Advantages of a Greaseless Gearbox for Milling and Sizing Equipment

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North American Pharma OSD Company changed equipment to a greaseless Comil and reduced temperatures during milling of heat-sensitive powders.

“This is a very nice piece of equipment. I am pushing to get another one as I think these would be good to have on site for future projects”.  Process Engineer.

In summary

The new Comil® U20x and FlexSift S20x Gearbox design offers:

  • Improved serviceability and ease of proactive maintenance with an easy to replace shaft seal design preventing unwanted downtime.
  • Greaseless gearbox design eliminating the risk of grease contamination.
  • Drastically lowered running temperatures for improved processing of heat sensitive materials.
  • Reduced operating noise up to 10 dBA compared to historic U20 gearbox models.
  • CIP, SIP and Autoclavable gearbox design all in one.
  • Increased longevity over traditional gearboxes with unmatched engineered safety factor.