{"id":176,"date":"2026-06-11T08:59:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/?p=176"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:59:35","slug":"planetary-gearbox-for-medical-laboratory-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/planetary-gearbox-for-medical-laboratory-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Planetary Gearbox for Medical &#038; Laboratory Automation \u2014 Surgical Robots, Diagnostic Instruments &#038; Lab Gantry Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(105deg,#002D60 0%,#003B7A 55%,#0060B0 100%); padding: 2.5rem 5%;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0; align-items: stretch;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 150px; padding: .9rem 1.3rem; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1;\">\u226456 <span style=\"font-size: 1rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);\">dB<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: .25rem;\">Noise Level \u2014 EP-FPG040<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 150px; padding: .9rem 1.3rem; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1;\">\u22641 <span style=\"font-size: 1rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);\">\uc544\ud06c\ubd84<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: .25rem;\">P0 Backlash \u2014 FADS Surgical<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 150px; padding: .9rem 1.3rem; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1;\">\u221222 <span style=\"font-size: 1rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);\">mm<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: .25rem;\">Axial Saving \u2014 FADS vs FAD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 150px; padding: .9rem 1.3rem; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1;\">ISO 5<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: .25rem;\">Cleanroom \u2014 FADS Zero-Particle<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 150px; padding: .9rem 1.3rem; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1;\">IP54<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: .25rem;\">Surgical \/ Rehab Robot<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 150px; padding: .9rem 1.3rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1;\">30,000 <span style=\"font-size: 1rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);\">\uc2dc\uac04<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: .25rem;\">Design Life \u2014 EP-FAD \/ FADS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ==================================================== SECTION 1 \u2014 ENGINEERING CONTEXT + COMPLIANCE MAP ==================================================== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 3rem 5%; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0070cc; display: block; margin-bottom: .4rem;\">Engineering Context<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a; border-bottom: 4px solid #F0A500; padding-bottom: .45rem; margin: 0 0 1.3rem; line-height: 1.15;\">Why Medical &amp; Lab Automation Demands More Than Precision \u2014 Noise, Particles, and Non-Magnetic Compliance<\/h2>\n<p><!-- image floats right --><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 44%; min-width: 240px; margin: 0 0 1.5rem 2rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px; width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Planetary-Gearbox-Application-1.webp\" alt=\"EP-FADS compact planetary gearbox for surgical robot wrist axis \u2014 zero lube particles cleanroom ISO Class 5 minimum axial length\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .5rem; text-align: center;\">Korea Ever-Power EP-FADS P0 \u2014 the compact surgical and medical robot wrist gearbox. Direct-insert motor shaft saves 22 mm axial vs. FAD-plus-adapter. NYOGEL 792D sealed lifetime fill produces zero detectable particles in ISO Class 5 cleanroom operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">Medical and laboratory automation imposes a set of requirements that no other industry combines in the same way. Precision alone \u2014 the \u22641 arc-min backlash grade that defines the EP-FADS and EP-FAD P0 series \u2014 is necessary but not sufficient. Three additional compliance dimensions determine whether a gearbox is acceptable in medical and laboratory environments, and all three are independent of the precision specification.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">The first is <strong>acoustic noise<\/strong>. An operating theatre has a mandated ambient noise level below 40 dB during surgical procedures \u2014 any powered equipment operating in or near the theatre must be below this threshold. A diagnostic laboratory adjacent to patient care areas has similar constraints under hospital facilities regulations. Rehabilitation robots operating in patient proximity must meet worker health and safety noise limits that industrial robots in a factory never encounter. EP-FPG040 measured at \u226456 dB at rated load, and EP-FAD090 at approximately 55\u201358 dB, satisfy these requirements where worm gearboxes running at 60\u201370 dB do not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">The second is <strong>particle emission<\/strong>. An ISO Class 5 cleanroom (\u22643,520 particles \u22650.5 \u00b5m per m\u00b3) used in pharmaceutical compounding, semiconductor-grade diagnostic assay production, or surgical implant assembly cannot tolerate lubricant particles from a gearbox with external grease ports or a failed IP seal. NYOGEL 792D in EP-FADS, EP-FAB, and EP-FAD is sealed within the housing with no external access points \u2014 in normal rotary operation within the rated temperature range, no detectable particles enter the cleanroom air stream from the gearbox body. EP-FADS eliminates the motor adapter plate that creates crevices around the input end \u2014 crevices that can trap biological residue in medical environments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">The third is <strong>non-magnetic compatibility<\/strong>. CT and MRI system patient table drives, and any equipment operating in the magnetic field zone of an MRI scanner, must use non-magnetic components to avoid image artefacts. EP-FADS aluminium housing variants are available as a non-magnetic option for these applications \u2014 the same gear train, P0 backlash grade, and NYOGEL 792D lubrication in an aluminium housing that does not perturb a magnetic field.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Callout --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1rem; align-items: flex-start; background: #E8F2FF; border: 1px solid #C0D8F8; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.2rem 1.3rem; margin: 1.4rem 0;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.5rem; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: .1rem;\">\ud83c\udfe5<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: .95rem; color: #003b7a; margin-bottom: .25rem;\">The EP-FADS Advantage for Surgical Robots: 22 mm and Zero External Interfaces<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.65;\">Minimally invasive surgical robots require the smallest possible wrist joint envelope to maximise instrument access angle through a trocar port. EP-FADS saves 22 mm of axial length at the J4\/J5\/J6 wrist axes compared to EP-FAD plus a standard motor adapter plate \u2014 the motor shaft inserts directly into the gearbox input coupling with no external adapter plate and no crevice between plate and housing. In the context of a surgical robot where the wrist diameter is constrained by the trocar diameter (typically 5\u201315 mm working channel), and where any external surface must be cleanable to sterilisation standards, the combination of reduced axial length and elimination of the adapter plate crevice addresses both the geometry constraint and the sterile field compliance requirement simultaneously.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500 UNIQUE VISUAL MODULE: Multi-Zone Compliance Map \u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 1.5rem;\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a; margin: 0 0 .5rem;\">Medical &amp; Lab Deployment Zone Compliance Map \u2014 Noise, Cleanroom Class, Lubrication &amp; EP-Series<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\">The following map shows the compliance requirements across six medical and laboratory deployment zones, and the EP-series that meets each zone&#8217;s combined noise, particle, and lubrication requirements. Use this as the starting point for specification \u2014 identify your deployment zone first, then confirm the series from the table in Section 3.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .86rem; min-width: 700px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .7rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: left; width: 18%;\">Deployment Zone<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .7rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: center; width: 14%;\">Max Acceptable<br \/>\nNoise Level<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .7rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: center; width: 14%;\">Cleanroom \/<br \/>\nParticle Class<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .7rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: center; width: 14%;\">Lubrication<br \/>\nRequirement<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .7rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: center; width: 14%;\">Non-Magnetic<br \/>\nRequired?<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .7rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: center; width: 14%;\">Compliant<br \/>\nEP-Series<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .7rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: left; width: 12%;\">Typical Application<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody><!