Units are used in a variety of industrial and manufacturing sectors such as food and beverage; medical, healthcare and laboratory; and environmental
The compact, lightweight air and gear motors from Gast are known industry-wide for their combination of rugged construction and reliability, says the company.
Typical applications including mixing equipment; food and pharmaceutical packaging; pump and conveyor drives; and hoists and winches.
Gast's non-lubricated air motors are available in four basic models from 0.13 to 1.86kW, with motor speeds up to 4000rpm.
Oil-lubricated versions are available in seven basic models from 0.33 to 7.1kW with motor speeds variable from 300 to 10,000rpm.
All Gast air motors are available with Atex approval and are classed as intrinsically-safe in hazardous environments, which reduces the possibility of explosion from the ignition of flammable gases.
A range of recommended accessories is also available and bespoke versions can be manufactured to special order for OEM quantities.
Air motors can be mounted in almost any position and users can choose from hub, foot, face, Nema C-Flange or Metric D series interface mountings, and clockwise, counterclockwise or reversible rotations.
Four vane models are available as standard, with eight vane models available for smoother running and better control for short-run applications including winches, hoists and hose reels.
Gast air-powered gear motors, which is available in right-angle and in-line models, offer a maximum torque range of 8-587Nm and gear ratios from 10:1 to 60:1 single reduction gear reducers.
