The lightweight units are made with a fiberglass reinforced nylon housing, hardened steel helical gears, steel shafts, and nonmetallic bearings. They are suited for most industry applications such as in printing, packaging and textile machinery.
By using the hollow shafting one can run wiring or tubing concealed within the shafting. Outer diameters of the new shafting range from 8 mm to 50 mm and they are stocked in lengths from 250 mm to 1000 mm.