-- Zone 1: Operating Theatre --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a;\">Operating Theatre<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 400; color: #5a6a7a;\">Sterile surgical field<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a; font-size: .95rem;\">\u226440 dB<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">WHO surgical suite standard<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a;\">ISO 5\u20136<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">\u22643,520 particles\/m\u00b3 \u22650.5\u00b5m<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c0392b;\">Sealed only<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">No external grease points; no particle emission<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">No (MRI-free zone)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 5px; padding: .25rem .5rem; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">EP-FADS P0<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: #5a6a7a;\">NYOGEL sealed; no adapter plate crevice; 22mm compact<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .8rem;\">Surgical robot wrist J4\/J5\/J6; endoscope drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Zone 2: ISO Cleanroom --><\/p>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a;\">ISO 5\u20136 Cleanroom<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 400; color: #5a6a7a;\">Pharma compounding \/ assay<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0070cc; font-size: .95rem;\">\u226460 dB<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Personnel regulation (8hr)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a;\">ISO 5\u20136<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Zero-particle emission required<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c0392b;\">Sealed only<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">NYOGEL 792D validated; no external ports<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">No<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 5px; padding: .25rem .5rem; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">EP-FADS P0<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #0070CC; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 5px; padding: .25rem .5rem; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;\">EP-FAD P0\/P1<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .2rem;\">NYOGEL sealed; \u226458 dB<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .8rem;\">Drug discovery robot; cell culture arm; sterile compounding robot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Zone 3: Clinical Lab --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a;\">Clinical Laboratory<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 400; color: #5a6a7a;\">Open lab with personnel<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #2a9d4e; font-size: .95rem;\">\u226465 dB<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">ISO 11690 lab noise<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #5a6a7a;\">Unclassified<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Contained lube preferred<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #e67e22;\">Sealed preferred<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Long maintenance-free interval<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">No<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"background: #0070CC; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 5px; padding: .25rem .5rem; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">EP-FAD P1<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #5A8ABA; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 5px; padding: .25rem .5rem; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block;\">EP-FPG P1<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .2rem;\">\u226456\u201358 dB; long service<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .8rem;\">Diagnostic analyser carousel; lab gantry pipettor; automated liquid handler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Zone 4: Patient Care \/ Rehab --><\/p>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a;\">Patient Care Area<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 400; color: #5a6a7a;\">Ward \/ rehab \/ therapy<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #2a9d4e; font-size: .95rem;\">\u226455 dB<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Hospital ward night limit<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #5a6a7a;\">Unclassified<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Standard IP54 minimum<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #e67e22;\">Sealed preferred<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">No external maintenance access<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">No (standard)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"background: #0070CC; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 5px; padding: .25rem .5rem; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">EP-FAD P0<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .2rem;\">\u226456 dB; backdrivable; IP54<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .8rem;\">Rehabilitation robot joint; exoskeleton; patient positioning table drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Zone 5: MRI Suite --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: bold; color: #c0392b;\">MRI Suite<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 400; color: #5a6a7a;\">High magnetic field zone<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #2a9d4e; font-size: .95rem;\">\u226455 dB<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Patient environment<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #5a6a7a;\">Unclassified<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Standard sealing<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #e67e22;\">Sealed preferred<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Low vibration critical<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #c0392b;\">YES \u2014 critical<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 400; color: #5a6a7a;\">aluminium housing<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"background: #C0392B; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 5px; padding: .25rem .5rem; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">EP-FADS P0\/P1<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .2rem;\">Aluminium housing option; non-magnetic; \u226456 dB<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .8rem;\">MRI-guided robot axis; patient table positioning; RF coil positioning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Zone 6: Radiotherapy --><\/p>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a;\">Radiotherapy Suite<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 400; color: #5a6a7a;\">Linear accelerator \/ proton<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #2a9d4e; font-size: .95rem;\">\u226460 dB<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Treatment room standard<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #5a6a7a;\">Unclassified<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">IP65 for cleaning protocols<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #e67e22;\">Sealed IP65<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .72rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .1rem;\">Radiation tolerance required<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">Depends on system<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 5px; padding: .25rem .5rem; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">EP-FAB P0<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: #5a6a7a; margin-top: .2rem;\">P0 accuracy; IP65; backlash stability<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .65rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .8rem;\">Linac gantry rotation; treatment couch positioning; beam collimator drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: #5a6a7a; font-style: italic; margin-top: .5rem;\">Noise limits are representative regulatory\/guideline values for each zone type; actual requirements vary by country, facility type, and specific equipment class. ISO cleanroom class corresponds to ISO 14644-1. Non-magnetic requirement should be confirmed with the MRI system manufacturer for the specific field strength and patient zone. EP-series performance values (noise, particle emission) are based on manufacturer test data for sealed units in normal operating conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ==================================================== SECTION 2 \u2014 SIX APPLICATION SCENARIOS ==================================================== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 3rem 5%; background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0070cc; display: block; margin-bottom: .4rem;\">Application Scenarios<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a; border-bottom: 4px solid #F0A500; padding-bottom: .45rem; margin: 0 0 1.3rem; line-height: 1.15;\">Six Medical &amp; Laboratory Applications \u2014 Series Selection, Engineering Rationale, and Compliance Requirements<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1.8rem;\">Medical and laboratory automation spans the full range of EP-series from precision surgical EP-FADS P0 to economy diagnostic EP-FPG P1 \u2014 with noise, particle, and IP requirements that differ by deployment zone. The six scenarios below cover the most common drive applications in medical device OEM engineering, with the compliance rationale for each series selection alongside the performance specification.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.2rem;\">\n<p><!-- Card 1: Surgical Robot --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 310px; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"background: #003B7A; padding: .85rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold; color: #f0a500; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">01 \u2014 Minimally Invasive Surgical Robot Wrist<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);\">J4\/J5\/J6 axes \u2014 fixed motor, sterile field<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: .5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: .8rem;\"><span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">EP-FADS P0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Frame 047\u2013060 mm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #FFF5E0; color: #7a5000; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">ISO 5 cleanroom<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.68; margin: 0 0 .7rem;\">Minimally invasive surgical robots require the smallest possible wrist joint diameter and axial length to fit through a trocar port (typically 5\u201315 mm diameter working channel) while maintaining sub-millimetre positional precision at the instrument tip. Every millimetre of axial length at the J5\/J6 wrist joint either reduces the instrument approach angle or increases the trocar size required. EP-FADS saves 22 mm of axial length compared to EP-FAD plus a standard motor adapter plate \u2014 the servo motor shaft inserts directly into the gearbox input coupling. This 22 mm difference is often what determines whether encoder signal cables can route inside the hollow wrist link structure rather than externally, which in a sterile field is a clinical safety requirement.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #F5F7FA; border-radius: 6px; padding: .65rem .8rem; font-size: .82rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong style=\"color: #003b7a;\">Compliance:<\/strong> NYOGEL 792D sealed \u2014 zero particle emission in ISO Class 5 operating theatre environment. No external adapter plate crevices. \u22641 arc-min P0 for sub-mm instrument tip precision at 400 mm reach. IP54 splash resistance for surgical fluid exposure. 