Discover the variety and advantages of gear motors for mechanical engineering, logistics, and more.
What is the decisive advantage of a gear motor for industrial applications?
Der decisive advantage of a gear motor lies in the combination of motor and gear, which allows for optimal adjustment of speed and torque to the specific application. This often leads to more compact designs and higher efficiency compared to direct drives, especially when high forces at low speeds are required.
How does ATEK Drive Solutions assist in selecting the right gear motor?
ATEK Drive Solutions offers comprehensive technical consulting by experts to find the optimal gear motor for your specific requirements. We consider factors such as load profile, environmental conditions, and energy efficiency. In addition, our modular system allows for millions of configurations and our online product configurator supports initial selection.
What role does the gear ratio (i) play in a gear motor?
The gear ratio ‘i’ indicates by what factor the motor speed is reduced and the torque (minus losses) is increased. A higher gear ratio means a stronger torque increase at lower output speeds. The correct choice is crucial for the performance and lifespan of the gear motor.
Can ATEK also provide gear motors for special requirements such as in the food industry or for explosive environments?
Yes, ATEK offers special designs wie stainless steel gear motors in hygienic design (up to IP69K) for the food and pharmaceutical industry as well as ATEX-certified gear motors for use in explosive environments (Zones 1/21 or 2/22). These are designed for maximum safety and cleanliness .
How quickly are ATEK gear motors available?
Thanks to a large inventory of almost 400,000 to 500,000 individual parts, especially with standard components like worm gears, ATEK can realize many gear motor variants with short delivery times. Our modular system further supports this flexibility.
What are the advantages of servo gear motors and where are they used?
Servo gear motors offer highest precision, dynamic response, and control quality. They are ideal for demanding applications such as robotics, positioning tasks, and high-dynamic packaging machines. ATEK combines for this purpose high-performance servo motors with low-play precision gears, e.g., planetary gears.
How do modern gear motors contribute to energy efficiency?
Modern gear motors, especially in combination with highly efficient motors (e.g., IE3/IE4) or brushless DC motors (BLDC) and intelligent control electronics such as frequency inverters, can significantly reduce energy consumption.ATEK supports with an energy-saving calculator and offers solutions that can reduce energy costs by up to 20% or more. können.
What distinguishes ATEK as a system provider for the industrial drive train?
ATEK is a system provider for the complete industrial drive train and combines decades of experience in brakes and gear manufacturing with new expertise in servo motors. We offer standard and custom solutions, a modular system for a variety of options, quick delivery times, and a very good price-performance ratio, supported by comprehensive consulting.
Die The correct selection of a gear motor is essential for the system efficiency and longevity; it requires consideration of torque, speed, operating mode, and environmental conditions. An optimized design can reduce the installation space by up to 15%..
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Moderne Getriebemotoren, insbesondere servo systems or those with energy-efficient motors (e.g., IE3, BLDC), enable significant energy savings of often over 20% and increase productivity in demanding applications through precision and dynamics. Learn everything about gear motors: from the basics to the various designs and the optimal selection for your specific requirements. Including expert tips and application examples!
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Introduction to gear motors
Gear Motors: The powerhouses for your industrial applications – How to select the right one gear motor!
The choice of the suitable gear motor is crucial for the efficiency of systems. This article explains how to find the optimal drive solution for specific requirements to enhance production performance. ATEK Drive Solutions provides information on the gear motor bereit.
What exactly makes a gear motor?
Ein gear motor is a unit for torque conversion that delivers precise power instead of pure speed. This motor-gear combination consists not only of a motor with gears but also functions as a system for adapting torque. ATEK Drive Solutions has decades of experience in developing Gear Motors. More on gear motors
Why are Gear Motors often the superior choice?
The use of Gear Motors can lead to significant advantages. For example, one customer reduced the installation space of their machine by 15% by switching to a more compact gear motor. The use of smaller, rapidly rotating motors represents an important efficiency advantage that a modern gear motor offers. ATEK’s modular systems allow for diverse configurations. Combination Motor Gear
Where are these power converters used?
Gear Motors drive over 80% of the movements in automated industrial plants. Their adaptability enables the use of these drive units in various areas, from the food industry to heavy machinery manufacturing. ATEK provides solutions for applications such as packaging machines and conveyor systems in logistics that require reliability. Gear Motors functionality and technical aspectsHow is usable power generated from speed in a
Wie wird aus Drehzahl nutzbare Kraft bei einem gear motor?
A gear within a gear motor converts the high speed of a motor into higher torque for heavy loads using gear pairs. This involves not only gear reduction but also the precise transmission and transformation of energy. SEW-Eurodrive describes this function as converting torque and speed, a core competency of ATEK in the development of Gear Motors. Details on bevel gears
What advantages do modern Gear Motors?
Modern Gear Motors allow for the use of smaller motors at the same power level, resulting in material and cost savings. This advantage, which an efficient gear motor provides, was already patented in 1927 by Albert Obermoser. Based on this, ATEK offers efficient drive solutions with a good price-performance ratio, supported by a comprehensive inventory of Gear Motors.
The key figures for a gear motor at a glance
A wrongly chosen gear ratio (i) can impair the operational performance of a gear motor . Key figures such as efficiency, maximum output torque, and play are crucial for performance and lifespan of the gear motor gear motor. With a gear motor with i=50, the output torque, minus losses, is theoretically 50 times greater than the motor torque. Servo-ready gear motorsTypes of gears and their properties
Bevel and worm gears: The reliable workhorses in a gear motor
For continuous load applications with simple power direction change, bevel gears are often a suitable component in the gear motor. Worm gears provide high reductions in a compact space and are often self-locking, making them a good choice for certain gear motor-applications. ATEK maintains these in stock for immediate availability. Worm gears with i>25 are suitable for lifting applications to prevent backflow, often integrated into a special gear motor.
