Space-saving housing
for applications where there is very little space for the gearbox and other drive units.
Reliable package solution
thanks to perfectly matched components and additional options that can be combined to suit the respective application.
Extended service life
thanks to the optimized sealing systems for dusty operating conditions.
Slewing gear drives are in demand in a wide range of applications that require a gearbox to provide both rotational torque and to hold loads. This primarily applies to cranes (tower cranes, slewing cranes), bucket wheel excavators and forklifts. For example, when the bucket wheel excavator rotates, it transfers the impact loads directly to the gearbox.
Our planetary industrial gearboxes and our bevel and helical-bevel industrial gearboxes are ideal for such applications. This is because they have a particularly robust and space-saving housing that can withstand the harsh operating conditions of a slewing gear drive.
For larger machines, the slewing gear drive can include various gearboxes that operate with internal or external teeth on the same gear rim. We can provide you with the right gearbox combination for every requirement:
For smaller torques up to 500 kNm, our Planetary industrial gearboxes from the P series and X series bevel and bevel-helical industrial gear units sufficient. A combination of Planetary industrial gear units from the XP series and helical-bevel gearboxes of the X industrial gearbox series ensures higher torques of up to 4,000 kNm.
In most cases, slewing gear drives are surface-mounted designs. This means that the gearbox is mounted on the top and the pinion on the bottom. However, our drive solution is also available as a substructure or "bottom-up" version - in this case, the pinion is located on the top. The lubrication, oil expansion tank and seals are adapted to these installation positions.
Our robust, powerful and flexible industrial gearbox solutions fully meet your requirements - both in terms of performance and installation. We provide you with all the key components of a slewing gear drive from a single source:
Planetary gearboxes of the XP and P series in combination with helical and bevel-helical gearboxes of the