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GBX1600321384D sits in the Schneider Electric GBX planetary gearbox family with a published status of Obsolete, so new factory production has ended and remaining inventory moves through independent surplus channels rather than factory stock. ## What this gearbox actually delivers Reduction ratio is 32:1 in a single planetary stage, with straight-cut teeth and a stated efficiency of 94 % — that figure sets the thermal and torque-loss budget on a 30 °C-ambient, lubricated-for-life service envelope and is the number a drive sizing calc has to absorb. Continuous output torque is rated 800 N.m, with a maximum output torque of 1280 N.m — the gap between the two is the acceleration and peak-load headroom the gearbox can absorb for short duty cycles before the bearing and gear-mesh life budget starts to spend down. Service life is quoted at 30000 h at 100 rpm and 30 °C ambient, and the published axial and radial load limits — 6000 N axial and 4200 N radial at 100 rpm over that 30000 h envelope — assume the load is applied at mid-distance from the output shaft; the 8000 N axial and 6000 N radial figures for 10000 h show how much the bearing budget tightens when the service target shortens. Maximum torsional backlash is 10 arc.min and torsional rigidity 41 N.m/arcmin, which sets the positioning repeatability floor for any servo pairing — pairing the gearbox to a high-resolution drive with the published moment of inertia of 6.36 g.cm² gives the coupling engineer the inertia and stiffness terms needed to keep the loop stable. ## Operating envelope and mechanical integration Ambient operating range is -25...90 °C with an IP54 rating at the shaft output, so the gearbox is sealed for general industrial mounting rather than washdown; the housing is black anodized aluminium with a C 45 steel output shaft, and any-position mounting is permitted, which simplifies the mechanical layout when the reducer is paired with a servo or stepper drive in a constrained cabinet. Noise level is 70 dB at 1 m no-load — meaningful for operator-station placement and acoustic-enclosure decisions on packaging and converting lines where the reducer sits close to the human-machine interface. ## Sourcing posture for an obsolete reducer If the GBX1600321384D BOM line cannot be filled from independent stock, the cross-reference question is whether an active GBX-series planetary gearbox with the same 160 mm frame and 32:1 reduction can be specified as a functional replacement — the rated 800 N.m continuous, 1280 N.m peak, and 10 arc.min backlash figures are the spec lines the replacement has to meet before any form-fit-function call is made.","metaTitle":"Schneider Electric GBX1600321384D planetary gearbox, 32:1","metaDescription":"Schneider Electric GBX1600321384D GBX-series planetary gearbox, 160 mm, 32:1 reduction, 800 N.m continuous. Obsolete; sourced to order against an RFQ.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["Gear Reducers & Gearboxes"],"specifications":{"Efficiency":"94 %","Noise level":"70 dB at 1 m, no-load","Gear box type":"Straight teeth","Housing colour":"Black","Shaft material":"C 45","Reduction ratio":"32:1","lifecycle_stage":"current","Housing material":"Black anodized aluminium","Device short name":"GBX","Moment Of Inertia":"6.36 g.cm²","Mounting position":"Any position","Compatibility code":"GBX","Torsional rigidity":"41 N.m/arcmin","Maximum output torque":"1280 N.m","Service life in hours":"30000 h at 100 rpm at 30 °C","Additional information":"Lubricated for life","Maximum axial force Fa":"6000 N at 100 rpm, during 30000 hour at 30°C 8000 N at 100 rpm, during 10000 hour at 30°C","IP degree of protection":"Shaft output: IP54","Maximum radial force Fr":"4200 N at 100 rpm, force applied at mid-distance from output shaft during 30000 hour at 30 °C 6000 N at 100 rpm, force applied at mid-distance from output shaft during 10000 hour at 30 °C","Continuous output torque":"800 N.m","Gearbox external diameter":"160 mm","Product or component type":"Planetary gearbox","Maximum torsional backlash":"10 arc.min","Ambient Temperature For Operation":"-25...90 °C"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.aoctrl.com/5896903d7a5f1ebf56eda5e053602548.pdf","sourceUrl":"https://www.se.com/nl/en/product/GBX1600321384D/gearbox-with-straight-teeth-gbx-ø-160-mm-reduction-321-10arcmin-800-n-m/","alternativesUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/GBX1600321384D/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What are the headline ratings on this gearbox?","answer":"The 160 mm planetary stage delivers a 32:1 reduction at 94 % efficiency, with 800 N.m continuous and 1280 N.m maximum output torque, 10 arc.min maximum torsional backlash, and a 30000 h service life at 100 rpm and 30 °C ambient — the numbers the drive sizing calc and the servo loop have to absorb."},{"question":"How loud is the GBX1600321384D at no-load?","answer":"The published no-load noise level is 70 dB measured at 1 m, which is the figure to carry into operator-station placement and acoustic-enclosure decisions when the reducer sits near the human-machine interface."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/schneider/GBX1600321384D","citationPolicyUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/llms.txt","source":"AO Ctrl","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"AO Ctrl\" and link https://aoctrl.com/schneider/GBX1600321384D when reusing this data. 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