Product category:
Vacuum pumps and compressors
News Release from: Gast Group | Subject: Air and gear motors
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 15 June 2007
Air and gear motors now available from
new UK HQ
Units are used in a variety of industrial and manufacturing sectors such as food and beverage; medical, healthcare and laboratory; and environmental
The compact, lightweight air and gear motors from Gast are known industry-wide for their combination of rugged construction and reliability, says the company Typical applications including mixing equipment; food and pharmaceutical packaging; pump and conveyor drives; and hoists and winches
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 26 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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A range of recommended accessories is also available and bespoke versions can be manufactured to special order for OEM quantities.
Air motors can be mounted in almost any position and users can choose from hub, foot, face, Nema C-Flange or Metric D series interface mountings, and clockwise, counterclockwise or reversible rotations.
Four vane models are available as standard, with eight vane models available for smoother running and better control for short-run applications including winches, hoists and hose reels.
Gast air-powered gear motors, which is available in right-angle and in-line models, offer a maximum torque range of 8-587Nm and gear ratios from 10:1 to 60:1 single reduction gear reducers.
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