Gearmotors Photo Courtesy of DieQua Corporation.

Nowadays, the manufacturing of new products and the improvement of old products are focused on one key factor that has multi-layers of benefits. When an industrial item is energy efficient it means that it is better for the environment as well as saving the company using it money. Helping secure the future of our planet and being able to redirect money from energy bills into other areas of the company are two major benefits worth instilling into all sorts of products, including speed reducers such as gearmotors.

Just because gearmotors contain the word motor, one should not assume that these energy efficient products are utilized in the automotive industry exclusively. They are, in fact, used in a number of other applications as well, varying in size and shape depending on the system it is being installed within. For example, a power drill requires a very small gearmotor while an industrial mixing machine will require a much larger one. Size is not the only factor that changes either. There are two major styles of gearmotors, both of which have variables that can be altered to specific applications and both of which are energy efficient. DC motors use direct current while AC motors utilize alternating current, the difference lying in voltage capabilities, torque and shaft speed and a couple other factors too.

One should never make the mistake of assuming that just because a product is energy efficient it is the best choice, since it is now more common for most products to be energy efficient. That means other factors, such as the size of a gearmotor and whether it is an AC or DC power are more important. Really there is no way to lose though, since all gearmotors use reduction gears, which means that they are able to provide much more energy then their size suggests. This is why they are the ideal power source for smaller appliances that need a lot of punch.