Unimec and a world-class partner join forces for a special application in Mexico

Written on 10 September 2015.

Unimec has been cooperating for years with a multinational organization: they have manufactured a special 3-ton, two-stage reducer.

Unimec has been cooperating for years with a multinational organization recognized worldwide as a leader in the steel pipe industry. New, unique and ambitious projects have originated from this partnership with the most recent being developed for their Mexican branch.

The application required a special reducer, capable of operating in a critical environment with extreme temperatures: Unimec’s R&D department worked together with the customer’s Technical Department and developed a brand new, 3-ton, two-stage reducer, with a straight-tooth bevel gear.

The reducer features:

A 1/3 reduction ratio
36 rpm input and 12 rpm output
Nominal torque of 13,000 Nm
Max output-torque of 40,000 Nm
Special gaskets
Reinforced gears
400 mm diameter Timken bearings
600 mm input-output span
Front assembly

The application was also developed with the help of the Project Manager in Mexico: the entire unit was oversized upon request. “The risk of the machine stopping” – said Tomas Teruzzi, Chief Technical Officer at Unimec – “was not an option; the essential prerogatives of this application were maximum safety and reliability, as well as consistent, impeccable performance for a 24/7/365 cycle duty in an extreme temperature environment”.

This special reducer is another success story for Unimec; it reinforces the company’s versatility, expertise and confidence in manufacturing tailor-made products for unique applications and special needs.