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Load Categories by Machine (Load characteristics )

U: Constant load M: Load with light impact H: Load with heavy impact
Application		Load category	Application		Load category	Application		Load category
Application		Load category	Application		Load category	Application		Load category	Crane	Stacker cranes, container cranes, mechanical parking lifts, hoists	※	Crusher	Kilns, cement mills, ball mills, rod mills, crushers (for sugar making), sand mullers, scum breakers	M	Textiles	Spinning machines, looms, dyeing machines, washing machines	M


Foods	Rice mills, canning machines	U
			Constant load conveyors	Belt, bucket, chain, flow, flight, screw, assembly	U
						Crushers (minerals, rubble, used paper, plastic, rubber), tumbler mills, hammer mills	H
	Bottle washers, noodle making machines, meat grinders	M

			Heavy load conveyors	Belt, bucket, chain, flow, flight, screw, assembly	M
Brewing	Distillers (constant load), cookers (constant load), bottling machines	U
						Environmental sanitation equipment	Sludge scrapers, sediment pumps, clarifiers, bar screens	U

	Elevators Escalators	Escalators, Elevators, Centrifugal, belt bucket (constant load)	U	Scale hoppers	M
				Scale hoppers	M
Thickeners, classifiers, flocculators, flash mixers, vacuum filters, belt presses				M	Sugar Processing		Cane knives, crystal can mixers	M

		Gravity lifts, flight, chain bucket (constant load), belt bucket (heavy load)	M
							Mills	H
							Mills	H
Aerators				※	Sorters		Screens (air, water method), classifiers	U
Chain bucket (heavy load)		H	Machine tools	Tapping machines		U
Chain bucket (heavy load)		H		Bending rolls		M
Feeders	Disk, stocker	U		Geared punching press, tumblers, tapping machines, planers		H	Screen (rotary, for gravel and stones)	M
	Belt, apron, cold, screw, dust	M					Screen (rotary, for gravel and stones)	M
					Pumps		Centrifugal, rotary (gear driven)	U

	Reciprocating	H	Steel/Non-ferrous metal	Wire drawing, rolling machines, wire winders, slitters		M
Mixer	Pure liquids	U		Wire drawing, rolling machines, wire winders, slitters		M	Variable stroke pumps, reciprocating pump	M
	Pure liquids	U		Forming machines, draw bench (carriage drive)		H
	Liquids and solids, varying densities	M		Forming machines, draw bench (carriage drive)		H
	Liquids and solids, varying densities	M		Pinch rolls, dryers, scrubber rolls, roller table	※	Pottery	General pottery machines, mixing machines, pug mills	M
Mixer	Uniform granularity	U
	Varying granularity, mortar mixers, kneader, ribbon mixers, concrete mixers (constant load)	M
							Brick forming machines, Briquette making machines	H
			Pulp mills, paper making	Concentrate screw conveyor, conveyors, bleachers, suction rolls, Press	U		Brick forming machines, Briquette making machines	H
						others	Line shaft (light load), centrifugal fans, centrifugal blowers	U

				Barker (mechanical, hydraulic), beaters/pulpers, reels (for pulpers), washers/thickeners, agitators, calendars, couch rollers, dryers	M
Plastic extruders	Mixing (low viscosity), films, sheets, Coating	U					Line shaft (heavy load), winches, cable reels, washing machines, fan, blowers	M


	Mixing (high viscosity)	M
Rubber extruders	Sheets	M
	Sheets	M		Drum barkers, conveyors (for lumber), cutters, platers, super calendars	H
	Mixing	H					Printing machines, woodworking machines	※
	Mixing	H					Printing machines, woodworking machines	※

・These load categories are reference when driving the reducer with a general motor. Contact us when driving with a special motor or an engine.
・*: various load possibilities depending on operating condition. Contact Tsubaki for more details.