Oriental Motor now sells Brother Gearmotors NEMA 56C speed reducers — high-strength and maintenance-free reducers that can mount in any direction with a slip-fit O ring design. Low to high reduction ratios, flange mount or foot mount types, right angle or hollow shaft right-angle types are available. Fit NEMA 56C ac motors, brushless dc motors and brushed dc motors. The gear […]
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GAM expands U.S. manufacturing and introduces one-week delivery for gearboxes and couplings
GAM Enterprises, a U.S. owned and operated company announces the expansion of their U.S. manufacturing operations. It also introduces a 1-week quick delivery program for gearboxes and couplings. With a goal aimed to improve delivery and overall customer satisfaction, GAM established full U.S. manufacturing at its headquarters in Mount Prospect, Illinois. More after the jump. GAM […]
Bonfiglioli now offers TQF precision planetary flanged gearboxes
Bonfiglioli, a global designer and manufacturer of precision planetary gearboxes, now offers the TQF series of precision planetary flanged gearboxes. Highest torsional stiffness, tilting moment and compactness are the main characteristics of the TQF series. The compact servo solution TQF + BMD is a remarkably compact solution in which the overall length dimensions offer revolutionary, space-saving […]
15,000 metric gears – shipped factory direct
With the largest selection of stock metric gears, KHK USA is now able to meet the needs of industrial automation designs with off-the-shelf gears with the fastest of lead times. KHK USA based in Mineola NY, stocks approximately 4,500 skus in the New York warehouse for same day warehouse shipping and can now deliver, within […]
Limit Lost Motion with Gam’s SPH Flange Planetary Gearbox
Backlash and Torsional Rigidity are both important values to consider when selecting a high precision gearbox as they both affect lost motion (arcmin). GAM’s SPH Flange Gearbox has a single piece steel housing and ring gear machined directly inside for maximum stiffness. The helical gears are precision cut and ground for extremely quiet and smooth […]
AutomationDirect adds helical gearboxes to IronHorse line
AutomationDirect’s IronHorse line of motor products now includes helical gearboxes which provide quiet startup and smooth operation in applications such as conveyors, packaging machines, rotary tables, and more. Designed for use with 1 to 20 hp electric motors, IronHorse gearboxes reduce output speed while increasing torque. IronHorse Helical gearboxes feature C-face and TC-face inputs, inline […]
Harmonic Drive LLC introduces harmonic planetary gearheads
Harmonic Drive LLC, a leader in high precision motion control adds Harmonic Planetary HPG gearheads with helical gearing and low reduction ratios to its current planetary gearhead lineup. Harmonic Gearhead products are available with quick lead times. The new models, HPG-R, add low-speed ratios from 3:1 through 10:1 including all integer ratios in between. HPG-R […]
Power Electric launches gear offerings
Power Electric now offers gearing products to its gear product offerings. Custom gears are manufactured to application requirements at competitive prices. Gear types include spiral bevel gears, spur gears, worm gears, helical gears and hypoid gears. “We’ve been a gear supplier for many years as a secondary service for our customers. Now we want to expand […]
Boston Gear introduces new gearbox video series
A series of informative Boston Gear speed reducer videos have been produced to help reduce gearbox failures and premature wear. Topics include proper mounting and installation, lubrication issues and other maintenance and troubleshooting tips. The short how-to videos can be viewed on the Boston Gear website at bostongear.com or on Altra’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/AltraMotion. […]
FAQ: What are common gearmotor types and variations?
Updated May 2018 || A gearmotor is a single component that integrates a gear reducer with either an ac or dc electric motor. Gearmotors can deliver high torque at low horsepower or low speed. This is because the gearhead functions as a torque multiplier and can allow small motors to generate higher torque. Gearmotors can […]