30,000 hr design life at 6,000 rpm.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Card 2: Rehabilitation Robot --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 310px; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"background: #003B7A; padding: .85rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold; color: #f0a500; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">02 \u2014 Rehabilitation Robot Joint Drive<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);\">Patient-assist exoskeleton \/ therapy robot<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: .5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: .8rem;\"><span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">EP-FAD P0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Frame 047\u2013090 mm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #FFF5E0; color: #7a5000; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">\u226455 dB ward<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.68; margin: 0 0 .7rem;\">Rehabilitation robots and lower-limb exoskeletons operate in direct contact with patients, in patient wards and physiotherapy rooms where hospital noise regulations limit continuous mechanical sound to approximately 55 dB during daytime hours and lower at night. The gearbox must also support safe backdrivability \u2014 the ability for the patient (or a therapist overriding the robot) to push the joint against the motor resistance without requiring excessive force. EP-FAD P0 with helical planet gears produces low friction in the backdrive direction: the helical gear geometry is inherently more backdrivable than worm gearing, and the P0 backlash grade minimises the dead zone the patient must overcome before the joint responds. IP54 splash protection covers incidental exposure to cleaning fluids and perspiration.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #F5F7FA; border-radius: 6px; padding: .65rem .8rem; font-size: .82rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong style=\"color: #003b7a;\">Compliance:<\/strong> \u226456 dB at rated speed (EP-FAD060); \u22641 arc-min P0; low backdrive friction (helical gears); IP54; NYOGEL 792D sealed; 30,000 hr \u2014 no scheduled maintenance within device service life.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Card 3: CT\/MRI table --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 310px; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"background: #003B7A; padding: .85rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold; color: #f0a500; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">03 \u2014 CT \/ MRI Patient Table Drive<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);\">Table positioning axis \u2014 MRI non-magnetic option<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: .5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: .8rem;\"><span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">EP-FAD P1 \/ FADS<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Frame 090\u2013110 mm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #FFF5E0; color: #7a5000; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Non-magnetic option<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.68; margin: 0 0 .7rem;\">CT scanner patient tables require smooth, vibration-free positioning over a range of typically 1,500\u20132,000 mm with \u00b11 mm repeatability \u2014 any vibration in the gantry drive is visible as image artefact in reconstructed cross-sections. EP-FAD P1 helical gears produce the lowest vibration at rated table advance speed. For MRI suite installations, where the gantry drive operates in the 1.5\u20133.0 Tesla fringe field zone, ferromagnetic components can cause image distortion and present a physical safety hazard. EP-FADS aluminium housing variant provides a non-magnetic option for these installations \u2014 same gear train, same P0\/P1 backlash grade, same NYOGEL 792D lubrication in an aluminium housing that does not disturb the MRI magnetic field.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #F5F7FA; border-radius: 6px; padding: .65rem .8rem; font-size: .82rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong style=\"color: #003b7a;\">Compliance:<\/strong> Low vibration (helical gears); \u22643 arc-min P1; non-magnetic aluminium housing option (FADS); 10\u201330:1; 3,000 rpm; quiet for patient environment; 30,000 hr maintenance-free.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Card 4: Radiotherapy gantry --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 310px; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"background: #003B7A; padding: .85rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold; color: #f0a500; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">04 \u2014 Radiotherapy Gantry Rotation Drive<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);\">Linear accelerator beam head \u2014 treatment angle precision<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: .5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: .8rem;\"><span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">EP-FAB P0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Frame 110\u2013142 mm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #FFF5E0; color: #7a5000; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Zero backlash growth<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.68; margin: 0 0 .7rem;\">Radiotherapy linear accelerator gantry drives rotate the beam head around the patient to deliver treatment arcs at precise angles \u2014 angular positioning error directly affects radiation dose accuracy and increases healthy tissue exposure. The regulatory tolerance for beam positioning accuracy in IEC 60601-2-1 is \u00b11\u00b0, but modern VMAT (volumetric modulated arc therapy) techniques require \u00b10.1\u00b0 in continuous rotation. This demands \u22641 arc-min P0 backlash grade that does not degrade over the gantry service life: a gearbox that starts at P0 but drifts to P1 after 5,000 hours requires recalibration at a critical medical system. Korea Ever-Power individual backlash grade stamping documents the starting value \u2014 enabling service teams to track actual backlash growth by measurement at each maintenance interval.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #F5F7FA; border-radius: 6px; padding: .65rem .8rem; font-size: .82rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong style=\"color: #003b7a;\">Compliance:<\/strong> \u22641 arc-min P0 \u2014 individual stamp for IEC 60601 traceability; IP65 for treatment room cleaning protocols; 10\u201350:1; DIN Class 5 gears minimise backlash growth rate; CE documentation support.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Card 5: Lab Gantry Pipettor --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 310px; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"background: #003B7A; padding: .85rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold; color: #f0a500; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">05 \u2014 Laboratory Gantry Pipettor X\/Y Drive<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);\">Automated liquid handler \u2014 microplate positioning<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: .5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: .8rem;\"><span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">EP-FAL P1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Frame 070\u2013090 mm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #FFF5E0; color: #7a5000; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Sub-0.1 mm repeatable<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.68; margin: 0 0 .7rem;\">Laboratory gantry pipettors \u2014 automated liquid handlers for 96-well, 384-well, and 1536-well microplate formats \u2014 require sub-0.1 mm positional repeatability at the pipette tip to hit each well accurately and avoid cross-contamination between wells. At a typical 9 mm well pitch (96-well format), a positioning error of more than 2\u20133 mm causes the pipette to miss the well entirely. EP-FAL P1 with the integrated belt pulley provides sub-0.1 mm belt-axis repeatability by eliminating the hub eccentricity that introduces a periodic positional error at belt rotation frequency \u2014 the same mechanism documented in the laser cutting and packaging applications. Low noise (\u226456\u201358 dB) is essential in laboratory environments where instruments are adjacent to personnel for extended periods.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #F5F7FA; border-radius: 6px; padding: .65rem .8rem; font-size: .82rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong style=\"color: #003b7a;\">Compliance:<\/strong> Sub-0.1 mm belt-axis repeatability (integrated pulley); \u22643 arc-min P1; \u226458 dB at rated speed; 5\u201320:1; NYOGEL 792D no external grease; laboratory chemical-splash IP65 option.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Card 6: Diagnostic Analyser --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 310px; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"background: #003B7A; padding: .85rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold; color: #f0a500; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">06 \u2014 Diagnostic Analyser Sample Carousel<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);\">Clinical chemistry \/ haematology sample rotation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1rem 1.1rem;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: .5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: .8rem;\"><span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">EP-FPG P1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #E8F2FF; color: #003b7a; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Frame 040\u2013060 mm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: #FFF5E0; color: #7a5000; border-radius: 4px; font-size: .73rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .5rem;\">Long maintenance-free<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.68; margin: 0 0 .7rem;\">Clinical chemistry and haematology analysers use sample carousels to rotate patient blood tubes to the aspiration position at rates of 30\u2013120 stations per minute, 24 hours per day in hospital central laboratories. The gearbox requirement is P1 precision for station-to-station indexing accuracy, extremely low noise (\u226456 dB \u2014 the analyser may be 2 metres from a clinician&#8217;s workstation), and maintenance-free operation for the analyser&#8217;s typical 5\u20137-year service interval without access to the gearbox. EP-FPG P1 (\u22643 arc-min P1 economy grade) meets all three requirements at significantly lower cost than EP-FAD \u2014 appropriate for the high unit count in analyser OEM production where 50\u2013200 carousel drives per annual production run make unit cost a significant factor.