SilentWheel ™


SilentWheel™ for Projection Display


Materion Balzers Optics offers new, improved SilentWheel™ with lower sound levels and longer projection life. It is the combination of our proven ColorWheel™ technology and the development of our innovative sleeve bearing motor technology.

SilentWheel™ for Projection Display


Benefits

SilentWheel™ offers many additional benefits compared to standard product:

  • Significantly improved lifetime
  • Less initial sound level
  • Less sound level increment in time
  • Less high tone noise

The new and improved SilentWheel™ is produced with high precision engineering using state of the art machinery and has all the features the standard product offers including:

  • High flexibility to customize diameter, segment angle, number of segments, etc.
  • Patented (US pat.5,292,417) sputtering technology for the highest filter performance
  • Patented construction



Applications

SilentWheel™ will meet the stringent requirements for sound, lifetime and cost sensitivity of projection systems. We also offer various configurations of the SilentWheel™ for various applications.


Technical Data

Diameter

From 33 to 100 mm


Operating speed

2 × 7200 rpm, 2.5 × 9000 rpm, 3 × 10,800 rpm


Spectral performance

According to customer specification


Spectral temperature stability

<0.3%, typical from 20°C to 100°C


Balancing

To better than G6.3 quality grade per ISO 1940 - 1986


Lifetime

L1 20,000 Hours (L1 = 1% failure point)


Sound pressure level

2 to 4 dBA less than ball bearing motor
Depending on rotation speed and Color Ring design


Operating temperature

0 to 85°C


Storage temperature

–20 to 85°C


Standard cable

180mm FFC
180mm FPC (other length may require tooling cost)