Regal Rexnord
Gear Drives & Geared Motors
Regal Rexnord conveyor gear drives and geared motors are purpose - engineered speed - reduction and drive packages designed specifically for the torque, speed, mounting, and environmental requirements of belt, chain, screw, and bucket - elevator conveyors.Under the Falk, Rexnord, and Browning brands, our conveyor drive portfolio spans shaft - mount reducers that mount directly onto the driven pulley shaft, screw - conveyor drives with integral thrust bearings and C - face motor adapters, and complete geared motor packages that integrate helical, helical - bevel, or worm gearing with NEMA and IEC motors in a single, compact envelope.Conveyor system designers and plant maintenance engineers specify Regal Rexnord conveyor drives when they need the reliability of gearing engineered for conveyor - specific load characteristics — frequent starts under load, reversing duty on shuttle conveyors, and continuous operation in the dust, moisture, and vibration of bulk - material handling environments.Our application - engineered approach ensures that every drive component — gear geometry, bearing selection, seal configuration, and lubrication system — is matched to the operating conditions of the specific conveyor application, delivering the long service life and low total cost of ownership that conveyor - intensive operations demand.
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Shaft - Mount Reducer Convenience
Hollow - bore output mounts directly on the driven shaft, eliminating couplings, alignment procedures, and the floor - space penalty of foot - mounted reducers — rapid commissioning with no complex alignment required.
Integral Screw - Conveyor Thrust Bearings
Drive packages designed specifically for screw conveyors include the high - capacity thrust bearings required to absorb the axial reaction force of material conveying — no separate thrust box required.
TA Taper Bushing System
The Torque - Assist(TA) bushing provides a hydraulically - assisted, shrink - fit - equivalent shaft connection on shaft - mount drives, enabling faster installation and removal than traditional keyed - bore designs.
Application - Specific Lubrication
Factory - filled with synthetic lubricants selected for the ambient temperature, operating speed, and load spectrum of the application, eliminating the early - life failures caused by incorrect field lubrication.
C - Face Motor Adaptability
Standardized C - face input flanges accept NEMA and IEC motors from any manufacturer, providing motor sourcing flexibility and simplifying future motor upgrades or replacements.
Backstop & Hold - Back Options
Integral mechanical backstops that prevent reverse rotation of inclined conveyors on power - off, protecting against the dangerous, costly run - back of loaded belts and bucket elevators.
Why Conveyor - Specific Gear Drives Outperform General - Purpose Reducers
General - purpose gear reducers are designed for an undefined duty cycle — a compromise that often results in undersized bearings for conveyor service, inadequate sealing against conveyor - environment contamination, and mounting configurations that add alignment complexity and floor - space requirements.Regal Rexnord conveyor gear drives are engineered from the ground up for conveyor duty.Bearing spans and sizes are selected for the high overhung loads produced by belt pulls and chain tensions — the primary cause of premature reducer failure in conveyor service.Seal systems incorporate multiple labyrinths and exclusion features designed to keep conveyor - generated dust and washdown water out of the gearcase.Shaft - mount configurations eliminate the coupling, baseplate, and alignment steps that consume installation labor and introduce future misalignment risks.The result is a drive that costs less to install, lasts longer in service, and requires fewer maintenance interventions than a general - purpose reducer adapted to conveyor duty.
Selecting the Right Conveyor Drive Configuration
The optimal gear - drive configuration for a conveyor application depends on the conveyor type, available space, and maintenance philosophy.Shaft - mount reducers are the preferred solution for belt conveyors where the head - pulley shaft can accept a hollow - bore reducer, minimizing footprint and eliminating coupling alignment.Screw - conveyor drives require the integral thrust - bearing capacity that only application - specific screw - conveyor drives provide.Right - angle helical - bevel geared motors offer the most compact package for conveyors in space - constrained locations, while parallel - shaft inline configurations provide the highest efficiency and torque density for long, high - horsepower conveyors.For operations that prioritize rapid drive replacement to minimize downtime, the TA bushing - equipped shaft - mount drive, which can be removed and replaced in less than two hours, offers compelling maintainability advantages.Regal Rexnord application engineers work with plant teams to evaluate each of these factors, selecting the drive configuration that minimizes total lifecycle cost rather than just initial purchase price.