Speed Reducers Blog

Pencil Sharpeners, a Variation of Planetary Gearboxs

joeyv — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:53:01 +0000

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When I was in high school every classroom was equipped with a mechanical pencil sharpener. Most of the sharpeners worked and were well used but occasionally some kid got the idea

A Tractor Trucking

andream — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:55:08 +0000

Agricultural equipment is not known for its quickness but for its longevity and dependability. Regardless of what an individual uses a tractor for, speed is not their goal but thoroughness is, which requires a sturdy and solid internal system. Tracto

Building Your Manufacturer Website

andream — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:40:15 +0000

Building a website for your company, whether you are a speed reducer manufacturer, a conveyor belt supplier or a gasket wholesaler, is the key to success during this technological day and age. As newspaper and magazine advertisements decrease in popu

Speed Ratios

andream — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:30:53 +0000

When I think of speed my mind initially forms the image of a car of some sort, but this is not the only sort of machine that requires the speed control provided by mechanisms like gear drives. In fact, a number of large industrial machines must vary

Speed Demon

andream — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:11:43 +0000

A race car has only two main functions; to go as fast as possible without the driver losing control and not breaking down in the middle of a race. Racing is not something that has ever interested me, since it seems pretty boring unless there are acci

Shaft Mounted Speed Reducers: Smaller then a Coupling

andream — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:55:49 +0000

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It often happens that industrial applications can actually employee a couple different types of industrial products to get the job done well. This does not mean that both industri

The Energy Saving Capabilities of Gearmotors

andream — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:09:26 +0000

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

Speed Reducers: Building on the Gear

andream — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:04:29 +0000

Speed Reducers Photos Courtesy of Boston Gear.

The gear is one of the most basic building blocks for modern day mechanisms. They have been around for thousands of years, although the

Gear Boxes: A Basic Transmission

andream — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:59:12 +0000

I recently paid a visit to the auto shop due to some car issues, and was told the next day that I needed a new transmission. This was not happy news, since transmissions are not cheap. In my frustration I researched what exactly a transmission does a

Variable Speed Drives: How Speed Levels Work

andream — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:56:11 +0000

Have you ever wondered how a machine was able to operate at numerous speed levels? If so, then you will be interested to know that the automatic changes in speed that are programmed into a machine are possible because of variable speed drives, which