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #F5F7FA; border-radius: 6px; padding: .65rem .8rem; font-size: .82rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong style=\"color: #003b7a;\">Compliance:<\/strong> \u226456 dB noise at rated speed; \u22643 arc-min P1; NYOGEL 792D sealed lifetime fill (zero maintenance within 5\u20137 year service interval); compact FPG040\/060; economy tier for high-volume OEM production.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ==================================================== SECTION 3 \u2014 SPECIFICATION TABLE + SPEC STRIP ==================================================== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 3rem 5%; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0070cc; display: block; margin-bottom: .4rem;\">Technical Specifications<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a; border-bottom: 4px solid #F0A500; padding-bottom: .45rem; margin: 0 0 1.3rem; line-height: 1.15;\">EP-Series Medical &amp; Lab Application Specification \u2014 Complete Reference Matrix<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;\">The table covers the full range from surgical precision (EP-FADS P0) to economy diagnostic (EP-FPG P1), with noise level, IP class, and lubrication columns that reflect the compliance requirements of each deployment zone. All series use the C1\u2013C10 universal motor adapter \u2014 a medical device OEM&#8217;s qualification of a single servo motor model covers every axis on the device BOM.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .84rem; min-width: 720px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .65rem .75rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: left;\">Application \/ Drive Point<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .65rem .75rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: center;\">\uc2dc\ub9ac\uc988<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .65rem .75rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: center;\">Frame (mm)<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .65rem .75rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: center;\">Backlash<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .65rem .75rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: center;\">Noise<br \/>\n(typical)<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .65rem .75rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: center;\">IP<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .65rem .75rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: center;\">Max rpm<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .65rem .75rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: center;\">\uc218\uba85(\uc2dc\uac04)<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .65rem .75rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-align: left;\">Key Medical\/Lab Reason<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Surgical robot wrist J4\u2013J6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #f0a500;\">\u2605<\/span> EP-FADS P0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">047\u2013060<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">\u22641 \uc544\ud06c\ubd84<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: 600;\">\u226455 dB<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">IP54<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">6,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">30,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .79rem;\">\u221222 mm axial; no adapter plate crevice; zero particle; ISO 5 sterile field<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Rehabilitation robot joint<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">EP-FAD P0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">047\u2013090<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">\u22641 \uc544\ud06c\ubd84<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: 600;\">\u226456 dB<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">IP54<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">4,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">30,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .79rem;\">Low backdrive friction; \u226455 dB ward; IP54; patient proximity safe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">CT\/MRI patient table<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">EP-FAD P1<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .73rem; font-weight: 400; color: #5a6a7a;\">or FADS (non-mag)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">090\u2013110<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">\u22643 arc-min<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: 600;\">\u226456 dB<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">IP54<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">3,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">30,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .79rem;\">Low vibration (zero image artefact); non-magnetic aluminium option (FADS) for MRI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Radiotherapy gantry rotation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">EP-FAB P0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">110\u2013142<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">\u22641 \uc544\ud06c\ubd84<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: 600;\">\u226458 dB<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: bold;\">IP65<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">3,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">20,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .79rem;\">P0 individual stamp for IEC 60601 traceability; DIN 5 minimises backlash growth; IP65 cleaning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Lab gantry pipettor X\/Y<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">EP-FAL P1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">070\u2013090<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">\u22643 arc-min<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: 600;\">\u226458 dB<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">IP65 opt<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">5,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">30,000*<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .79rem;\">Sub-0.1 mm belt-axis (integrated pulley); \u226458 dB lab environment; low vibration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Diagnostic analyser carousel<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">EP-FPG P1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">040\u2013060<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">\u22643 arc-min<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: 600;\">\u226456 dB<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">IP64<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">3,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">20,000*<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .79rem;\">\u226456 dB at workstation; zero scheduled maintenance within 5\u20137yr service life; economy OEM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Drug discovery robot arm<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">EP-FAD P1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">060\u2013090<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">\u22643 arc-min<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: 600;\">\u226458 dB<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">IP65 opt<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">5,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">30,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .79rem;\">Zero lube particle (cleanroom); NYOGEL 792D; high-cycle compound handling; 30,000hr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Cell culture incubator arm<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">EP-FPG P1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">040\u2013060<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">\u22643 arc-min<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: 600;\">\u226456 dB<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">IP64<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">2,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">20,000*<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .57rem .75rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .79rem;\">Economy; low noise; cleanroom-compatible sealed housing; long maintenance interval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: #5a6a7a; font-style: italic;\">\u2605 FAL: 30,000 hr S5 intermittent (15,000 hr S1). FPG: 20,000 hr S5 (10,000 hr S1). FAD\/FADS\/FAB: S1 continuous. Noise values are typical at rated load for the referenced frame size \u2014 actual values depend on ratio and input speed. C1\u2013C10 motor adapter applies to all series.<\/p>\n<p><!-- SPEC STRIP --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(105deg,#002D60 0%,#003B7A 60%,#0060B0 100%); border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.4rem 1.8rem; margin-top: 1.5rem;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: .4rem .8rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 800; color: #f0a500;\">FADS \u221222 mm<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .07em; margin-top: .15rem;\">Surgical Axial Saving<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: .4rem .8rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff;\">\u226456 dB<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .07em; margin-top: .15rem;\">FPG040 Rated Load<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: .4rem .8rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff;\">ISO 5<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .07em; margin-top: .15rem;\">FADS Zero Particles<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: .4rem .8rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff;\">Non-Mag<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .07em; margin-top: .15rem;\">FADS Al Housing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: .4rem .8rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 800; color: #ffffff;\">30,000\uc2dc\uac04<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .07em; margin-top: .15rem;\">FADS \/ FAD \/ FAL<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; padding: .4rem .8rem;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 800; color: #f0a500;\">C1\u2013C10<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .7rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .07em; margin-top: .15rem;\">Device BOM Covered<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ==================================================== SECTION 4 \u2014 INSIDE EP-FADS (float-left image) ==================================================== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 3rem 5%; background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0070cc; display: block; margin-bottom: .4rem;\">\uc5d4\uc9c0\ub2c8\uc5b4\ub9c1 \uc778\uc0ac\uc774\ud2b8<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a; border-bottom: 4px solid #F0A500; padding-bottom: .45rem; margin: 0 0 1.3rem; line-height: 1.15;\">Inside EP-FADS \u2014 Four Design Features That Define Medical-Grade Gearbox Performance<\/h2>\n<p><!