HBC Worm Gear Operators
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The Flowserve Limitorque HBC series of worm gear operators excel in demanding applications, ranging from nuclear power plants to critical service flow control in hydroelectric plants. Whether utilized in manual operation or motorized with Flowserve Limitorque MX, L120, or SMB electric actuators, the rugged and dependable HBC offers unsurpassed quality and longevity for quarter-turn and multi-turn torque-only applications.
HBC worm gear operators are used to actuate ball, plug, and butterfly valves, louver dampers, flop gates, radial gates, butterfly gates, and other devices. For manual operation, additive spur gear attachments, handwheels, and wrench nuts are available. When driven by electric actuators, a wide range of output speeds and output torques are available to provide unparalleled versatility to meet virtually any operating requirement in a variety of environments.
With eight product sizes covering torques to 93,000 ft. lbs., the strongest and most reliable worm gear operator on the market delivers consistent, trouble-free performance. In production since the early 1960s, the HBC series is proven reliable, over and over again.
Features
HBC worm gear operators are used to actuate ball, plug, and butterfly valves, louver dampers, flop gates, radial gates, butterfly gates, and other devices. For manual operation, additive spur gear attachments, handwheels, and wrench nuts are available. When driven by electric actuators, a wide range of output speeds and output torques are available to provide unparalleled versatility to meet virtually any operating requirement in a variety of environments.
With eight product sizes covering torques to 93,000 ft. lbs., the strongest and most reliable worm gear operator on the market delivers consistent, trouble-free performance. In production since the early 1960s, the HBC series is proven reliable, over and over again.
Features
- Rugged cast iron or ductile iron gear housing
- Designed for weatherproof, submersible, and buried service
- Meets AWWA requirements for the water industry
- Rotating components supported by low-friction bearings
- 40+ years installed service
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HBC Series Worm Gear Operators
Limitorque’s HBC series worm gear operators excel in diverse applications. Their dependability has been proven in the most demanding situations, ranging from nuclear power plants, to large damper operations, to power plant flue gas desulphurization.
PT Series Worm Gear Operators
| Description: | Flowserve Limitorque PT series worm gear operators are the first such devices optimized specifically for motorized operation. When combined with Flowserve Limitorque's unexcelled electric actuators (such as the MX, L120, & SMB), PT operators provide the |
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MX Electronic Valve Actuator
| Description: | The MX is Flowserve Limitorque's product entry in the non-intrusive, double-sealed, smart electronic actuator marketplace. |
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L120 Multi-Turn Electric Actuator
| Description: | Limitorque's L120 Series multi-turn actuators have a solid record of making valve control easier in a wide variety of demanding applications. Proven performers under the most challenging circumstances, Limitorque's L120 actuators are ideal for valves |
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SMB Electric Actuators
| Description: | Flowserve Limitorque SMB actuators are designed and built to provide years of dependable service in a wide range of environments. Whether direct-mounted to multi-turn valves, dampers, or sluice gates, or side-mounted to HBC or PT worm gear reducers for qu |
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