AHTD Symposium - Micron

April 4-5, 2006

Howard Horn

How to Win with Danaher Motion!

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Founded in 1952 Specialized in high precision gears for major aerospace guidance/navigation

instrument manufacturers. Successfully matured to fully integrated engineering design and manufacturing

company1970 - 1980’s

Global leadership in geared resolver position feedback transducers. Emphasis on machine tools and robotics industries. Expanded product line to provide medical and power transmission solutions.

1990’s Revolutionized motion control with introduction of True Planetary* gearheads . Joined Thomson Industries family in 1995. “One Stop Shop” for precision linear and rotary motion control needs.

2000’s– Upgraded all True Planetary gearheads to be Redimount compliant– Over 50 years of manufacturing experience in Motion control products– Joined Danaher Motion in 2002 as COE of Gearing Technology.

History of Micron

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Unmatched Product BreadthMicron manufactures the largest selection of Planetary Gearheads in the world. Over 1000 size and ratio combinations make Micron the gearhead of choice at both Distributors and OEMs.

 The True Planetary AdvantageAll of the gearheads manufactured at Micron are 100% planetary for higher torque capacity and precision.

The Helical AdvantageMicron’s UltraTRUE design takes the Planetary advantage one step further. The gears are in a planetary orientation but are cut in a helical profile for not only higher torque and precision capabilities but smoother, quieter operation.

RediMount SystemMicron uses the most flexible mounting system in the world. The RediMount system is an error free, three step mounting system who’s modular design allows the gearhead to be stocked separately.

Fastest DeliveryMicron has 24 Hour delivery available through the Gearhead Express program on the most popular sizes and ratios. Standard Delivery is 1 week on in-line and 2 weeks on R/A

Ease of Customization Although Micron’s standard catalog product gives you over 1000 choices of sizes and ratios, we do not stop there. We welcome modification requests to existing designs as well as “white sheet of paper” custom opportunities.

Why Use Micron Gearheads?

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Unmatched Product Breadth

Precision - 13-18 arc-min backlash EQ Series NemaTRUE NemaTRUE 90 NemaTRUE Plus

High Precision - 8 arc-min backlash DuraTRUE DuraTRUE 90 DuraTRUE 90 Dual Shaft DuraTRUE 90 Hollow Shaft

Ultra Precision - 4 arc-min backlash UltraTRUE UltraTRUE 90

EverTRUE ValueTRUE ValueTRUE 90

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The Helical Advantage

Typical contact ratiofor equivalent spur gearing is 1.5

Contact ratio for helical gearing is 3.3(more than 2X)

All Helical Gearheads are not the same!

Increased Contact Ratio:

The contact ratio is defined as the number of teeth in mesh at any given time. The increased contact ratio from spur to helical gearing will result in the following:

1) 30-50% more torque capacity than spur type planetary gearing.

2) Increased load sharing which will result in longer life.

3) Whisper quiet and smoother operation.

4) Lower Backlash (2 arc-min imp).Helix Angle

Micron: 15 degreesCompetition: 12 degrees

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For use on ALL of Micron’s Planetary Gearhead Product Lines.

1- Slide the provided bushing into the hub and align the slot in the bushing with the slot in the hub.

2- Rotate the hub to align input housing access hole with the hub clamping bolts.

3- Slide your motor into the gearhead and bolt together.

Motor Gearhead

Input housing access holes

Sleeve

RediMount Mounting System

Must be mounted in a motor shaft vertical up position for concentricity.

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- Micron’s innovative RediMount system provides error free installation to any motor.

- Each Redimount kit is motor specific - not gearhead specific & is completely separate from the gearhead

- This allows the following:• Changing motors in the field with ease• Each specific kit can mount to any Thomson Micron gearhead

within the same frame size • Mounting kits can be stocked separately which makes possible

Micron’s GEARHEAD EXPRESS Program – 24 Hour Delivery

RediMount Advantages

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Lead Times• Standard In-Line Gearheads: 1 weeks• Standard Right Angle Gearheads: 2 weeks

Gearhead Express: 24 Hour Delivery (10% Premium)

Over 44 Size And Ratio Combinations In

Stock And Available for Immediate Delivery

DuraTRUE Size 60,90,115,142

(3:1, 5:1, 10:1, 15:1, 30:1) UltraTRUE Size 60,75,100,140

(5:1, 10:1, 25:1) NemaTRUE Size 23, 34, 42

(3:1, 5:1, 10:1, 25:1)

Fastest Delivery!

