3 facts about reducers you may want to know- Shanghai SGR Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd.

A reducer is a mechanical device that mainly uses a gear speed converter to reduce the number of revolutions of a motor to the desired number of revolutions and obtain a larger torque.

The N series planetary gear reducers and C series double enveloping toroidal worm reducers developed and produced by SGR belong to reducers.However, in addition to these, there are other types of reducers in the large family of reducers. All reducers have some common points and play the same role in mechanical transmission.

So, what is the working object of the reducer? What are its main functions? In what fields does it play a role?

(1) What is the deceleration object of the reducer?

The main deceleration object of the reducer is the motor. Therefore, in actual mechanical and industrial scenarios, the reducer needs to be connected to the motor. The reducer plays the role of matching the speed and transmitting torque between the prime mover and the working machine. Most working machines have large loads and low speeds, and are not suitable for direct drive by the prime mover. The reducer is needed to reduce the speed and increase the torque. Therefore, most working machines need to be equipped with a reducer.

The reducer itself cannot generate power. When the reducer is working, the reducer transmits the power of the prime mover to the working machine (such as machine tool spindle, pump, fan, etc.). In the mechanical transmission industry, the reducer is similar to the "tendon" of industrial machinery, driving the development of industrial machinery.

(2) What are the subdivision functions of the reducer?

a. Reduce the speed: It is a common way to reduce energy waste in mechanical transmission by converting high-speed input into low-speed output through the reduction ratio, so that the driven equipment can maintain high torque and low speed operation.

b. Increase torque: The input of the reducer is the kinetic force and speed of the motor, and the output of the reducer is the torque. It can provide greater torque on the shaft without changing the power and keep the torque relatively stable.

c. Reverse stop: When the driven equipment cannot stop or move in the reverse direction immediately, an electronic disk brake can be placed at the output end of the reducer to effectively achieve stop or reverse movement.

d. Transmitting power: The reducer can transmit power by converting the high-speed rotating motor driving torque into the low-speed torque required by the driven equipment.

(3) How are reducers classified? In what areas do they play a role?

Reducers can be classified according to dimensions such as transmission type, transmission level, gear shape and layout. For example, the N series planetary gear reducers and C series double enveloping toroidal worm reducers produced by SGR are the names of reducers classified according to transmission type.

The main application areas of reducers include:

a. Industrial production: reducers are widely used in various industrial production machineries, such as conveyors, paper machines, assembling lines, printing presses, injection molding machines, smelting equipment, punching machines, steel presses, etc.

b. Textile machinery: The reducer is an indispensable part of textile machinery and is used to drive the rotating parts of textile machinery such as looms and knitting machines.

c. Mining machinery: Reducers are also widely used in mining machinery, such as conveyor belts and scrapers used to drive mining equipment.

d. Food machinery: Reducers are also used in food machinery, such as driving the rotating parts of sealing machines, packaging machines and other food machinery.

e. Medical equipment: Reducers are also used in medical equipment, such as surgical instruments, physical therapy equipment, etc.

f. Military equipment: Reducers are used in military equipment, such as missile launchers, missile launch accelerators, etc.

g. New energy field: reducers are also widely used in the new energy field, such as wind turbines, solar power generation equipment, hydropower generators, etc.

h. Packaging industry: Reducers are widely used in the packaging industry, such as packaging machines, ceramic machinery, woodworking machinery, electronic machinery, construction machinery, glass industry, printing machinery, corrugated machinery, color box machinery, etc.

i. Logistics industry: Reducers are also widely used in the logistics industry, such as conveyors, multi-story parking equipment, etc.

Generally speaking, reducers are widely used in many fields and are an indispensable part of industrial automation production. Reducers improve the transmission efficiency and stability of mechanical equipment, while adapting to the power requirements of different fields.(Author: SGR, Angie Zhang)

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