The custom gearbox – for a new pasta making machine – is a multiple input helical bevel unit and had a tight space envelope and demanding weight limits.
Using TeamViewer software allowed both sets of engineers to make real time changes online and see the results.
It also significantly reduced the time that physical meetings would have required speeding up the decision making process and the time the project took to reach sign-off.
Refold's engineers used finite element analysis and 3D modelling software to reduce the thickness of the gearbox casing without compromising its structural integrity.
The new design was based on Renold Gears' heavy-duty HC series helical and helical bevel gear units with case hardened and profile ground gears for high torque applications.