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Planetary Gear Actuators

Rolling contact, not sliding. The RP achieves greater than 90% efficiency where standard worm gears lose more than 65% to friction. Quarter-turn to rising stem. Manual, motorizable, and subsea configurations.

RP Planetary Gear Actuator
1.0 SPECIFICATIONS

The figures

ParameterValueUnit
Operationquarter-turn · multi-turn · rising stemn/a
Efficiencygreater than 90% (vs. less than 35% for standard worm gear)n/a
Temperature, standard-40 to +225°F
Temperature, low / high-60 / +400°F (optional)
IP ratingIP68n/a
Subsea (RPs)capable / depth per projectn/a
Mountdirect, MSS SP101 / ISO 5211n/a
FIG 1.1. STANDARD CONFIGURATION. TORQUE CAPACITY AND RATIO SELECTION ARE APPLICATION-SPECIFIC.
2.0 FEATURES

What the RP delivers

Features

Compact, high-efficiency design
Rolling contact eliminates sliding friction of conventional worm gears
Patent-pending self-locking technology (optional)
Modular: quarter-turn, multi-turn, rising stem
Input shaft parallel (RP) or perpendicular (RBP) to output
Motorized and manual input options
Splined drive sleeve (optional)
Travel indication
Available for subsea applications (RPs)
Application-engineered
3.0 OPTIONS & CONFIGURATION

Configured per application

Standard configuration

Ductile iron housings (carbon steel if fabricated)
Standard temp range: -40° to +225°F
IP68 ingress protection
Direct mount without adaption
Pressure relief valves in housing and stem

Available options

Low temp to -60°F
High temp to +400°F
Risers and adaptors
Lockouts
Arrestor brackets for portable torque tool use

Certifications available

BUY AMERICAAWWA C500/C509/C515IP68SUBSEA CONFIGURABLE
4.0 IMAGES & RENDERS

The hardware

6.0 DOCUMENTS

Paperwork ships with the hardware

DocDescriptionFormat
DATASHEETRP Series product data sheetPDF
BROCHUREPlanetary gear line sheetPDF
IOMRP installation and maintenance manualPDF
CADSTEP / drawingsFUTURE

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