drygear® Apiro rack and pinion gearbox

Apiro® rack and pinion gearboxes are used primarily for pusher tasks or in format adjustment.

A special advantage is the simple synchronisation of Apiro® rack and pinion gearboxes. The standard version allows several rack and pinion gearboxes to be synchronised with the Apiro® multifunctional profile. Drive is usually with an Apiro® worm gear with a 32:1 transmission ratio so that the system is self-locking.

At igus®, Apiro® stands for inexpensive gear solutions and flexible, customer-specific solutions. The modular gearbox system offers a wide range of products based on the combination of various designs on input and output of the gearbox, different transmission ratios and a wide range of accessories. In addition to worm gears, the modular gearbox system also includes bevel gears and linear gears.

A modular structure and simple connection of individual components provide cost-effective solutions for an infinite number of applications. This is where the name comes from: "Apiro" is the Greek word for "infinite".

Apiro® can also be used to implement special solutions quickly and with little cost.

General Properties:

• Linear gears in dry operation 
• Lightweight and efficient with motion plastics
• Cost-effective
• Up to 50N pusher force
• Application temperature: +5°C to +50°C
• Resistant to dirt
• Flexible use in modular gearbox systems
• Manual or motor drive possible
• Service life tested in the laboratory

There is a wide range of applications for Apiro® gears, from a simple hand-driven pivoting movement to automated format adjustment in the packaging industry to complex robotic kinematics.

Application areas:

• Format adjustments in the beverage industry
• Lane adjustments in the packaging industry
• Pivoting movement for cameras and scanners
• Turntable drive in the medical industry
• Component in robotic kinematics
• Synchronisation of linear axes

You can find specific application examples, including a parts list for reproducing them, here.