ZIMM drive technology for your industry | Lifting, positioning, supporting and levelling

ZIMM develops and manufactures industrial gearboxes and drive technology for precise linear motion and torque transmission in industrial environments. Our flexible solutions are used wherever loads need to be lifted, supported, levelled, positioned or adjusted. The portfolio includes screw jacks in the ZE, ZE-H and GSZ series with lifting forces from 2.5 to 1,000 kN per gearbox, electromechanical actuators in the ZA and ZA-I series from 25 to 200 kN, as well as bevel gearboxes in the ZK series in 4 sizes with ratios from 1:1 to 3:1 – complemented on a modular basis by matching add-on parts from the ZIMM modular system.

The decisive factor in selection is not the industry, but the specific motion task. The following overview lists the motion tasks, product groups and a practical example for each industry. The tiles take you directly to the respective industry page or application video.

IndustryMotion tasksProduct groupsApplication examples
AutomationLifting · Lowering · Positioning · Adjusting · Clamping and releasingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsConveyor belt adjustment · Gripper format adjustment · Lifting table adjustment
Cable, wire and tube industryLifting · Positioning · Aligning · Advancing · Clamping and releasingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsForming rolls · Pay-off · Flying saw · Take-up
Automated guided vehiclesLifting · LoweringScrew jacksHeavy-duty AGVs · Autonomous mobile robots (AMR)
Hydraulic steel constructionLifting · Lowering · AdjustingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsSluice gates · Weir systems · Lock gates · Fish ladders
Ropeway systemsTensioning · AdjustingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsConveyor belts (detachable chairlifts) · Switch points system & garaging · Tensioning carriage readjustment
Wind energyLifting · Lowering · Positioning · Adjusting · Clamping · ReleasingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsRotor Lock · Platform hatch control
Maritime logisticsLocking · Positioning · Adjusting · TensioningScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsBogie locking on gantry cranes · Locking and adjustment functions in the spreader · Rope tensioning systems at backreach
Stage technologyLifting · Lowering · Positioning · AdjustingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsOrchestra platform · Understage machinery · Upper stage machinery · Raked stage · Mobile stage construction
Ground Support EquipmentLifting · Supporting · Levelling · Erecting · AdjustingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsPassenger steps · Loader · Transporter
Antenna systemsLifting · Levelling · Erecting · PositioningScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsStationary parabolic antennas · Radar and communication installations · Ground stations with an adjustable antenna reflector
Inclined elevatorsLifting · Lowering · LevellingElectromechanical actuatorsInclined elevator cabins
Urban security & protection technologyLifting · Lowering · LockingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsRetractable bollards · Road blockers · Vertical lift fire doors
Timber industryAdjusting · Clamping · Fine adjustmentScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsMulti-blade saws, bandsaws and sliding table saws · Clamping devices · Feed/edging stations
ArchitectureLifting · Lowering · LockingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsRetractable balustrades, façades, glass bands and skylights · Temporary guide/protective walls
IntralogisticsLifting · Positioning · AdjustingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuators · ZK bevel gearboxesConveyor belt adjustment · AGV top modules · Turntables in carton conveyor lines
Railway technologyLifting · Tilting · Positioning · Securing and releasing · Opening and closingScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsWheelset changing systems · Turnout transport wagons · Mobile workshops
DefenceLifting · Supporting · Levelling · Erecting · PositioningScrew jacks · Electromechanical actuatorsFour-post lifts for military vehicles · Vehicle levelling with antenna erection · Antenna positioning in fixed installations

Please note:

Bevel gearboxes in the KSZ-H, KSZ-2 and KST series, connecting shafts, couplings and matching parts from the ZIMM modular system complement screw jacks and electromechanical actuators across all industries to form mechanically coupled multi-spindle systems. ZK bevel gearboxes are to be considered separately: standalone right-angle gearboxes in 4 sizes for 90° redirection and torque transmission in compact drive trains; the table lists them only where this redirection itself forms part of the motion task.

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Are you planning a lifting, positioning, adjusting, or levelling task – regardless of the industry? Describe your application and, if already known, submit details on load or torque, stroke length, speed, duty cycle, number of drive points, installation situation, and ambient conditions. A drawing or sketch can be attached directly. Our application engineers will support you in selecting suitable screw jacks, electromechanical actuators, ZK bevel gearboxes, and matching system components – also for project-specific special applications.

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