Sawing Machine Push-off Automation

    LES GmbH needed to extend a semi-automated sawing machine with a push-off table, but pneumatics were off the table due to an overloaded compressed-air system and the need for greater motion flexibility. They solved it with drygear® Apiro® modular gearboxes synchronized on a common shaft (with simple motor control), delivering durable, low-friction actuation without air demand and enabling predictable, efficient throughput.

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    Nate Guadagni
    Nate Guadagni

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