P4 Features and Benefits


1. Fitness for use

With the P4 product line you can easily select what you need, thereby optimising your investment.

P4 Features:

Your Benefit:
  • Rigid standardisation pinion shafts and housing
  • Full-scale application of:
  • Better lateral load distribution, lower noise and vibration levels

 - High torque geometry in high speed gear sets

 - Better strength/surface durability rating balance

 - Low noise geometry in high speed gear sets

 - Lower noise and vibration levels

 - Profile-controlled gas carburising

 - Optimal load capacity

 - Protuberance hobbing of helicals and root fillet grinding of bevels

 - Improved strength

 - Precision grinding with sophisticated tooth contact analysis

 - Optimal transverse and lateral load distribution, lower noise and vibration levels

 - Assured oil circulation through the bearings

 - Long, troublefree working life


2. Power and Reliability

The excellent contructional rigidity of P4, together with the commitment to apply state-of-the-art gear technology, leads to remarkable power and performance.

P4 Features:

Your Benefit:
  • Rigid standardised pinion shafts and housings
  • Full-scale application of
  • Better lateral load distribution, lower noise and vibration levels

 - High torque geometry in low speed gear sets

 - Better strength/surface durability rating balance

 - Low noise geometry in high speed gear sets

 - Lower noise and vibration levels

 - Profile-controlled gas carburising

 - Optimal load capacity

 - Protuberance hobbing of helicals and root fillet grinding of bevels

 - Improved strength

 - Precision grinding with sophisticated tooth contact analysis

 - Optimal transverse and lateral load distribution, lower noise and vibration levels
  • Assured oil circulation through the bearings
  • Long, troublefree working life


3. Installation

Even the larger P4 models are easy to transport, manoeuvre and install.

P4 Features:

Your Benefit:
  • Provision for crowbar on smaller housings and adjusting screws on larger housings
  • Easy installation procedure
  • Oval transport slots for horizontal applications; hoists for vertical applications
  • Easy to handle and install
  • Standard points for accessories
  • Easy to mount accessories such as protection caps
  • Internal construction ensures oil supply to all bearings on first oil filling
  • Bearings safely lubricated from the start


4. Spare Parts, Service & Maintenance

The P4 is one of the easiest to maintain gear units on the market. The maintenance operation itself has been simplified and shortened.

P4 Features:

Your Benefit:
  • 50% reduction of gear components used in the complete range of gear units
  • All standard gear components available worldwide from stock
  • Housings for horizontal and vertical applications both with horizontal split
  • All standard gear components available worldwide from stock
  • Maintenance-free Oil-lock™ seal as a standard on the high speed shaft extensions
  • Oil-tight for life - no maintenance required
  • Drywell standard for vertically down shaft
  • Oil-tight for life
  • Easy to remove inspection cover with O-seal above the oil level
  • Easy and quick inspection without oil drainage
  • Provision for easy removal of covers
  • Easy to open for service on-the-spot
  • Specific housings for horizontal and vertical applications
  • Total oil evacuation possible
  • Rounded external design
  • Smooth surface without dirt-retaining cavities