-- image floats left --><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 40%; min-width: 220px; margin: 0 2rem 1.5rem 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px; width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin-bottom: .9rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Planetary-Gearbox-Structure.webp\" alt=\"EP-FADS planetary gearbox internal structure \u2014 direct-insert motor shaft NYOGEL 792D sealed DIN Class 5 gears for surgical robot and medical automation\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: .6rem; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 70px; background: #E8F2FF; border: 1px solid #C0D8F8; border-radius: 8px; padding: .7rem .5rem; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 800; color: #003b7a;\">\u221222mm<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .68rem; color: #5a6a7a; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-top: .2rem; line-height: 1.3;\">Axial Saving<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 70px; background: #E8F2FF; border: 1px solid #C0D8F8; border-radius: 8px; padding: .7rem .5rem; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 800; color: #2a9d4e;\">ISO 5<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .68rem; color: #5a6a7a; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-top: .2rem; line-height: 1.3;\">Particle Class<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 70px; background: #E8F2FF; border: 1px solid #C0D8F8; border-radius: 8px; padding: .7rem .5rem; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 800; color: #003b7a;\">\u226455dB<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .68rem; color: #5a6a7a; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-top: .2rem; line-height: 1.3;\">Noise Level<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .82rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.6; margin-top: .9rem;\">EP-FADS cross-section: direct-insert motor input (no adapter plate), DIN Class 5 helical planet gears, NYOGEL 792D sealed lifetime fill, aluminium housing option for non-magnetic MRI applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a; margin: 0 0 .6rem;\">Four Features That Distinguish EP-FADS from a Standard Planetary Gearbox in Medical Use<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">A standard industrial planetary gearbox and EP-FADS use the same fundamental gear geometry. The difference lies in four design choices that are irrelevant in a factory but critical in a medical or cleanroom environment \u2014 and that make EP-FADS the standard-catalogue solution for surgical robot wrist axes rather than a custom specification.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .8rem; margin: 0 0 1rem;\">\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: .8rem; align-items: flex-start; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 8px; padding: .85rem 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 800; color: #f0a500; flex-shrink: 0; width: 26px;\">01<\/span>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size: .92rem; color: #003b7a; display: block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">Direct-Insert Motor Shaft \u2014 Eliminates the Adapter Plate and Its Crevice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .84rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\">The servo motor shaft inserts directly into the gearbox input coupling \u2014 no adapter plate, no bolted flange interface between motor and gearbox. This eliminates two things simultaneously: 22 mm of axial length (the adapter plate thickness), and the crevice between the adapter plate and the gearbox input flange. In a sterile surgical field or cleanroom, crevices are contamination traps \u2014 biological residue accumulates in recesses that cannot be fully cleaned by surface wiping. EP-FADS has no such recess at the motor-gearbox interface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: .8rem; align-items: flex-start; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 8px; padding: .85rem 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 800; color: #f0a500; flex-shrink: 0; width: 26px;\">02<\/span>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size: .92rem; color: #003b7a; display: block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">NYOGEL 792D Sealed Lifetime Fill \u2014 Zero Particle Emission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .84rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\">NYOGEL 792D synthetic grease is contained within the sealed housing with no external grease ports, no grease nipples, and no relubrication events within the 30,000-hour design life. In ISO Class 5 cleanroom operation at normal rotary speeds and temperatures, no detectable particles from the lubricant enter the surrounding air stream. This is the standard validated by Korea Ever-Power for EP-FADS in cleanroom applications. For surgical robots operating in an ISO Class 5 operating theatre, this means the gearbox itself is not a particle source \u2014 the sterile field constraint is met by design rather than by continuous monitoring of a potentially leaking external lubrication point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: .8rem; align-items: flex-start; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 8px; padding: .85rem 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 800; color: #f0a500; flex-shrink: 0; width: 26px;\">03<\/span>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size: .92rem; color: #003b7a; display: block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">DIN Class 5 Helical Gears \u2014 Low Noise at Low Speed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .84rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\">Surgical and rehabilitation robots operate at slow joint velocities \u2014 typically 10\u201360 rpm at the joint axis \u2014 where gear mesh noise at low speed is the dominant acoustic source rather than bearing noise. DIN Class 5 profile-ground helical gears produce significantly lower transmission error (the primary acoustic excitation mechanism) at low pitch-line velocities than DIN Class 6\u20137 gears. This is the mechanical basis for the \u226455 dB noise level at rated speed in the 047 and 060 mm frame sizes. In an operating theatre where background noise is below 40 dB during procedures, even a 55 dB gearbox must be evaluated against the specific surgical system noise budget \u2014 Korea Ever-Power provides noise measurement reports for specific frame sizes and ratios on request.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"display: flex; gap: .8rem; align-items: flex-start; background: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 8px; padding: .85rem 1rem;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 800; color: #f0a500; flex-shrink: 0; width: 26px;\">04<\/span>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size: .92rem; color: #003b7a; display: block; margin-bottom: .2rem;\">Aluminium Housing Option \u2014 Non-Magnetic for MRI Compatibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .84rem; color: #5a6a7a; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0;\">The standard EP-FADS housing is aluminium alloy \u2014 already inherently non-magnetic. For MRI-guided robotic systems operating within the 5 Gauss fringe field zone (typically 3\u20134 metres from the magnet isocentre), standard steel components cause image distortion artefacts and present a projectile risk. EP-FADS aluminium housing option extends this non-magnetic property through the entire housing assembly, combining it with the P0 backlash grade and NYOGEL 792D lubrication that MRI-guided robot designers require. This option is available on request for EP-FADS 047\u2013090 mm frame sizes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78;\">These four features address the four compliance dimensions \u2014 geometry (sterile field), contamination (particle emission), clinical safety (noise), and physics (magnetic compatibility) \u2014 that medical device engineers must resolve when specifying a gearbox for a robot or instrument operating in a medical environment. EP-FADS resolves all four in a standard-catalogue item at precision P0 grade and 30,000-hour design life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ==================================================== SECTION 5 \u2014 SELECTION DECISION MATRIX ==================================================== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 3rem 5%; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0070cc; display: block; margin-bottom: .4rem;\">Selection Guide<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a; border-bottom: 4px solid #F0A500; padding-bottom: .45rem; margin: 0 0 1.3rem; line-height: 1.15;\">Medical &amp; Lab Gearbox Selection Matrix \u2014 5 Questions from Deployment Zone to Correct Series<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;\">Medical gearbox selection begins with the deployment zone \u2014 not the precision specification. The compliance map in Section 1 determines which zone applies; the five questions below then identify the correct series and grade. For devices with multiple axes in different zones (e.g., a radiotherapy system with a precision gantry drive and an economy table feed), work through the matrix independently for each axis.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; background: #003B7A; padding: .75rem 1.1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 200px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .88rem; font-weight: bold; color: #f0a500;\">Selection Question<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; font-size: .82rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7);\">Your Answer \u2192 Series Implication<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .65rem; border-radius: 4px; background: #F0A500; color: #003b7a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: .04em;\">Recommended<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; padding: .75rem 1.1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #DDE4ED;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 200px; font-weight: bold; font-size: .88rem; color: #1a2a3a;\">Q1 \u2014 Deployment zone?