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5 Available Frame Sizes

• Size 17, 23, 34, 42 & 56

2 Front Face Mounting Options

• English NT17 / NT23 / NT34 / NT42 / NT56

• Metric NT60 / NT90 / NT115 / NT142

Select Ratios in Stock for 24 hr shipment (3:1, 5:1, 10:1, 25:1)

RediMount System accommodates any motor

Exact ratios from 3:1 to 100:1

13 arc-minutes of backlash

Lifetime lubricated

1 Week Delivery

NemeTRUE (English & Metric)

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3 Available Frame Sizes

• Size 23, 34 & 42

RediMount* system accommodates any motor

True Planetary* & PowerTRUE* gearing

Exact ratios from 1:1 to 500:1

13 arc-minutes of backlash

Lifetime lubricated

90% efficiency

2 Week Delivery

NemaTRUE 90 (Right Angle)

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4 Available Frame Sizes

• DT60, DT90, DT115 & DT142

RediMount* system accommodates any motor

Select Ratios in stock for 24 hr delivery (3:1, 5:1, 10:1, 15:1 & 30:1)

Exact ratios from 3:1 to 100:1

8 arc-minutes of backlash

Lifetime lubricated

True Planetary Gearing

90% efficiency

1 Week Delivery

DuraTRUE (Inline)

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4 Available Frame Sizes with 4 configurations

• DTR60, DTR90, DTR115 & DTR142

• DTRS60, DTRS90, DTRS115, DTRS142 (Slim Line)

Hollow & Dual Shafted Designs

RediMount* system provides error free installation for any motor

True Planetary* & PowerTRUE* gearing

Exact ratios from 1:1 to 500:1

8 arc-minutes of backlash

Lifetime lubricated

90% efficiency

2 Week Delivery

DuraTRUE 90 (Right Angle)

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8 Available Frame Sizes

• UT006 / UT075 / UT090 / UT010 / UT115 / UT014 / UT018 / UT022

Helical Crowned True Planetary Gearing

RediMount system provides error free installation to any motor

24 hour Delivery Available in select ratios for size 6, 7.5, 10 and 14 (5:1, 10:1, 25:1)

Exact ratios from 4:1 to 100:1

4 arc-minutes of backlash

Lifetime lubricated

92% efficiency

1 Week Delivery

UltraTRUE (Inline)

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7 Available Frame Sizes

• UTR006 / UTR075 / UTR090 / UTR010 UTR115 / UTR014 / UTR018

Helical Crowned True Planetary Gearing & PowerTRUE Gearing

RediMount system provides error free installation to any motor

Exact ratios from 1:1 to 50:1

4 arc-minutes of backlash

Lifetime lubricated

95% efficiency

2 Week Delivery

UltraTRUE 90 (Right Angle)

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New Product Releases

Micron’s EverTRUE Continuous Duty Gearhead – Now Available

Features and Benefits Available in 100m 140 and 180mm

Specifically designed for 24/7 continuous running applications

3 times (30,000 hours) service life

Higher efficiencies (3-6% improvement)

Lower operating temperatures (140F at 3000 Rpm) 14% less than Industrial standard

4 arc-minutes of backlash 20% reduction over Industry standard

Redimount motor mounting system Mounts error free to any servo in 3 easy steps

Delivery: 2 weeks on all sizes and ratios

- COMING IN Q3 -EverTRUE Right Angle

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New Product Releases

Micron’s ValueTRUE

NEW – Low Cost Helical Gearhead

Prototypes Available Now – Literature in mid April

Features and Benefits

8 Available Frame Sizes: 60mm to 220mm. Inline and Right Angle

Helical Crowned True Planetary Gearhead

90% of the performance at about 60% of the price!

Price competitive with lower cost competition.

Ultra Precision Backlash: 4 arc-min

Redimount compliant.

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• Lubrication• Many of our competitors lubricate their gearheads with oil and require

maintenance. All of Micron Gearheads are lubricated for life with no maintenance required and no concern for leakage.

