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How to Choose Gear Heat Treatment? Five Heat Treatment Processes Explained in One Article
Hard tooth surfaces and a tough core – these are the standards for good gears. Heat treatment is the magic to achieve this. Choosing the right process makes a world of difference in performance and lifespan. In the production of worm gears (WMR...
Dec. 20. 2025 -
What’s going on if you use inappropriate oil into gearbox?
The use of inappropriate oil can cause abnormal noises from the gearbox, rapid temperature rise and long-term high-temperature operation, seriously affecting the service life of gearbox. Adding lubricating oil into the gearbox is to prevent the mutua...
Dec. 20. 2025 -
The Importance of Gear Backlash: Why Must Gear Transmission Systems Allow for Backlash?
In the design and manufacture of gear transmission systems, backlash is a crucial engineering parameter. It refers to the minute gap between the tooth profiles of meshing gears. Whether it's a planetary gear reducer, a worm gear reducer, or a paralle...
Dec. 17. 2025 -
Common Faults and Solutions of Worm Gear Reducers
1.The composition and operating principle of worm gear reducer The worm gear reducer is an industrial device that uses gears to reduce the speed of a motor to a required speed while providing a relatively large torque. RV series worm gear r...
Dec. 17. 2025 -
why use copper to make worm wheel?
Worm wheel and worm shaft are commonly used transmission components in our worm gearbox. We often see that the worm wheel is made of copper, while the worm is made of steel. Many people might find this strange: copper is more expensive and not as har...
Dec. 13. 2025 -
The Principle and Characteristics of Worm Gear Drives
As one of the core products of Zhejiang Wuma Drive Co., Ltd., worm gear drives play a vital role in various industrial transmission systems. Worm gears are commonly used components in mechanical transmissions. Their working principle is based on the ...
Dec. 13. 2025 -
The difference between service factor and safety factor
The words "service factor" and "safety factor" are often mentioned in the maintenance and selection of gearboxes. The words are similar meaning in gearboxes usage and selection, but their meanings are completely different. Understanding their meaning...
Dec. 13. 2025 -
Types of Industrial Gearbox
An industrial gearbox is a power transmission device that uses a gear or worm and gear speed converter to reduce the higher speed of an motor to the required speed while achieving greater torque. The right industrial gearbox can help our eq...
Dec. 12. 2025 -
Simple Understanding Of Reducer
The reducer also called gear reducer or speed reducer. It is an important part in controlling movement in machines. Its main job is to slow down the turning speed coming into it while making the turning force stronger on the other side. Where...
Dec. 12. 2025 -
Standard Backlash and Precision Backlash in Gear Reducers
Standard backlash refers to the allowable clearance between the output and input shafts of a gear reducer within normal design and manufacturing tolerances,which is an important indicator of gear reducer performance. Different types and specific...
Dec. 12. 2025 -
The self-locking function of worm gear reducers: a core guarantee of safety and reliability.
The Importance of Self-Locking Function in Industrial Transmission In the fields of industrial automation and mechanical transmission, worm gear reducers have become the preferred choice for many precision applications due to their unique transmissio...
Dec. 11. 2025 -
What is a reducer?
The principle of a reducer The principle of a reducer refers to the technology of achieving speed matching and torque transmission between a prime mover and a driven machine through a gear transmission device. Its core function is to reduce speed an...
Dec. 11. 2025