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Food and drink manufacturing: processing equipment
News Release from: Marlin Stainless | Subject: SS bodied motors and motor/gearboxes
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 August 2006
SS motors/gearboxes abolish 'bagging'
practice
Stainless steel bodied motors and motor/gearboxes enhance hygiene because they are easy-to-clean, hose-down resistant, eliminate contamination hazards and abolish 'bagging'.
Stainless steel bodied motors and motor/gearboxes from Marlin Stainless, a division of AEG Electric Motors, are being exhibited on stand AC at the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Conference/Exhibition at the Bournemouth International Centre, UK, September 5-7, 2006 The motors and gearboxes enhance hygiene because they are easy-to-clean, hose-down resistant and eliminate contamination hazards, whilst totally abolishing the need for the dubious practice of 'bagging'
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 8 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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They also eliminate problems relating to flaking paint and rusty surfaces plus, being smooth bodied with no cooling fins and having a round terminal box and no name plate (details are etched into the body), the motors have no awkward angles or crevices for possible contaminants to become trapped.
Motors and gearboxes are both IP66 rated and the Marlin Stainless AC 3-phase motors are IEC metric dimensioned so are fully interchangeable with standard motors, either as original equipment or retrofit items.
Motor ratings: 0.18 to 7.5kW in metric frame sizes up to 132 as TEFC machines.
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Australia's number one cheese manufacturer is now implementing a policy of replacing existing conventional DC and AC motors with stainless steel machines to eliminate corrosion problems.
Motor/worm gearbox package has SS housings
A stainless steel bodied motor/gearbox has been developed specially for industries that make heavy demands on hygienic, easy-to-clean designs free from potential contamination hazards.
Smaller units (up to 0.75kW) are also available from 63 frame size as TENV machines.
The worm gearboxes have centre distances of 31, 42 and 61mm with ratios from 5:1 to 75:1.
Torques range from 0.9Nm to 208Nm and options include gears with torque pins, food spec lubricants and various output shaft designs.
Manufactured to withstand high-pressure wash-downs, even when employing chemical cleaning agents, these motors from Marlin are ideal for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and process Industries.
The corrosion resistance and hygienic characteristics of these 304 stainless steel motors - no paint to chip or flake - are enhanced by the motors' smooth exteriors, having no cooling fins or nameplates (data is etched into motor body) to harbour germs and dirt.
Complementing these hygienic design features are an NTN Blue double lip seal and a GAMMA seal fitted on the shaft to guard against any risk of ingress to the motor.
For internal protection against moisture, and provide compatibility with inverter control, the motor stator windings are double vacuum and pressure impregnated and phases are insulated.
To overcome the inherent condensation problem associated with electric motors exposed to internal and external temperature differences, the Marlin motors have four quadrant drain ports in each end shield that will accept 'T' drain plugs on removal of grub screws.
This ensures that there will always be a drain plug at the lowest point of the motor.
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