Drive Shafts
Our balancing machines for cardan shafts set a new standard in the automotive industry and its suppliers. Their precise measuring accuracy and fast correction of unbalances at high operating speeds offer outstanding performance.
Perfection for every step Precision pays off ─ Our machines enable compliance with and documentation of even the tightest tolerances. Your entire process benefits from this advantage. Even in complex balancing situations, the powerful balancing calculation of the CAB 950 minimizes the number of balancing actions required and shortens cycle times. A single balancing step is often enough to achieve a perfectly balanced drive shaft. This increases output and ultimately reduces the cost per unit significantly.
Efficiency for single and multi-part drive shafts The compact construction, ergonomic design and state-of-the-art control technology offer an efficient and precise solution for measuring and balancing unbalances. The machines enable the balancing of single and multi-part cardan shafts at high operating speeds while meeting the highest safety standards.
Versatile use in series production Manual, semi automatic or fully automatic? The choice is yours. Integrate our balancing machines into series production or use them separately for audit balancing and repair centers.
Maximum flexibility thanks to easy retooling Flexibility is guaranteed. In the rapidly changing automotive industry, all process steps must fulfil the increasing demands for efficiency, ease of use and precision. We understand these challenges and have designed our solutions accordingly. Our answer is high flexibility, low space requirements, optimized energy consumption, easy maintenance, long service life and low maintenance costs.
The right concept for light to heavy cardan shafts
Quick changeover & low space requirement
Low space requirements, simple integration into existing production lines and fast retooling increase productivity thanks to reduced set-up times.
Powerful measurement software
Efficient processes and precise results with the CAB 950 measuring system, which precisely calculates even difficult unbalance corrections.
Precision
Cutting-edge measuring systems and drive technology ensure the highest measuring accuracy.
Efficient unbalance correction
Short welding times with manual or fully automatic unbalance correction
Diverse
Balancing of cardan shafts for cars, lorries and commercial vehicles
Safe operation
No compromises when it comes to safety in accordance with the strictest specifications for maximum operator and machine protection.
Design of our machines for your drive shaft From semi-automatic to fully automatic balancing machines for vehicle drive shafts, whether small batch sizes or series production, with the RBRQ or our specialized Cardano balancing machine for commercial vehicles, you get maximum precision with short cycle times.
Drive Shafts
Manual
Semi-automatic
Cardano
The Cardano is designed for the efficient balancing of medium- and heavy-duty single-piece and two-piece commercial vehicle drive shafts and is particularly well-suited for the wide variety of variants typical in the industry, especially when dealing with small batch sizes. The balanced mix of manual steps and automated processes optimizes process reliability and shortens cycle times in both series production and high-performance repair shops.
- Rotor weight: up to 150 kg
- Tube diameter: 55 to 170 mm
- Rotor length: up to 3,000 mm
- Balancing speed: 1,200 to 4,000 min⁻¹
Drive Shafts
Fully automatic
passenger cars
light trucks
RBRQ 200x
The RBRQ 200x is specifically designed for the high-volume production of single-piece and multi-piece drive shafts for passenger cars and light trucks, offering an impressive range of variants even for small batch sizes, as well as high flexibility combined with a high degree of automation. Thanks to the patented, highly automated unbalance compensation process, cycle and changeover times are reduced to a minimum, while unbalance compensation is performed fully automatically via either welding or drilling.
- Rotor weight: up to 40 kg
- Tube diameter: up to 110 mm
- Rotor lenght: up to 3.000 mm
- Balancing speed: up to 6.000 min⁻¹
Drive Shafts
Fully automatic
semi/heavy trucks
RBRQ 200L
The highly automated and patented unbalance balancing process ensures minimal cycle and changeover times, making the RBRQ 200L ideal for the high-volume production of single-piece and multi-piece semi/heavy trucks drive shafts; it offers a wide range of variants even for small batch sizes, high flexibility thanks to its high degree of automation, and enables fully automatic balancing of unbalanced shafts through welding or drilling.
- Rotor weight: up to 180 kg
- Tube diameter: up to 140 mm
- Rotor length: up to 5,000 mm
- Balancing speed: up to 3,200 min⁻¹
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Design & planning for your production We support you in the development and planning of your systems for the precise production of drive shafts - from the initial idea to series production.
Worth knowing Facts and figures about our inspection and balancing machines for drive shafts.
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Balancing machines and measuring devices for cardan shafts from Schenck
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To meet the many different requirements for balancing cardan shafts, Schenck offers a wide range of machines that can be flexibly adapted to your needs.
- High-precision control of unbalances in one- or two-piece cardan shafts
- Machines in various sizes for rotors weighing between 4 and 180 kg
- Fully automatic or semi-automatic measurement and balancing of rotors
- Various loading and transport options, from manual to fully automatic
- Integrated into all machines: High-end software with Cab measuring system with intuitive touchscreen operation and precise balancing calculations
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Areas of application
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RBRQ 200x
- Suitable for: one-, two-, and three-piece drive shafts in passenger cars and light trucks.
- Field of application: in manufacturing and testing in the automotive supply industry.
RBRQ 200L
- Suitable for: one-, two-, and three-piece drive shafts in semi and heavy trucks.
- Field of application: in production in vehicle construction and in the supply industry.
Cardano
- Suitable for: one-piece and two-piece commercial vehicle drive shafts, suitable for the large number of variants with small batch sizes common in the industry
- Area of application: in series production as well as for high-performance repair shops.
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Special features
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Schenck drive shaft machines:
- Fully automatic, manual, or semi-automatic measurement cycles
- Pneumatically operated precision clamping devices for excellent measurement accuracy
- Automatic unbalance correction via welding/drilling
- Precision microprocessor-based PC measurement system
- Certified protective enclosure for burst and noise protection
- High productivity thanks to short changeover times
- Integrated control and drive technology
- Convenient loading and unloading of drive shafts due to very shallow storage depth and integrated pre-storage racks
- Numerous options, various equipment levels, and a wide range of configurations are available
CAB 950
The measuring system from Schenck for simple, precise and safe balancing.
Precise mechanics and measurement technology
CAB 950 is not just a measuring device, but an intuitive human-machine interface (HMI). With easy access to all the functions you need in production, the CAB 950 features optimum correction calculation and precise correction control to static process functions, sophisticated mechanics, and modern CAB measurement technology for maximum precision in unbalance correction.
Wide range of functions for maximum accuracy
Numerous standard functions ensure even greater accuracy when balancing drive shafts.
Optimized balancing actions for shorter cycle times
The CAB 950’s powerful balancing calculation reduces the number of balancing operations required and speeds up cycle times—even in challenging balancing situations.
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