• Competitors that use oil: Alpha, Neugart and Bayside (PS/RS)

• Heat-Treat Process• Several of our competitors use a chemical heat-treat process called plasma

nitride that hardens the gears to a depth of .001”. Micron’s UltraTRUE and ValueTRUE gears are case hardened to HRC60 and have a hardness depth of .030”. That is 30 times that of the competition. Micron also re-machines those gears to eliminate any deformities caused by the heat-treat process. This would be impossible to do with a plasma nitride gear since the thin layer of hardness would be removed. This “hard shell” over a very soft gear will not hold up to the peak torque of a case hardened gear.

• Competitors that use plasma nitride: Apex, Bayside

Competitive Comparison

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• Superior Helix Angle• Micron’s UltraTRUE and ValueTRUE helical gears are cut at an angle of 15º.

All of our competitors that offer helical gearing cut their gears at an angle of 12º. Fact: The higher the helix angle, the more teeth in mesh at any given time. This 25% increase in the helix angle results in a 17-20% increase in torque capacity as well as smoother and quieter operation. This superior helix angle also offers over a 40% increase in torque capacity when compared to straight cut spur gears.

• Competitors that use a 12 degree helix angle: Alpha, Bayside, Apex, Stober• Competitors that use straight cut planetary gears: CGI, Gam, Neugart

• Mounting• All of Micron’s gearheads use the innovative RediMount system. The

RediMount is an easy, error free, three step mounting system whose modular design allows mounting kits to be changed in the field or stocked separately. Also, many competitors use only one screw to clamp to the motor shaft. The RediMount uses two screws for a higher clamping force and eliminating the concern for slippage.

• Competitors that have motor specific gearheads: Alpha, Bayside, Gam, Neugart, Stober, CGI

• Competitors that use only one screw to mount to the motor shaft: Alpha, Bayside, Apex, Gam, Neugart, Stober, CGI

Competitive Comparison (cont)

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• Output Bearing Design• For increased radial and axial load capacity, Micron’s UltraTRUE and

ValueTRUE use tapered roller bearings on the output shaft. Many competitors use ball bearings with much lower load capacity

• Competitors that use a ball bearing design: Bayside, Apex, Stober• Competitors that use tapered roller design with less spacing: Alpha (The

Micron spacing is almost double for maximum radial load capacity).

• Accuracy• While competitors will sometimes list lower backlash specifications in their

catalogs, all of Micron’s backlash specifications are guaranteed for the life of the gearhead at all points on the output shaft. Many competitors will use the average value of backlash, not the maximum.

Competitive Comparison (cont)

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Micron Gearhead Catalog

1) Combined standard catalog with Gearhead Express.

2) New Product - EverTRUE Continuous Duty

3) New Frame Sizes• UltraTRUE size 90 and 115mm• NemaTRUE w/RediMount• NemaTRUE Metric Output

4) New Ratios• 4:1 and 7:1 NemaTRUE• 4:1 and 7:1 DuraTRUE

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Sales Tools – RediMount Cross Reference Sheets

1) Helps in choosing your RediMount and Gearhead options for all Danaher Motors.

2) RediMount part numbers and Adapter Lengths for each size.

3) “What gearheads are used with what RediMounts” section.

4) Max and Min RediMount dimensions for unlisted or competitor motors.

Danaher Motion - Micron

RediMount reference table for Kollmorgen AKM Series Servo motors.

AKM MotorMicronRediMount

"AD" lengthin. (mm)

AKM1xx - Ax RM060-130 1.38 (35.1)

AKM1xx - Bx RM060-311 1.47 (37.3)

AKM1xx - Cx RM060-XXX TBD

AKM2xx - Ax RM060-6 1.22 (31.0)RM075-6 TBDRM090-6 TBD

AKM2xx - Bx RM060-11 1.22 (31.0)RM075-11 TBDRM090-11 2.47 (62.7)

AKM2xx - Cx RM060-17 1.22 (31.0)RM075-17 1.69 (42.9)RM090-17 1.74 (44.1)

AKM2xx - Dx RM060-XXX TBDRM075-XXX TBD

RM090-XXX TBD

AKM2xx - Ex RM060-11 1.22 (31.0)RM075-11 TBDRM090-11 2.47 (62.7)

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