
Precision motion control technology supplier, Cone Drive, expanded its new Harmonic Solutions® product range into the Asia market at the Shanghai International Modern Industrial Intelligent Equipment Exhibition (SIA) in May 2017. This expansion follows a successful commercial launches in the U.S. at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in September 2016 and in Europe at Motek in October 2016.
Having achieved success with this new product range in the U.S. and Europe, Cone Drive is prepared to enter the market in Asia, which represents 85 percent of the global harmonic market. The engineering and manufacturing standards of Cone Drive’s Harmonic Solutions are ready to meet this market’s demands by providing engineered solutions for applications in robotics, aerospace, metrology, defense, medical, machine tooling industries, and more.
“H-Fang is pleased to support Cone Drive in launching Harmonic Solutions into the Asia market. Cone Drive has established itself as a global technology leader for custom engineered precision motion control solutions and the new Harmonic Solutions product range is a further testament to their world-class engineering and manufacturing capabilities,” says Carter Wu, managing director of China based manufacturer H-Fang, which was acquired by Cone Drive in 2014. “We look forward to expanding our precision motion control product portfolio with Harmonic Solutions and developing opportunities within these new industries.”
The Cone Drive Harmonic Solutions product range, which includes compact, lightweight, high ratio, single stage in-line components and gearheads, is designed to be highly accurate and torque dense to exceed the most demanding robotic and motion control applications.
“The continued expansion of Cone Drive’s precision motion control portfolio with our new Harmonic Solutions product suite is a key strategy of our growth plan. Harnessing the commercial, engineering, and operational excellence at our H-Fang business in China gives us the ability to locally address markets in Asia with this exciting new product line. As we see continued strong growth in the Asia markets, Cone Drive is well positioned to serve our customers with the latest in precision motion control technology,” says Kurt Gamelin, C.E.O.
Key features of Cone Drive Harmonic Solutions include:
• High Efficiency
• Smooth Operation
• Low/Zero Backlash
• High Tortional Stiffness