Flender has announced the global launch of the latest expansion of its Flender One gearboxes. Originally introduced for pumps and paper applications, Flender One now offers solutions for over one hundred different uses.
The new gear units are designed for various applications like bucket elevators, belt conveyors, and hoisting. They come in different power classes, sizes, and designs to meet diverse industrial needs.
Customizable Gearboxes
Flender One gearboxes are tailored to fit specific applications, meaning customers only buy what they need. This customization reduces costs and improves performance. The gearboxes also offer various add-on parts and customizable output shafts.
The design of Flender One saves time and money in planning and operations. The configuration process is quick, with 3-D data, prompt quotations, and shorter delivery times. Overall, this can save up to 25% in planning time.
In operation, Flender One gearboxes reduce power loss by up to 20% and increase thermal capacity by 30%. The bearing lifetime is also extended by 80%, leading to faster cost recovery.
Smart Gearboxes with AIQ Technology
Each Flender One unit includes AIQ Core sensors for digital monitoring and analytics. This technology increases plant availability and optimizes processes, reducing unplanned downtime by up to 70%. Maintenance costs can be cut by up to 40%, and service-related downtime by up to 50%.
Rouven Daniel, President of Industrial Gear Units at Flender, highlighted that Flender One can eliminate oversized gearboxes, saving raw materials, energy, and installation space.
Future Expansions
Flender plans to continue expanding the Flender One platform, allowing for even more customized gearboxes. This will be achieved through a fully digital engineering process, ensuring fast delivery and low costs.
Flender CEO Andreas Evertz stated, “Flender One is a major shift in gearbox design, offering an entirely new solution from the first customer inquiry to operation.”
Rouven Daniel added, “Flender One is more individual, efficient, and smarter, saving our customers valuable time and improving performance.”
A Proven Successor
Flender One follows the successful FSG standard industrial gearbox range, which has over 500,000 units in the field. Flender One aims to surpass FSG with its innovative features and superior performance.
