Industrial Applications of Gears

Gears are now used for a wide range of industriallocomotives, etc. Gears are also used in compressors,
applications. There are gears weighing from 15gramscages, trolleys and diesel locomotives that are used
to 15 tons. Lots of industries use gears for transmittingfor coal mining.
power or rotational force from one component toMedical industry uses gears in a huge way. They are
another. Gears have varied application starting frombeing used in the surgical tables, patient beds, gear
textile looms to aviation industries. Undoubtedly thepumps for medical dosing applications, and also in
demand for gears in industries is estimated at amedical diagnostic machine.
whopping 125 billion dollars worldwide.Micro assembly uses micro gears which enable us to
Cement plants use girth gears for crushing rawhave miniature components built with a very compact
materials. These girth gears have high strength andsize. Use of micro gears is really advantageous as
highly durable that they can be used in any operatingthey provide zero backlash, long operating life,
environment. For rotating equipments in the cementwithstand extreme environmental conditions, higher
industry power transmission is essential and that isefficiency and excellent repeatability.
provided by various open gear drives. Other types ofGears are widely used in Railway industry in different
gears which are used in cement industries areapplications. For bringing about railway safety and
reduction gears, pinions, Sprockets, pinion shafts andrailway signaling, different varieties of specialized gear
helical gears.drives have been developed. Buchli-drive, Quill Motor
Coal plants also most commonly use girth gears inDrive are some such drives developed.
their mining equipments. Heavy gearboxes are alsoApart from there gears are have also shown their
being used in heavy machineries. There are two basicmark in the steel industries and construction machinery.
gearing principles which are:Planetary gearboxes, reduction gearboxes and pinion
- Craggy reliable gearinggearboxes, worm gears, bevel gears and spur gears
- Worm gearingare commonly used in steel industries. Gears are used
These are used in many mining machines such specialfor loaders, lifters, excavators and all such machines
cutting machines, axle for forming tunnels forthat are used for construction.