Longer Life Expectancy


November 15, 2017
Whitney VanKlaveren – Marketing Communications Coordinator

Featured in Muncie Power Quarterly, Issue 4, 2017A graphic that highlights some of the key features and benefits of OPTI-Grip technology.

Muncie Power Products’ Optimum Series is an innovative line of gear pumps/motors designed to provide users with long product life.

Its patented technology and bushing-style design allow for this longer life expectancy, as these features result in increased durability to better withstand normal wear.

While bushing-style gear pumps are known for their ability to achieve longer life over their traditional, roller bearing counterparts, the Optimum Series outlasts even when compared to similar bushing-style gear pumps.

With its patented OPTI-Grip® technology, the Optimum Series bushing-style gear pumps utilize a two-piece casting design opposed to the traditional three-piece. It’s this technology that allows the Optimum Series gear pumps to resist casting separation or ballooning, which significantly contributes to the line’s longer life expectancy and high-performance capabilities.

Unlike previous pump technology within the United States that delivered lower pressures at higher flow rates, the OPTI-Grip technology used within the Optimum Series helps deliver higher pressures at given flow rates—which allows for more accurate control over system components and enhances overall hydraulic efficiencies.

OPTI-Grip technology results in the ability to use components that are not only smaller, but that use less oil and weigh less. This translates into a reduction in overall vehicle weight, which can contribute to better fuel efficiency and savings.

The Optimum Series is suitable for several applications such as cranes, swaploaders, and hook lifts. This also includes dump applications and various motor-drive applications for blowers, vacuuum pumps, and product pumps. 

Overall, this series helps bridge the gap from typical gear pump applications to lower pressure piston pump applications with its durability and longer life expectancy than traditional, roller bearing gear pumps. 

 






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