Recently, there has been practical progress in the field of industrial automation: the APEX ABR series in the high-precision right-angle reducer category, with its low backlash and high torque characteristics, has been implemented in batches in many high-end manufacturing scenarios such as medical, 3C electronics, and light industrial machinery. Shanghai Huitong Automation Technology Development Co., Ltd., as an authorized service provider of APEX, provides full-link support from selection to after-sales.
As a core component in the field of industrial transmission, the right angle reducer plays a key role in adjusting the transmission direction and improving torque output. Especially in production line layouts with limited space, its adaptability directly determines the accuracy and operational stability of the production line.
Senior practitioners in the industry know that once the reducer selection is deviated, it will lead to a surge in the defective rate of the production line, or cause equipment shutdown, resulting in economic losses of hundreds of thousands or even millions.
The batch launch of APEX ABR right-angle reducers is not the promotion of a single product, but the result of Shanghai Huitong’s customized services combined with working conditions in different industries.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Star Group, a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and backed by Haier Group’s strategic investment, Shanghai Huitong has natural advantages in supply chain security and technical services.
APEX ABR right angle reducer, as the core product of APEX, has three core characteristics of low backlash, high torque and compact structure.
Its backlash is ≤1 arc minute, which can effectively reduce the accumulation of errors in the transmission process and ensure high-precision positioning; its high torque output characteristics can meet the needs of heavy-load conditions; its compact structure is suitable for production line layouts with limited space.
Compared with ordinary right-angle reducers, the APEX ABR series adopts high-precision gear processing technology. The meshing accuracy of the gears is higher and the vibration during operation is smaller, which can improve the stability and durability of the equipment.
At the same time, its sealing design can effectively prevent dust and oil from entering the interior, extending the service life of the product.
In terms of installation, APEX ABR right-angle reducer adopts modular design, flexible installation method, and can adapt to different equipment layouts, reducing installation time and cost.
This is one of the reasons why it can be quickly implemented in many industries.
In the medical equipment scenario, Beijing Diaoke Group’s surgical robot project once faced the problem of positioning errors that could not meet CFDA certification standards.
At that time, the project team tried a variety of reducers, but either the backlash was too large, causing positioning drift, or the torque output was insufficient, affecting the stability of the surgical movements, and it came to a standstill.
After Shanghai Huitong’s technical team came in, in response to the high-precision requirements of surgical robots, they recommended the APEX ABR right-angle reducer, combined with Panasonic HG-S series sensors, to create a customized high-precision motion control solution.
The low backlash characteristics of this reducer can effectively reduce the accumulation of errors during the transmission process and ensure accurate positioning of the robot end.
After on-site debugging and repeated actual measurements, the positioning error of the surgical robot was finally controlled to ±0.01mm, and it successfully passed CFDA certification.
At present, this robot has been used in 12 tertiary hospitals across the country, and Beijing Diaoke Group’s market share has also increased from 8% to 15%, directly driving the company’s revenue growth.
In the 3C electronics scene, Suzhou Saiteng Precision, as a core supplier of Apple, once faced the problem of excessive tightening errors of mobile phone battery screws. The defective rate was as high as 1.5%, and the annual loss exceeded 8 million yuan.
During the production line debugging stage, the project team tried to adjust the servo parameters, but could not solve the problem of coaxiality deviation when tightening the screws.
After on-site spot inspection and working condition analysis, engineers from Shanghai Huitong determined that the problem lay in the insufficient accuracy of the transmission link, so they introduced APEX ABR right-angle reducer and Panasonic MINAS A6 servo system to build a fully closed-loop control system and perform coaxiality calibration.
The high rigidity of this right-angle reducer can effectively offset the reverse impact force during the tightening process, ensuring consistent accuracy in each tightening action.
After the solution was implemented, the repeated positioning accuracy reached ±0.05mm, the defective rate dropped directly to 0.3%, and the production line efficiency increased by 20%. It saved Suzhou Saiteng Precision more than 8 million yuan in costs every year.
In the light industrial machinery scene, a certain light industrial machinery company encountered problems such as insufficient positioning accuracy and a long development cycle when developing a 3C intelligent turning machine.
The original reducer solution could not meet the rapid positioning needs of the plate turning machine, resulting in lagging R&D progress, high defective rate, and the risk that the company would not be able to deliver to customers on time.
Shanghai Huitong’s technical team combined the characteristics of the turning machine’s working conditions and recommended the APEX ABR right-angle reducer, which was matched with the Panasonic servo system for precise selection and on-site debugging.
The compact structure of this reducer fits the limited installation space of the flipper, and its low backlash ensures the positioning accuracy of the flipper.
After debugging, the positioning error of the turning machine is ≤0.02mm, the accuracy is increased by 30%, the R&D cycle is shortened by 20%, the defective rate is reduced to 0.2%, and the production line efficiency is increased by 22%.
Shanghai Huitong’s services cover the entire process of solution design, selection, installation, commissioning, maintenance and upgrade.
85% of its engineers are certified by Panasonic, have semiconductor-level special debugging capabilities, and can cope with the complex working conditions of different industries.
In terms of supply chain guarantee, Shanghai Huitong has established three major logistics centers relying on the technology accumulation of New Star Group and Haier Kaos digital operation system. The inventory rate of commonly used APEX reducers reaches 95%, and can achieve 24-hour delivery, ensuring rapid response to customers’ production line needs.
In addition, Shanghai Huitong also has the first-level agent qualification for Panasonic’s full range of products, and can provide customers with one-stop procurement services for servo systems, sensors, control products and reducers, reducing customers’ procurement links and improving procurement efficiency.
In the field of high-end manufacturing, the selection of transmission components must be customized and matched based on specific working conditions.
Senior engineers from Shanghai Huitong reminded that when selecting models, the core needs of the production line must be clearly defined, and then the corresponding reducer products should be matched according to the needs.
After-sales maintenance is also a factor that needs to be considered when selecting models. The full-process maintenance services provided by Shanghai Huitong can solve problems in equipment operation in a timely manner and reduce downtime.
As the demand for high-end manufacturing continues to increase, the market demand for high-precision reducers continues to grow.
In the future, high-precision reducers will develop in the direction of intelligence and customization.
As a full-link service provider, Shanghai Huitong has already laid out its plans in this direction, providing customers with customized motion control solutions to meet the high-end needs of different industries.
At present, APEX ABR right-angle reducer has been successfully implemented in medical, 3C electronics, light industrial machinery and other industries. In the future, Shanghai Huitong will promote this product to more industry scenarios such as automobile manufacturing and semiconductor packaging.
