Gearboxes let engineers adjust servomotors’ operating speed and resulting torque. But understanding the two major types will lead to lower costs and better performance. Engineers have long used ...

If you can picture the inside functions of a gearbox, then you’ll come to know that it’s an important element for transmitting power into any movable mechanism. We all know that cars have gearboxes ...

Gearboxes have had a troubled reputation from reliability problems that often required replacement rather than repair. But since the late 1990s, the reliability of gearboxes in GE wind turbines has ...

Gearboxes in general are a result of over 80 years of accumulated engineering knowledge. So why do gearboxes for wind turbines sometimes fail after seven to 11 years — way less than the anticipated 20 ...

With the many industrial gearboxes available today, it’s important to match the proper type of gearbox with the drive, motor, and load. When a machine needs a servosystem (drive and motor), the ...

Demand is growing for gearboxes designed with hybrid propulsion in mind, as owners seek to cut fuel consumption and emissions A new generation of gearboxes are being developed for two- and four-stroke ...

All planetary carriers are manufactured as a cage and machined from solid. This enhances the gearboxes’ quiet operation while at the same time improving positioning accuracy and reducing backlash. On ...

Written by Wikov Gear s.r.o. Wikov Gear s.r.o. is a leading manufacturer of gearboxes for drives of cement mills and kilns in central and eastern Europe. One of its main products for the cement ...

True petrol heads have always enjoyed driving manual cars, they give a heightened feeling of being in control of the vehicle and allow the driver to always ensure that the car is at the right place in ...