A worm gear system contains a worm and worm wheel. The worm resembles a screw, which satisfies with a worm wheel, as demonstrated in the picture. When rotational power is certainly applied to the worm, it rotates against the wheel and worm and wheel steering gear transfers capacity to the worm wheel. The system is designed to ensure that the worm can certainly turn the gear, however the equipment cannot turn the worm. In some designs, the friction between the gear and worm holds the worm set up. This feature can be quite useful in a few applications.
Worm gears will be the most compact type of system and provide high-ratio speed reduction. They are generally the preferred kind of gearing program when space is bound and 
large equipment reductions are required. Worm gears can be utilized to either greatly enhance torque or greatly reduce speed. Also, they are the smoothest and quietest of the gear systems, as long as they are correctly mounted and lubricated.
Another benefit of worm gears is they have good meshing effectiveness. To become most effective, it is important that they are manufactured with top quality standards to ensure all equipment requirements are exactly met.
Precision Worm Gears from Equipment Motions
HZPT includes a long history of production worm gears. Our worm gears are tailor made with precision, so our customers can depend on us to produce high quality gears designed to their specific specifications. Whether you will need high or low quantity, large or small size worm gears, we are able to accommodate a multitude of requirements. Contact us with questions or to get a quote.
