USING THE SET MAKINA EP PNEUMATIC MOTORS AND REDUCERS

Customer Profile:

Manufacturers or galvanizing service providers who use basket dipping machines or rotating bath (centrifugal) systems for the galvanization of small or large parts in hot-dip galvanizing plants. (Galvanizing Machine Manufacturer or Galvanizing Plant Operator)

Objective:

To ensure the continuous and reliable operation of the basket or rotating mechanism used in the hot-dip galvanizing bath; to meet the highest level of safety (ATEX) standards in environments with high temperatures and chemical vapors.

Main challenges encountered when selecting motors for galvanizing plants:

• Explosion Risk: The potential for electric motors to generate sparks due to high temperatures and chemical vapors.
• Overload Condition: Motor lockup or overload when heavy parts are immersed in a molten zinc bath.
• Environmental Conditions: The motor’s resistance to high temperatures, humidity, and aggressive chemical vapors.

SET MAKINA’s Pneumatic Solution (Example EP Series)

SET MAKINA’s EP (Piston) motors offer the following key benefits to address these challenges:

• ATEX Certification: Thanks to their structure, which eliminates the risk of electric sparks, they fully comply with international safety standards (Ex) in hot galvanizing environments where chemical vapors or flammable gases may be present.
• Sufficient Power and Torque: They provide sufficient and reliable power to rotate heavy galvanizing baskets or rotating mechanisms under the bath without interruption and with full torque. Which is critical for coating the parts evenly.
• Durability and Overload Protection: Their simple and robust design is more resistant to high-temperature and corrosive chemical environments. Unlike electric motors, they don’t burn out when overloaded; they simply stop.

Precise and rapid directional changes (up/down) required for dipping and removing material from the bath can be achieved easily and without the risk of motor damage with pneumatic systems.