Know more about industrial gearboxes
Gears are little confusing. There are so many different terms that can be used for the same thing, and there are so many slightly different things that the same general term can refer to. And “gearbox” is one of those terms. Despite the fact that they actually refer to slightly different gear arrangements, gearboxes are other interchangeably used with “gearhead” and “gear reducer”.
In general, a gearbox is a that it is a contained gear train, or mechanical unit, consisting of a series of integrated gears within a housing. It’s a box, with gears. At the most basic level, a gearbox functions like any system of gears, it affects torque and speed between a driving device like a motor and a load. They typically transfer energy from one device to another are used to increase torque while reducing speed. Some gearboxes can be used to do the opposite, decrease torque and increase. The inside of a gearbox can have any type of gears, from bevel gears and spiral bevel gears to worm gears and planetary gears. The gears are mounted on shafts, which can be supported by any type of rolling element bearings. Which type of gear and bearing used is dependent on the application.
Gearboxes has many different applications including machine tools, industrial equipment, conveyors, aircraft propellers, automobile transmissions, and so on. They’re used in essentially any rotary motion power transmission application that requires changes to torque and speed.
But, it’s important to remember that, as with any hardware, regular maintenance and repair are necessary. Because they do involve motion and are subject to excessive noise and vibrations, make sure that the gearbox and gears are properly lubricated, that overheating is avoided, and the gears are properly cleaned and aligned.
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