Food industry: worm-motor gearboxes for shrink machines with continuous bonding technology

Varvel specializes in designing and manufacturing gearboxes and gearmotors for low and medium-power fixed applications.

The high quality of its solutions has allowed the Group to become one of the leading companies at an international level, with a current presence in over sixty countries worldwide and on all five continents.

Much of the production of Varvel’s gearboxes is “made to stock” to guarantee maximum speed in deliveries and full compliance with the client’s operating times.

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Varvel for the Food Industry: worm-gearmotors for shrink packaging machines

All solutions by Varvel are versatile and designed to meet the specific requirements of the most diverse industries, including particularly challenging ones such as the Food industry.

For this specific sector, our Group designs and manufactures worm-gearmotors intended for the installation in shrink packaging machines and, more generally, in the most diverse models and types of manual, semi-automatic and high-capacity shrink machines with continuous bonding technology.

Among the most used products for these industrial types of machinery are the Varvel RT Series worm gearmotors-, sizes 28, 40, 50, characterized by excellent operating reliability. These solutions are especially suitable for the ignition of packaging machines with automatic detection on different-sized products and continuity in the quality of the packaging.

For these applications, which typically require small and medium power to operate, the RT Series worm gearmotors- by Varvel is the best solution: the products are designed to facilitate machine maintenance and increase efficiency. At the same time, they are versatile and can adapt to numerous contexts and applications of an industry that, by nature, is very demanding and diversified.

Varvel RT Series worm motor-gearboxes: some technical features

Here are some technical specifications relating to the Varvel RT Series worm gearmotors :

  • Size: 28 – 40 – 50 – 60 – 70 – 85 – 110
  • Torque in relation to size: 20 – 50 – 85 – 140 – 240 – 400 – 700
  • Input speed in relation to side: 0.5 – 1.5 – 2.7 – 4.1 – 5.7 – 9.1 – 12.5
  • Ratio range:
    • From 5:1 to 100:1 single stage
    • From 25:1 to 800:1 helical worm
    • From 420:1 to 10000:1 two stages

Why choose Varvel gearboxes for applications in the Food Industry

Versatility, reliability, resistance, efficiency and easy integration with any machine are some of the reasons why even the Food industry chooses Varvel gearboxes for its applications. Furthermore, our 100% Made in Italy production, resulting from a short and flexible supply chain, guarantees quality and constant control of the entire manufacturing process.

Modularity is another pillar of Varvel’s production. All our solutions are built according to the modular principle of the assembly kit: a simple and intuitive selection of the available kits allows the creation of different gearboxes, with varying ratios of reduction and numerous outputs and input solutions. Readily available and characterized by intuitive maintenance, Varvel assembly kits translate into substantial savings for the end customer and the distributor.

Finally, it is worth mentioning that Varvel also guarantees high-value service: in addition to providing a comprehensive catalog of products, the company also designs customized solutions (20% of the gearboxes have first-level customizations, 7% of them are designed and manufactured in co-design with our customers) and offers complete and constant assistance on each product, both for the supply of small productions and large batches.

You can find out more about this and other Varvel products by directly contacting one of our consultants.

 

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