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GAM Introduces Motor Mount Kit and Gearbox for Festo® Actuators

By Design World Staff | July 1, 2010

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Mount Prospect, IL – GAM Gear, LLC announces the release of the LSK and the EPL-H – the industry’s first-ever motor mounting kit and planetary gear head that can specifically be adapted to Festo®* actuators.

“Many of our customers have had challenges developing and assembling brackets that connect motors and gearboxes to Festo® actuators,” explained Craig Van den Avont, president of GAM Gear, LLC. “We’re pleased to introduce a motor mount kit and planetary gearbox that comes ready to bolt directly to a Festo® actuator.”

The GAM LSK is a customized mounting solution that is designed to connect any motor to a linear actuator. The LSK is offered in multiple sizes and includes the coupling and mounting hardware.

GAM-Gear-LSK-and-slide-1
LSK and slide

The EPL-H is a unique hollow output planetary gearbox that mounts directly to the actuator and to any motor. The EPL-H is offered in three frame sizes.

GAM-Gear-EPL-H-and-slide2-1
EPL H and slide

“We hope this universal solution will help make mounting to Festo® actuators easier,” said Van den Avont. “We’re committed to meeting our customers’ needs as we strive to manufacture custom and universal solutions that make application design a more seamless process.”

*Festo is a registered trademark of Festo AG & Co. AG

GAM Gear, LLC
www.gamweb.com

::Design World::


Filed Under: Actuators, Factory automation, Couplings, Gears • gearheads • speed reducers, Mechanical
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