<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; font-size: .85rem; color: #5a6a7a;\">Operating theatre \/ ISO 5 cleanroom \u2192 EP-FADS P0 (zero particle, no adapter crevice) \u00a0|\u00a0 Patient care \/ rehab \u2192 EP-FAD P0 (low noise, backdrivable) \u00a0|\u00a0 MRI suite \u2192 EP-FADS aluminium housing option \u00a0|\u00a0 Radiotherapy \u2192 EP-FAB P0 (IP65, backlash stability) \u00a0|\u00a0 Clinical lab \/ instrument \u2192 EP-FAD P1 or EP-FPG P1 (noise, long service)<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .65rem; border-radius: 4px; background: #0070CC; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Zone first<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; padding: .75rem 1.1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #DDE4ED; background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 200px; font-weight: bold; font-size: .88rem; color: #1a2a3a;\">Q2 \u2014 Axis type?<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; font-size: .85rem; color: #5a6a7a;\">Robot wrist (compact axial, fixed motor) \u2192 <strong>EP-FADS<\/strong> \u00a0|\u00a0 Robot wrist (adaptable motor) \u2192 EP-FADR \u00a0|\u00a0 Robot base \/ high-torque joint \u2192 EP-FAB P1 \u00a0|\u00a0 Belt-axis gantry (pipettor, imaging head) \u2192 EP-FAL \u00a0|\u00a0 Rotary precision (carousel, gantry rotation) \u2192 EP-FAB P0 or EP-FAD P1 \u00a0|\u00a0 Economy carousel \/ incubator \u2192 EP-FPG P1<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .65rem; border-radius: 4px; background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Axis geometry<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; padding: .75rem 1.1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #DDE4ED;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 200px; font-weight: bold; font-size: .88rem; color: #1a2a3a;\">Q3 \u2014 Non-magnetic required?<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; font-size: .85rem; color: #5a6a7a;\">MRI-guided robot or equipment operating within 5 Gauss fringe field \u2192 specify EP-FADS aluminium housing option \u00a0|\u00a0 Radiotherapy (no strong field) \u2192 standard housing \u00a0|\u00a0 CT (no static field) \u2192 standard housing \u00a0|\u00a0 All other \u2192 standard; non-magnetic not required<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .65rem; border-radius: 4px; background: #F0A500; color: #003b7a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">FADS Al option<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; padding: .75rem 1.1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #DDE4ED; background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 200px; font-weight: bold; font-size: .88rem; color: #1a2a3a;\">Q4 \u2014 Service interval?<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; font-size: .85rem; color: #5a6a7a;\">Device service life \u22655 years, no scheduled gearbox maintenance \u2192 sealed lifetime fill required (all EP series with NYOGEL 792D or CASTROL LMX) \u00a0|\u00a0 Diagnostic analyser 5\u20137 year service interval \u2192 FPG P1 sealed 20,000 hr S5 sufficient \u00a0|\u00a0 Surgical robot 30,000 hr \u2192 FADS\/FAD\/FAB \u00a0|\u00a0 Radiotherapy gantry \u2192 FAB P0 (20,000 hr S5 at typically low duty cycle)<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .65rem; border-radius: 4px; background: #0070CC; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Life class<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; padding: .75rem 1.1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 200px; font-weight: bold; font-size: .88rem; color: #1a2a3a;\">Q5 \u2014 Documentation?<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; font-size: .85rem; color: #5a6a7a;\">IEC 60601 \/ MDR technical file requires gearbox traceability \u2192 per-unit backlash stamp, IP test record, material certificates available on request for all EP precision series (FADS, FAB, FAD, FAL) \u00a0|\u00a0 CE declaration for noise data \u2192 noise measurement reports available per frame\/ratio \u00a0|\u00a0 MRI compatibility confirmation \u2192 aluminium housing declaration available on request \u00a0|\u00a0 C1\u2013C10 adapter covers all series with single motor qualification<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: bold; padding: .2rem .65rem; border-radius: 4px; background: #F0A500; color: #003b7a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Documentation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ==================================================== SECTION 6 \u2014 MANUFACTURING QUALITY (float-right images) ==================================================== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 3rem 5%; background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0070cc; display: block; margin-bottom: .4rem;\">Manufacturing Quality<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a; border-bottom: 4px solid #F0A500; padding-bottom: .45rem; margin: 0 0 1.3rem; line-height: 1.15;\">Korea Ever-Power Production \u2014 How Per-Unit Testing Supports Medical Device Qualification<\/h2>\n<p><!-- two images float right, text flows left and wraps below --><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 42%; min-width: 230px; margin: 0 0 1.5rem 2rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px; width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ever-Power-Test-Center.webp\" alt=\"Korea Ever-Power test center \u2014 individual backlash measurement and noise testing for EP-FADS and EP-FAD medical robot gearboxes\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 10px; width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Planetary-Gearbox-Workshop.webp\" alt=\"Korea Ever-Power 5-axis CNC gear grinding workshop \u2014 DIN Class 5 profile grinding for EP-FADS and EP-FAD medical automation gearboxes\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: #5a6a7a; text-align: center; margin: 0;\">Test centre (individual backlash, noise measurement, IP seal decay \u2014 every unit) and 5-axis CNC gear-grinding workshop, Korea Ever-Power, Ansan-si, Korea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">Medical device manufacturers working under EU MDR, US FDA 21 CFR Part 820, or ISO 13485 quality management systems require supplier documentation that industrial gearbox manufacturers typically do not provide: per-unit traceability, individual test records, and material certificates that link each component in the device bill of materials to a verifiable production record. Korea Ever-Power provides these for EP-FADS, EP-FAB, EP-FAD, and EP-FAL series on request.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><strong style=\"color: #003b7a;\">Per-unit backlash measurement:<\/strong> Every EP-FADS, EP-FAB, and EP-FAD unit is measured under 2% rated torque load before shipment. The measured grade (P0, P1, or P2) is stamped on the nameplate and stored in the production record. For IEC 60601-2-1 (medical electrical equipment \u2014 linear accelerators) and ISO 10218-1 (industrial robots for medical use), the gearbox backlash is a documented design input that must be traceable to actual measured values, not nominal specification. Korea Ever-Power&#8217;s per-unit stamp provides this traceability directly from the nameplate \u2014 no additional measurement at incoming inspection is required.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><strong style=\"color: #003b7a;\">Noise measurement reports:<\/strong> In addition to the standard production tests, Korea Ever-Power can provide noise measurement reports for specific EP-series frame sizes and ratios \u2014 the measured sound pressure level at 1 metre distance at rated load and speed, conducted on a closed-loop servo dynamometer in a semi-anechoic test chamber. These reports are required by medical device OEMs preparing IEC 60601-1-8 (alarm systems) and EN ISO 11688-2 (noise in machinery) documentation packages for CE technical files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .97rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.78; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"><strong style=\"color: #003b7a;\">Material certificates and RoHS declaration:<\/strong> Material certificates for ring gear, planet gear, sun gear, and housing alloys \u2014 linking each production batch to its raw material specification and heat treatment records \u2014 are available on request. RoHS compliance declarations for EP-FADS, EP-FAB, EP-FAD, and EP-FAL are available as standard. These documents are required by medical device OEMs for EU MDR Annex I General Safety and Performance Requirements and for supplier qualification audits under ISO 13485.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Callout --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1rem; align-items: flex-start; background: #E8F2FF; border: 1px solid #C0D8F8; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.2rem 1.3rem; margin: 1.2rem 0;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.5rem; flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: .1rem;\">\ud83d\udccb<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: .95rem; color: #003b7a; margin-bottom: .25rem;\">Medical Device Documentation Package \u2014 Available on Request<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.65;\">For medical device OEM qualification projects, Korea Ever-Power can supply: <strong>(1)<\/strong> Per-unit backlash certificate (measured grade, torque, date, serial number). <strong>(2)<\/strong> IP seal pressure test record (pass\/fail, test pressure, duration). <strong>(3)<\/strong> Noise measurement report for specified frame size and ratio. <strong>(4)<\/strong> Material certificates (ring gear, planet gear, housing alloy). <strong>(5)<\/strong> RoHS compliance declaration. <strong>(6)<\/strong> Non-magnetic aluminium housing declaration (EP-FADS, on request). All documents available within 5 business days of order confirmation. Contact sales@planetary-gearboxes.cn with device class, applicable standard, and required document types.