Allient WheelMax Steering Drives
Allient WheelMax Steering Drives
WheelMax Steering combines an electrically driven traction wheel with an integrated steering mechanism. Allient’s published introduction describes separate PMDC motors for traction and steering, with a gearbox, bearings, traction brake and encoder in the assembly. This steering product must be distinguished from the wider WheelMax traction-only range with brushless integrated-drive options.
Review Summary
Consider WheelMax Steering when a steerable powered wheel can simplify the mechanical interfaces of a purpose-built vehicle. Size the complete vehicle around the exact supplied module. A wheel’s load class and torque figures do not establish vehicle payload, safe stopping performance or autonomous navigation capability.
Architecture Traction wheel, epicyclic gearbox, steering gear/bearings and separate traction/steering motors Published steering introduction PMDC motors; 24 VDC base architecture with identified alternatives Listed load class Up to 227 kg per stated steering-wheel assembly configuration; not vehicle payload Listed performance envelope Up to 14 Nm continuous wheel torque, 250 W and 5 km/h; exact duty/configuration required Traction equipment described Holding brake and incremental encoder in the stated standard construction Published environment IP40 for the introduced steering assembly; no washdown claim Options 48 VDC, brushless variants, wiring and manual brake release require exact selection Family boundary Traction-only WheelMax ratings are not automatically steering-module ratings Procurement Request a quote with complete vehicle and steering duty Applications and Industries
Steerable traction modules for AGVs, robotic material handlers, tuggers and other suitably engineered electric vehicles.
Industrial automation
Request a quote for the exact configuration,quantity and delivery schedule.
| Architecture | Traction wheel, epicyclic gearbox, steering gear/bearings and separate traction/steering motors |
| Published steering introduction | PMDC motors; 24 VDC base architecture with identified alternatives |
| Listed load class | Up to 227 kg per stated steering-wheel assembly configuration; not vehicle payload |
| Listed performance envelope | Up to 14 Nm continuous wheel torque, 250 W and 5 km/h; exact duty/configuration required |
| Traction equipment described | Holding brake and incremental encoder in the stated standard construction |
| Published environment | IP40 for the introduced steering assembly; no washdown claim |
| Options | 48 VDC, brushless variants, wiring and manual brake release require exact selection |
| Family boundary | Traction-only WheelMax ratings are not automatically steering-module ratings |
| Procurement | Request a quote with complete vehicle and steering duty |
