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Types Of Gearboxes

Bevel Gearboxes

Bevel gearboxes are basically mechanical devices widely used for transmitting mechanical power and motion between nonparallel axes (intersecting axes), usually at right angles. The teeth on it is straight, spiral or hypoid. The main use of these gearboxes are when the direction of a shaft's rotation needs to be changed.

Important Specifications to be Considered 
» Gear center
» Bore diameter

Use of Bevel Gear
» Automotive industry
» Textile industry
» Industrial engineering products

Helical Gearboxes

Helical Gearboxes are used in numerous industrial applications. They have teeth that spiral around the gear and are similar to spur gears. These can be custom designed and are available in different ratios. They are noise free and have modified output.

Materials Used
» Aluminium
» Cast Iron
» Iron

Use of Helical Gears
» Agriculture
» Mining
» Marine
» Aerospace
» Turbines

Offset Gearbox

These gearboxes are used in many applications in different industries. They have optimum power and are high in performance.

Types of Offset Gearbox 
» Equipped with durable and long life motors.
» High ranging shaft output.
» Face mounted in any direction.
» Operates in both directions.

Materials Used
» Aluminium alloys
» Cast iron
» Steel

Use of Offset Gearbox
» Brush drive motors
» Traction drive motors
» Floor care
» Automobiles

Planetary Gearboxes

Planetary Gearbox are highly efficient and has maximum torque capacity. They are such named because of their physical resemblance to solar system and are composed of sun gear, planet gears and the planet gears' carrier, and ring gear.

Use of Planetary Gears
» Wind turbines
» Power industry
» Sugar industry
» Automotive industry
» Material handling equipment
» Medical equipment
» Robotics machinery
» Aviation equipment
» Packaging equipment

Right Angle Bevel Gearbox

These gearboxes have curved and oblique teeth. They are used for high speed and performance industrial machines. They are compact, noise free and incurs low maintenance cost.

Materials Used
» Aluminium
» Cast iron
» Steel
Use of Right Angle Bevel Gearbox
» Aerospace
» Agriculture
» Power industry
» Conveyors
» Printing presses

Sequential Gearbox

These are also known as Sequential manual transmission. It is commonly used in the automobile industry. It helps the industry for faster, smoother and easier shifting of gears. This gearbox make use of rotation of drum to switch gears. Its advantage is that it reduces the risk of blowing up engine due to mis-shift and it takes less space.

Use of Sequential Gearbox
» Motorcycles
» Racing cars

Shaft Mounted Gearbox

Shaft Mounted Gearboxes are used for efficient power transmission. As it is suspended on the shaft, it does not require base frame for drive system. It eliminates the need of foundation and coupling. The installation of this gearbox is easy and it takes less space.

Use of Shaft Mounted Gearbox
» Conveyor belts
» Steel industry
» Food processing industry
» Mining industry
» Aerospace industry
» Power industry

Spiral Bevel Gearbox

They are type of bevel gearbox that provides 95-98% efficiency and are widely used to transmit power between shafts with right angle orientation to each other. It has curved and oblique teeth, and ensures low noise.

Materials Used
» Cast iron
» Aluminium alloy
» Steel

Use of Spiral Bevel Gearbox
» Conveyors
» Finishing Equipment
» Servo-Positioning Systems
» Electrical Line Shafting
» Boring/Milling Machine Tools
» Winders/Coilers
» Printing Presses

Worm Gearbox

Sometimes also referred as Worm, these gearboxes has a shaft with screw thread. It meshes with toothed wheel and changes direction of the axis of rotary motion. It is noiseless, maintenance free and are available with different precision levels with backlash options.

Salient Features
» Good heat dissipation.
» Can be universally mounted.
» Available in different coupling options.
» Lubricated for long life.

Use of Worm Gearboxes
» Machine tools
» Industrial robots
» Tracking systems
» Semiconductor manufacturing
» Automotive

Worm Reduction Gearbox

Worm Reduction Gearbox is basically a type of worm gearbox that has numerous industrial applications. These are available in various sizes, shapes, configurations, designs and different precision levels with backlash options.

Salient Features
» High efficiency and safe operation.
» Compactly designed.
» High load capacity and overload functions.
» Reduced vibration and noise.
» Maintenance free.
» Available in various mounting options.

Use of Worm Reduction Gearbox
» Machine tools
» Industrial robots
» Tracking systems
» Semiconductor manufacturing
» Automotive