– Economy planetary gearbox

PLE

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The PLE is our price/performance wonder. It is particularly lightweight, extremely powerful and yet still suitable for demanding production cycles thanks to its low-friction bearing concept and optimized lubrication. A real powerhouse at an attractive and fair price.

Features

Economy Line
Coaxial gearbox
Spur gear
Low-friction deep groove ball bearings
Round type output flange
High ratio variety i=3 up to i=512
Equidirectional rotation
Planet carrier in disc design

Further Information

Metric Imperial

Technical Data Options Geometry

			PLE 040	PLE 060	PLE 080	PLE 120	PLE 160	Stage
Ratios			3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10				3, 4, 5, 8 3, 4, 5, 8	1
			9, 12, 15, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 64 9, 12, 15, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 64				12, 15, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 64 12, 15, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 64	2
			60, 80, 100, 120, 160, 200, 256, 320, 512 60, 80, 100, 120, 160, 200, 256, 320, 512				- -	3
Efficiency	η	% %	92 - 98 92 - 98
Min. operating temperature / Max. operating temperature	T_min / T_max	°C °F	-25 / 90 -13 / 194
Protection class			IP54 IP54
Standard backlash	φ	arcmin arcmin	<15 - <22 <15 - <22	<10 - <15 <10 - <15	<7 - <11 <7 - <11	<7 - <11 <7 - <11	<6 - <9 <6 - <9
Torsional stiffness	C_2t	Nm /arcmin lb_f.in/arcmin	0.7 - 1.0 6 - 8	2.0 - 2.5 18 - 22	7.2 - 9.8 64 - 87	15.5 - 20.5 137 - 181	57.5 - 72.0 509 - 637
Gearbox weight	m	kg lb_m	0.4 - 0.5 0.8 - 1.2	0.9 - 1.3 1.9 - 2.8	2.1 - 3.2 4.7 - 7.0	5.8 - 9.5 12.7 - 21.0	17.3 - 23.5 38.2 - 51.7
Running noise	L_pA	dB(A) dB(A)	58 58	58 58	60 60	65 65	70 70

			PLE 040	PLE 060	PLE 080	PLE 120	PLE 160
Maximum radial force	F_{r max}	N lb_f	200 45	700 157	1000 225	2000 450	5000 1124
Maximum axial force	F_{a max}	N lb_f	240 54	800 180	1450 326	3800 854	11000 2473
Maximum tilting moment	M_{K max}	Nm lb_f.in	6 49	25 220	41 364	115 1018	474 4191

			PLE 040	PLE 060	PLE 080	PLE 120	PLE 160
Mass moment of inertia input	J₁	kgcm² lb_f.in.s²10^-4	0.022 - 0.033 0.195 - 0.292	0.085 - 0.149 0.752 - 1.319	0.359 - 0.654 3.177 - 5.788	1.378 - 2.361 12.196 - 20.897	3.502 - 11.999 30.995 - 106.200
Average idle torque	T₀	Nm lb_f.in	0.05	0.10 - 0.15 1 - 1	0.15 - 0.35 1 - 3	0.45 - 1.05 4 - 9	0.80 - 2.90 7 - 26

			PLE 040	PLE 060	PLE 080	PLE 120	PLE 160	Stage
Cyclic torque	T_2Z	Nm lb_f.in	5 - 15 44 - 133	15 - 40 133 - 354	38 - 115 336 - 1018	95 - 195 841 - 1726	400 - 450 3540 - 3983	1
			8 - 20 66 - 177	18 - 44 159 - 389	50 - 130 443 - 1151	120 - 260 1062 - 2301	450 - 800 3983 - 7081	2
			8 - 20 66 - 177	18 - 44 159 - 389	50 - 120 443 - 1062	120 - 260 1062 - 2301	- -	3
Maximum torque	T_2max	Nm lb_f.in	8 - 24 71 - 212	24 - 61 212 - 540	60 - 175 531 - 1549	152 - 310 1345 - 2744	450 - 720 3983 - 6373	1
			12 - 32 106 - 283	28 - 70 248 - 620	80 - 192 708 - 1699	192 - 415 1699 - 3673	720 - 1280 6373 - 11329	2
			12 - 32 106 - 283	28 - 70 248 - 620	80 - 192 708 - 1699	192 - 415 1699 - 3673	- -	3
Continuous torque	T_2D	Nm lb_f.in	4 - 13 31 - 111	13 - 24 111 - 212	32 - 84 283 - 743	80 - 165 708 - 1460	340 - 380 3009 - 3363	1
			6 - 17 53 - 150	15 - 37 133 - 327	42 - 102 372 - 903	102 - 220 903 - 1947	380 - 680 3363 - 6019	2
			6 - 17 53 - 150	15 - 37 133 - 327	42 - 102 372 - 903	102 - 220 903 - 1947	- -	3
Emergency stop torque	T_2Stop	Nm lb_f.in	22 - 36 195 - 319	60 - 80 531 - 708	150 - 220 1328 - 1947	340 - 500 3009 - 4425	800 - 900 7081 - 7966	1
			27 - 40 239 - 354	80 - 88 708 - 779	190 - 260 1682 - 2301	380 - 520 3363 - 4602	900 - 1600 7966 - 14161	2
			27 - 40 239 - 354	80 - 88 708 - 779	190 - 240 1682 - 2124	380 - 520 3363 - 4602	- -	3

			PLE 040	PLE 060	PLE 080	PLE 120	PLE 160	Stage
Continuous input speed	n_1D	min^-1 rpm	5000 5000	4500 4500	3750 - 4000 3750 - 4000	2150 - 3500 2150 - 3500	1250 - 2200 1250 - 2200	1
			5000 5000	4500 4500	4000 4000	2650 - 3500 2650 - 3500	1850 - 3000 1850 - 3000	2
			5000 5000	4500 4500	4000 4000	3500 3500	- -	3
Max. mechanical input speed	n_1max	min^-1 rpm	18000 18000	13000 13000	7000 7000	6500 6500	6500 6500

Wide diversity of output shafts

Output shaft with feather key
Smooth output shaft

Lubrication

Standard lubrication
Food grade lubrication
Low temperature lubrication

Surface

Standard surface
Painted surface

Optimized clamping systems

Inertia-optimized clamping system
Clamping system for motor shaft diameter

Input

Motor adaptation
No motor adaptation – universal flange
No motor adaptation – input shaft

			PLE 040	PLE 060	PLE 080	PLE 120	PLE 160	Stage
Shaft diameter output	D3	mm in	10 0.394	14 0.551	20 0.787	25 0.984	40 1.575
Centering diameter output	D5	mm in	26 1.024	40 1.575	60 2.362	80 3.150	130 5.118
Housing diameter	D6	mm in	40 1.575	60 2.362	80 3.150	115 4.528	160 6.299
Total length	L1	mm in	88.5 3.484	106.0 4.173	133.5 5.256	176.5 6.949	255.5 10.059	1
			106.5 4.193	118.5 4.665	150.5 5.925	204.0 8.032	305.0 12.008	2
			114.0 4.488	131.0 5.157	168.5 6.634	231.5 9.114	- -	3
Shaft length output	L3	mm in	26 1.024	35 1.378	40 1.575	55 2.165	87 3.425

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