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- comparison table --><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 1.8rem;\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a; margin: 0 0 .8rem;\">EP-FADS \/ EP-FAD vs. European Premium \u2014 Medical Application Comparison<\/h3>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .875rem; min-width: 520px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .6rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: left;\">Attribute<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .6rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: center;\">European Premium<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .6rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: center;\">Korea Ever-Power<br \/>\nEP-FADS \/ EP-FAD<\/th>\n<th style=\"background: #003B7A; color: #ffffff; padding: .6rem .9rem; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: left;\">Medical Relevance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Direct-insert (FADS-type)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">Premium \/ custom option<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #f0a500; font-weight: bold;\">\u2605<\/span> Standard catalogue item<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">22 mm axial saving + no adapter-plate crevice: standard item, no premium for medical configuration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Per-unit backlash stamp<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: bold;\">\u2713<\/span> Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: bold;\">\u2713<\/span> Yes \u2014 every unit<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">Required for IEC 60601, ISO 13485 traceability; same standard as European premium at lower cost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Noise measurement report<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">On request (standard)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: bold;\">\u2713<\/span> On request<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">Required for CE technical file noise chapters; same report format and measurement standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Non-magnetic option<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">Available (some series)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: bold;\">\u2713<\/span> FADS aluminium housing<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">MRI-guided robotic systems; required for 5 Gauss fringe field operation; confirmation declaration available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">NYOGEL 792D sealed<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: bold;\">\u2713<\/span> Standard<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: bold;\">\u2713<\/span> FADS\/FAD\/FAB standard<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">ISO 5 cleanroom validated; zero particle emission; same lubricant reference as European premium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">C1\u2013C10 universal adapter<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">Brand-specific<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #2a9d4e; font-weight: bold;\">\u2713<\/span> All 8 series<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">Medical device BOM: one motor qualification covers FADS wrist + FAB base + FPG economy carousel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; font-weight: 600; color: #003b7a;\">Unit price (P0 grade)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\">100% benchmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; text-align: center; color: #1a2a3a;\"><span style=\"color: #f0a500; font-weight: bold;\">\u2605<\/span> ~60\u201375%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: .6rem .9rem; border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; color: #5a6a7a; font-size: .82rem;\">Same technical specification; significant BOM cost saving for medical device with multiple gearbox axes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: #5a6a7a; font-style: italic; margin-top: .5rem;\">Korea Ever-Power does not manufacture products identical to named European brands. Comparative data is based on publicly available specifications. Medical device OEMs should conduct their own qualification testing per their applicable quality management system requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ==================================================== SECTION 7 \u2014 TESTIMONIALS ==================================================== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 3rem 5%; background: #FFFFFF;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0070cc; display: block; margin-bottom: .4rem;\">\uace0\uac1d \ud53c\ub4dc\ubc31<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; color: #003b7a; border-bottom: 4px solid #F0A500; padding-bottom: .45rem; margin: 0 0 1.8rem; line-height: 1.15;\">What Medical Device and Lab Automation Engineers Say<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.2rem;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; background: #F5F7FA; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem; border-left: 4px solid #F0A500;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; color: #f0a500; margin-bottom: .6rem;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .9rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 1rem;\">&#8220;We design a 5 DoF minimally invasive surgical assistant for laparoscopic procedures. The J5 wrist joint was our critical constraint \u2014 the trocar port limits the wrist diameter, and our cable routing inside the link housing required 22 mm less axial length than the standard FAD-plus-adapter configuration gave us. EP-FADS was the solution. The direct-insert motor shaft not only saved the 22 mm but eliminated the adapter plate crevice that our sterility team had flagged as a cleaning validation concern. The P0 backlash stamp on the nameplate went straight into our IEC 60601-2-77 design file. 18 months into clinical use, no gearbox issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .8rem;\">\n<div style=\"width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; background: #003B7A; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; flex-shrink: 0;\">IK<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .88rem; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">Im K., Lead Systems Engineer<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: #5a6a7a;\">Surgical Robotics OEM \u2014 Seoul, Korea<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; background: #F5F7FA; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem; border-left: 4px solid #F0A500;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; color: #f0a500; margin-bottom: .6rem;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .9rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 1rem;\">&#8220;Our high-throughput diagnostic analyser uses 12 EP-FPG P1 carousel drives. The noise requirement was the deciding factor \u2014 our lab instrument sits 1.5 metres from a clinician&#8217;s workstation in an open laboratory, and the hospital facilities team had set a 60 dB limit for all powered equipment in that zone. EP-FPG040 measured at \u226456 dB in our integration test, which gave us comfortable margin. The NYOGEL 792D lifetime seal means we can commit to a 7-year maintenance-free service interval in the instrument manual, which our regulatory affairs team required before CE submission. The per-unit stamp on each gearbox also simplified our incoming quality inspection \u2014 we accept on the nameplate grade without additional measurement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .8rem;\">\n<div style=\"width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; background: #003B7A; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; flex-shrink: 0;\">NJ<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .88rem; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">Nam J., Principal R&amp;D Engineer<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: #5a6a7a;\">In-Vitro Diagnostic Instrument Manufacturer \u2014 Suwon, Korea<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; background: #F5F7FA; border-radius: 10px; padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem; border-left: 4px solid #F0A500;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; color: #f0a500; margin-bottom: .6rem;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .9rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; font-style: italic; margin: 0 0 1rem;\">&#8220;We specify EP-FAD P1 for the patient table drive on our CT system and EP-FADS aluminium housing on the table positioning axis of our MRI-guided biopsy robot. The aluminium housing confirmation document from Korea Ever-Power was exactly what our MRI compatibility team needed \u2014 they were satisfied that the gearbox would not cause image artefacts or present a safety risk within the 5 Gauss zone. The fact that the gear train is identical between standard and aluminium housing variants meant our qualification effort covered both products simultaneously, which saved several weeks in our design verification programme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .8rem;\">\n<div style=\"width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; background: #003B7A; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; flex-shrink: 0;\">CY<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .88rem; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a;\">Cho Y., Medical Systems Mechanical Engineer<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .78rem; color: #5a6a7a;\">Medical Imaging Systems OEM \u2014 Seongnam, Korea<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ==================================================== SECTION 8 \u2014 RELATED PRODUCTS + FAQ + CTA ==================================================== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 3rem 5%; background: #F5F7FA;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<p><!-- Related products --><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a; margin: 0 0 1rem;\">Related EP-Series \u2014 Full Medical Device BOM Coverage<\/h3>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 2.5rem;\">\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 38%; min-width: 200px; margin: 0 0 1rem 1.5rem;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Planetary-Gearbox-related-product.webp\" alt=\"Korea Ever-Power EP series planetary gearbox range \u2014 FADS FAD FAB FAL FPG for surgical robot diagnostic instrument lab automation medical\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: .9rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; margin-bottom: .8rem;\">Core medical series: <a style=\"color: #0070cc; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"\/ko\/fads-series-planetary-gearbox\/\">EP-FADS P0<\/a> for surgical and cleanroom robot wrist axes (direct-insert, zero particle, non-magnetic option). <a style=\"color: #0070cc; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"\/ko\/fad-series-planetary-gearbox\/\">EP-FAD P0\/P1<\/a> for rehabilitation robots, CT\/MRI tables, drug discovery, and low-noise instruments. <a style=\"color: #0070cc; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"\/ko\/fab-series-planetary-gearbox\/\">EP-FAB P0<\/a> for radiotherapy gantry rotation and high-torque imaging drives. <a style=\"color: #0070cc; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"\/ko\/fal-series-planetary-gearbox\/\">EP-FAL P1<\/a> for lab gantry pipettors. <a style=\"color: #0070cc; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"\/ko\/fpg-fpga-series-planetary-gearbox\/\">EP-FPG P1<\/a> for diagnostic instrument carousels and economy-tier automation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: .9rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; margin-bottom: .8rem;\">Browse the full <a style=\"color: #0070cc; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\" href=\"\/ko\/product-category\/planetary-gearbox\/\">EP series range<\/a>. For drive shaft components in medical positioning systems: <a style=\"color: #0070cc; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/cvjointdriveshaft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cvjointdriveshaft.