Neugart’s HLAE Stainless Steel Gearbox Debuted at IMTS in September.
Neugart has designed its new HLAE gearbox from the ground up for use in food processing, pharmaceutical and other industries with stringent manufacturing hygiene standards.
With both FDA and NSF approvals, the Neugart HLAE hygienic gearbox features electro-polished 316L stainless steel surfaces and IP69K washdown performance. The gearbox uses food-safe lubricants throughout and includes a smooth PTFE shaft seal that has no particulate-trapping.
While designed with cleanliness and washdown in mind, the HLAE is first and foremost a high-performance gearbox. It offers full-load efficiency above 97%, minimal backlash, high torsional stiffness and a wide range of output torques.
The new gearbox’s cleanliness and reliability make it ideal for a wide variety of food and pharmaceutical applications, including; filling equipment, slicers, hygienic belt drives, agitating machines, cone mixers, capsule filling systems and centrifuges.
About Neugart USA
Neugart is a family-owned company among gearbox manufacturers. Founded in 1928, Neugart remains in family hands, now in the fourth generation. Neugart develops, produces and sells planetary gearboxes and custom gearboxes. The company employs over 600 people worldwide, including about 500 at its headquarters in Kippenheim in southwest Germany.