Brother International Corporation has officially announced the launch of its DG High Stiffness Reducers series, which happens to be a high-precision, high-performance product line, geared towards delivering top-notch performance across several features, including automation, and precision motion control.

According to certain reports, the said product lineup arrives on the scene bearing an ability to make industrial robots, material handling, packaging, and factory automation products more powerful and faster. This it does on the back of greater torque in compact form factors, offering freedom when it comes to product design and composition.

Talk about the given development on a slightly deeper level, we begin from the fact that Brother’s latest brainchild is markedly engineered for performance, precision, and durability. This translates to how it can handle tough industrial environments with strength and reliability.

More on the same would reveal how every single high stiffness reducers in the DG series can maintain smooth and accurate performance with low backlash, even at lower speeds. Not just that, products’ durable build also significantly reduces wear over time, whereas on the other hand, the improved servo system conceives efficient operations with minimal adjustments needed.

Next up, we have flexible configurations for enhanced design freedom across every application: You see, hollow bore shaft is present in the mix to provide rigidity with an open diameter which, on its part, facilitates easy passage for wiring, piping, shafts, and seamless cable/media routing.

Furthermore, the provided design cuts down on interference with the robot body or peripheral devices, while simultaneously minimizing bending and tensile loads. There is also a solid shaft option providing robust high torque, wide variety of ratios, and gear head options for easier motor mounting.

Complementing that would be the availability of flat types available for thinner designs. These flat types are also well-equipped to achieve nearly 50% lighter weight than hollow bore shafts. Anyway, each component markedly comes together to facilitate enhanced design freedom for integration across robotics, automation, and industrial environments.

Another detail worth a mention is rooted in the prospect of trusted performance and customer support. In essence, these reliable, high-torque gear reducers can deliver cutting-edge innovation backed by more than 50 years of Brother gear manufacturing expertise, and the company’s commitment to performance, efficiency.

“We are proud to bring over 50 years of gear manufacturing expertise to the market with the launch of the DG Series of High-Stiffness Reducers,” said Dan Lydigsen, Sr. Director, Gearmotor Division at Brother International Corporation. “These high-precision, high-performance solutions deliver exceptional torque in compact form factors and are supported by Brother’s proven reputation for reliability. That combination makes them ideal for delivering the precise motion control needed in advanced AI automation applications.”

Turning our attention towards some of the possible use cases for this technology, they include industrial robots, as the underlying technology is lightweight and compact, yet stiff and accurate enough for use in robotic arms and joints. Here, it can provide faster movement and greater durability in applications, such as industrial automation and motion control systems.

Next up, they can be used across Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR). We say so because the deployed reducers can easily downsize autonomous mobiles, and at the same time, serve as in-wheel reducers on wheel axles, even under conditions where they will be directly impacted, such as low-floor or rough roads.

Beyond that, they can also play a critical role in factory automation devices/machine tools, including pick and place systems that execute material handling, sorting, and conveyor automation, as well as packaging machines for flow pack, bottling, and labeling. The reducers can even contribute towards the downsizing of automated factory and working machines, something it does by reducing the number of components required, thanks to their high stiffness and high torque.