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- FAQ --><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: bold; color: #1a2a3a; margin: 0 0 1rem;\">Frequently Asked Questions \u2014 Medical &amp; Lab Gearbox Selection<\/h3>\n<details style=\"border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: .75rem; background: #FFFFFF; overflow: hidden;\">\n<summary style=\"padding: .9rem 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; font-size: .92rem; color: #003b7a; list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">Is NYOGEL 792D in EP-FADS validated for use in an ISO Class 5 operating theatre?<span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; color: #f0a500;\">\uff0b<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: .8rem 1.1rem 1rem; font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; border-top: 1px solid #DDE4ED;\">Korea Ever-Power has validated NYOGEL 792D in sealed EP-FADS, EP-FAB, and EP-FAD housings for zero-detectable particle emission in ISO Class 5 cleanroom conditions during normal rotary operation within the rated temperature range (\u221210\u00b0C to +90\u00b0C). The validation covers sealed housing operation \u2014 no external grease ports, no relubrication events, and no housing seal failure. The sealed housing is the critical condition: if the IP seal is intact (as confirmed by the per-unit IP54 pressure decay test on EP-FADS), lubricant does not migrate out of the gear chamber and into the cleanroom air stream. Medical device OEMs should conduct their own cleanroom validation testing per the applicable ISO 14644-3 test methods for their specific facility and operating conditions, using Korea Ever-Power&#8217;s technical data sheet as the input specification. Contact sales@planetary-gearboxes.cn for the EP-FADS particle emission test report.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: .75rem; background: #FFFFFF; overflow: hidden;\">\n<summary style=\"padding: .9rem 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; font-size: .92rem; color: #003b7a; list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">How does the EP-FADS aluminium housing option support MRI compatibility?<span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; color: #f0a500;\">\uff0b<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: .8rem 1.1rem 1rem; font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; border-top: 1px solid #DDE4ED;\">The EP-FADS aluminium housing option uses an aluminium alloy housing and associated non-ferrous fasteners, replacing the standard steel housing. Aluminium is diamagnetic \u2014 it does not interact with a static magnetic field to any meaningful degree and does not cause image artefacts in MRI systems operating at 1.5\u20133.0 Tesla field strength. The gear train, NYOGEL 792D lubrication, and backlash grade specification are identical to the standard EP-FADS \u2014 only the housing material changes. Korea Ever-Power provides a declaration document confirming the housing material specification for use in MRI compatibility assessment per ASTM F2052 (Standard Test Method for Measurement of Magnetically Induced Displacement Force on Medical Devices in the Magnetic Resonance Environment). The determination of whether the complete assembled robot system is MRI-compatible at a specific field strength and spatial gradient must be made by the device manufacturer and MRI system manufacturer jointly \u2014 Korea Ever-Power&#8217;s declaration covers only the gearbox component.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: .75rem; background: #FFFFFF; overflow: hidden;\">\n<summary style=\"padding: .9rem 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; font-size: .92rem; color: #003b7a; list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">What documentation does Korea Ever-Power supply for EU MDR technical file requirements?<span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; color: #f0a500;\">\uff0b<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: .8rem 1.1rem 1rem; font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; border-top: 1px solid #DDE4ED;\">For EU MDR Regulation 2017\/745 Annex I General Safety and Performance Requirements and supporting technical file documentation, Korea Ever-Power can provide: per-unit backlash test certificate (serial number, measured grade, measurement method, date); IP54\/IP65 pressure decay test record (pass\/fail, pressure, duration, serial number); noise measurement report for specified series, frame size, and ratio (sound pressure level at 1 m, rated speed, specific ratio); material certificates for ring gear alloy, planet gear alloy, and housing alloy with heat treatment records; RoHS Declaration of Conformity (Directive 2011\/65\/EU); aluminium housing material declaration for MRI compatibility assessment (EP-FADS only). Lead time for documentation package: 5 business days from order confirmation. For ISO 13485 supplier qualification audit arrangements (including factory inspection at Ansan-si), contact sales@planetary-gearboxes.cn.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: .75rem; background: #FFFFFF; overflow: hidden;\">\n<summary style=\"padding: .9rem 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; font-size: .92rem; color: #003b7a; list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">Can EP-FAD support safe backdrivability for rehabilitation robots in patient contact?<span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; color: #f0a500;\">\uff0b<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: .8rem 1.1rem 1rem; font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; border-top: 1px solid #DDE4ED;\">EP-FAD P0 helical planetary gears have lower backdrive friction than worm gears (which are typically non-backdrivable) or straight-cut spur gears. The helical meshing geometry produces a favourable force component in the axial\/backdrive direction compared to straight gearing. In a rehabilitation robot or exoskeleton, this means a patient can push a joint against the motor resistance with a force proportional to the motor holding torque divided by the gear ratio \u2014 the joint does not lock under manual force as it would with a worm gearbox. However, backdrivability is also dependent on the total system friction including motor cogging torque, seal friction, and bearing preload \u2014 Korea Ever-Power can provide backdrive torque measurement data for specific frame sizes and ratios on request. The determination of whether a specific rehabilitation robot axis design is safely backdrivable per IEC 60601-1 Clause 9.2 (patient forces) must be made by the device manufacturer through biomechanical analysis and clinical risk assessment \u2014 the gearbox backdrive friction data is one input to this analysis.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details style=\"border: 1px solid #DDE4ED; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 2rem; background: #FFFFFF; overflow: hidden;\">\n<summary style=\"padding: .9rem 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; font-size: .92rem; color: #003b7a; list-style: none; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;\">How does the 7-year maintenance-free claim for diagnostic analyser gearboxes work?<span style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; color: #f0a500;\">\uff0b<\/span><\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: .8rem 1.1rem 1rem; font-size: .875rem; color: #2a3a4a; line-height: 1.72; border-top: 1px solid #DDE4ED;\">EP-FPG P1 is rated for 20,000 hours S5 intermittent design life with CASTROL LMX sealed lifetime fill \u2014 no external lubrication ports, no scheduled relubrication. For a diagnostic analyser carousel operating in a hospital central laboratory at a typical duty cycle of 8\u201312 hours per day, 250 operating days per year, the annual operating hours are approximately 2,000\u20133,000 hours S5. At this duty cycle, 20,000 hours S5 corresponds to 7\u201310 years of operation before the statistical L10 bearing life is reached. The &#8220;maintenance-free&#8221; claim applies specifically to lubrication maintenance \u2014 the sealed CASTROL LMX fill does not require top-up or replacement within this interval. Mechanical wear of gears and bearings is a separate consideration: Korea Ever-Power recommends that device manufacturers include a backlash measurement check at their planned maintenance interval (typically 3\u20135 years for diagnostic instruments) using the instrument&#8217;s built-in calibration routine, comparing against the nameplate-stamped starting backlash value to monitor wear progression. Contact sales@planetary-gearboxes.cn for FPG P1 life calculation data specific to your carousel speed and duty cycle profile.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p><!-- CTA --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(105deg,#002D60 0%,#003B7A 60%,#0060B0 100%); border-radius: 12px; padding: 2rem 2rem; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: .5rem;\">Specify EP-FADS, EP-FAD, or EP-FPG for Your Medical or Lab Automation Application<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: .9rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.8); margin-bottom: 1.4rem;\">Send your deployment zone, axis configuration, and motor model \u2014 Korea Ever-Power will provide series recommendation, noise data, and documentation package availability within 24 hours. MRI aluminium housing option, ISO 13485 supplier documents, and IEC 60601 traceability certificates all available.<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #F0A500; color: #003b7a; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: .95rem; padding: .85rem 2rem; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: .03em;\" href=\"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/contact-us\/\">Request Medical Gearbox Specification \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\ud3b8\uc9d1\uc790: Cxm<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u226456 dB Noise Level \u2014 EP-FPG040 \u22641 arc-min P0 Backlash \u2014 FADS Surgical \u221222 mm Axial Saving \u2014 FADS vs FAD ISO 5 Cleanroom \u2014 FADS Zero-Particle IP54 Surgical \/ Rehab Robot 30,000 hr Design Life \u2014 EP-FAD \/ FADS Engineering Context Why Medical &amp; Lab Automation Demands More Than Precision \u2014 Noise, Particles, and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-application-and-technical-guid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181,"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176\/revisions\/181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetary-gearboxes.cn\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}