- Bevel gears: Suitable for continuous load applications with simple power direction change, a core component of many Gear Motors.
- Worm gears: Provide high reductions in a compact space and are often self-locking, ideal for lifting applications with a gear motor.
- Bevel gears: Efficiently redirect power at 90 degrees when shafts are not parallel, often found in anglegear motors. Hypoid gears: A special design of bevel gears for higher smoothness and load capacity in a
- Hypoidgetriebe: Eine spezielle Bauform der Kegelradgetriebe für höhere Laufruhe und Belastbarkeit in einem gear motor.
- Planetary gears: Transmit very high torques in a small installation space thanks to high power density, often used in high-performanceGear Motors.
- special designs: Availability of stainless steel bevel gears for hygienic applications and servo bevel gears for dynamic tasks that require special gear motor-solutions.
Bevel and hypoid gears: Power transmission at an angle for your gear motor
When the input and output shafts are not parallel, bevel gears efficiently redirect power at 90 degrees – an important function for many gear motor-types. Hypoid gears, a special design, can offer higher smoothness and load capacity. ATEK also offers bevel gears also in stainless steel for hygienic applications or as servo bevel gears for dynamic tasks, often as part of a complete gear motor.
planetary gear system: Compact powerhouses for high torque in gear motor
Planetary gears are suitable for transmitting very high torque in the smallest of spaces, making them ideal for compact Gear Motors . Their design with a central sun gear and surrounding planet gears allows for high power density and often a better efficiency. ATEK integrates them into precise servo systems, which can be specified as highly developed gear motor-solutions through the online configurator.Selection criteria and application examples
Identify the right gear motor : What should you pay attention to?
Identifying the right gear motor requires more than just knowledge of torque and speed. Environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, or aggressive media significantly affect the lifespan of a gear motor and must be considered. A gear motor for the cement industry (dusty environment) requires a different design than a gear motor for an air-conditioned production hall. ATEK provides consulting, including the selection of brake motors for safety applications, which are often designed as special Gear Motors .
Operating mode and energy efficiency of a gear motor: Save costs in the long term
In continuous operation (e.g., 24/7), the energy efficiency of a gear motor is an important cost factor. An initially cheaper motor with gearbox can become more expensive in the long term due to higher energy costs; the ATEK energy savings calculator supports the calculation. A modern gear motor with an IE3 motor can reduce energy costs compared to an IE1 model by up to 20%. The operating mode (S1 continuous operation, S3 intermittent operation) is taken into account for optimal design of the gear motor .
Practical: Gear Motors in action
Gear Motors are used in packaging machines that process thousands of products per hour, or as robust drives in recycling plants. A correct design of the gear motor, including suitable lubrication and optional sensors for condition monitoring, is essential for trouble-free operation. ATEK supplies power-dense drives for extruders, which are exposed to high loads as robust Gear Motors .Special designs and current trends
Specialists for extreme conditions: Stainless steel and ATEX-Gear Motors
For aggressive cleaning agents or explosive atmospheres, special designs of Gear Motors are required. Stainless steelgear motors. : In hygienic design, rust-free and easy to clean (up to IP69K), important for the food industry; ATEK offers here gear motor-solutions up to IP69K. ATEX-Gear Motors from ATEK are certified for use in explosive hazardous areas (Zones 1/21 or 2/22).
- Special designs for extreme conditions: Necessary with aggressive cleaning agents or explosive atmospheres, here special Gear Motors are used.
- Stainless steelgear motors.: In hygienic design, rust-free, easy to clean (up to IP69K), important for the food industry, which relies on such gear motor-types.
- ATEX-Gear Motors: Certified for safe use in explosive hazardous areas (Zones 1/21 or 2/22), an important category of Gear Motors.
- Servogear motors.: Ideal for tasks requiring the highest precision and dynamics, such as robotic arms, often designed as highly specialized gear motor-units.
- Trend towards electronics integration: Increases efficiency and flexibility of drives, even in Gear Motors.
- Intelligent drive solutions: Gear Motors with integrated frequency converters or BLDC motors with controllers for continuous control and energy savings.
- Connected drives: Servo motors with fieldbus interfaces, often part of a servo-gear motor, allow integration into control systems and detailed diagnostics.
Servogear motors.: Precision and dynamics combined
Servogear motors. are suitable for tasks requiring the highest accuracy, such as positioning by a robotic arm. The combination of highly dynamic servo motors and play-free precision gears, e.g., planetary gears from ATEK, enables complex movements with these special Gear Motors. ATEK expands its competence in servo motor manufacturing to offer system solutions for robotics applications based on powerful servo-Gear Motors .
Intelligent drives: The future of Gear Motors has begun.
The integration of electronics is a trend towards enhancing efficiency and flexibility of drives, especially with modern Gear Motors. Gear Motors with integrated frequency converters or brushless DC motors (BLDC) with controllers, as offered by ATEK, enable continuous speed regulation and energy savings of often over 20%. Servo motors with fieldbus interface, often as part of an intelligent gear motor, allow integration into control systems and detailed diagnostics.
Gear Motors are central components of many industrial processes. Selecting the right gear motor, tailored to the specific application and environmental conditions, is crucial for efficiency and longevity. ATEK Drive Solutions offers a wide portfolio and expertise as a system provider, from standard-Gear Motors to customized special gears. Experts are available for consulting on Gear Motors .
