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Worm gear boxes have been designed with gear arrangements in place to reduce rotational speed and allow higher torque to be achieved. This type contains a worm gear which is shaped like a screw which is aligned with a gear wheel. It is because of its design that it is possible to make this type of gear assembly much smaller than a conventional one made from spur gears. The drive axes are positioned at right-angle to each other. Core Benefits The fact that the worm gear only advances 1 ‘tooth’ on the spur gear each time it rotates 360 degrees allows it to reduce speed in a process much more efficiently than conventional models. In fact an equivalent one would have to be 20 times as big to achieve the same performance. Typical Structure Usually worm gear boxes are constructed with air tight and dust proof gear casing, which enables them to be more easily installed in open air environments. The requirement for maintenance and servicing is kept to minimum as these boxes are produced with synthetic oil, are supplied pre-lubricated with mineral oil and filter plugs as they are sealed for life. With such as rigid build quality and being able to increase production output, it is clear why these gear boxes have become more and more popular in recent years. Common Industrial Applications Worm gear boxes have been designed to be used in conveyor belt systems in the manufacturing industry, thermal power facilities, industrial crushing equipment as used on scrap metal yards and recycling facilities. Other applications are such as construction site cranes, bail mills, in power stations within cooling tower systems and extraction units. In addition they are often in use in all kinds of industry such as paper production, sugar refineries, textile dying stations, chemical processing plants, plastic moulding as well as other industries including power stations, steel production and sewerage works water treatment plants. Custom Built Specifications Certain processes require specific requirements in terms of gears and functionality and in these cases custom modifications are made to the standard setup with individual capabilities to meet bespoke client specifications. Typically customers would supply a technical drawing which has been prepared by professional engineering diagrammatic company who has experience of how gear boxes work and then a gear box manufacturer would work from the draughts to produce the custom made worm gear box before completing their usual testing procedure and then supplying it to the client. Find out more about worm gear boxes and how to order them from Tec Electric Motors who are motor distributors based in Worcestershire.
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