June 7, 2004

For More Information, Please Contact:

John Phillips
National Sales & Marketing Manager, Durst
Toll-free: (800) 356-0775
Direct: (608) 365-2563
Fax: (608) 365-2182
Email: jphillips@durstusa.com

Durst Introduces The Next
Generation Hydraulic Pump Drive

Shopiere, WI - Durst, a leading manufacturer of mechanical power transmission components, has introduced the Next Generation Hydraulic Pump Drives , built for a wide range of mobile off-highway applications such as construction, mining and material handling equipment.

These new Pump Drives have an advanced modular design (patent pending) with bearings and gears self-contained within cast iron split housings. In addition, AGMA Class 10, solid-on-shaft gears provide quiet operation and uniform alignment.

This is an incredibly standardized product: gears, bearings, seals, output groups, input groups are all common in every model,  says John Phillips, Sales and Marketing Manager, Durst. This means flexibility for the customer with gear ratios accommodating a wider range of applications. 

Cost and availability were the keys as we looked towards creating this new pump drive line,  says Sam Finocchio, Engineering Project Manager, Durst. We wanted to come up with something that created common geometry across the different models so we could have fewer parts and provide volume opportunities for manufacturing.  This part commonality will lead to Durst cutting delivery times in half.

The result is an impressive, new line with an advanced modular design. This leads to greater flexibility for both distributors and equipment manufacturers. The design also has gears that are totally interchangeable across the different models. In addition, the footprint of the new drives is interchangeable with Terrell, Federal and all major brands.

The new units are easy to service,  Finocchio says, as they do not require pressing shafts into bearings and gears through the housings.  Reliability, especially spline fretting and corrosion, has been addressed with a wet spline design, which provides constant oil flow across splines.

This line is comprised of nine models with horsepower ratings from 495 hp to 1025 hp and four product styles: single, two, three and four pad designs. All of the new models will be built at Durst s Shopiere, WI, manufacturing facility which has recently been redesigned and expanded.

Durst, a REGAL-BELOIT Company, is a North American leader of special engineered products for off-highway, agriculture and material handling equipment. Founded in 1932, Durst manufactures a complete line of pump drives, bevel drives, parallel shafts, worm drives, transfer cases and mechanical transmissions.

REGAL-BELOIT Corporation is a leading manufacturer of mechanical and electrical products for motion control and power generation. Headquartered in Beloit, WI, the company serves worldwide markets from its manufacturing, sales and service facilities located throughout the United States and Canada and in Europe and Asia. The company's stock is traded publicly on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol RBC.