Right Angle Gearbox Case Studies

MITRPAK received an urgent call at 1:00 p.m. from John Lebeau at Eastern Industrial Automation, a MITRPAK distributor. One of their customers’ production lines was down and they needed a replacement right angle gear drive immediately. The customer, a major supplier of...

A major manufacturer of chicken processing equipment had a competitive gearbox failing every two to three weeks. Standard, dimensionally-equivalent, off-the-shelf MITRPAK drives were bolted directly into place and lasted only three months. MITRPAK engineers weren't...

Synchronous high-speed needles are used in the production of the quilted fabric that covers mattresses. The manufacturer of this quilting machinery mounts the needles on an eccentric drive. Because the material is so wide, three gear drives are mounted in tandem to...

When the United States military unleashes its Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV), MITRPAK spiral bevel gear drives move into harms way. Military designers need to demonstrate high reliability and redundancy when they introduce new technology to the troops....

Every day,  hundreds of thousands of gallons of paint need to be mixed in specialty paint and hardware stores across North America. The world's premier manufacturer of heavy-duty automated paint shakers chose MITRPAK for their application. The manufacturer needed a...