Our worm gear reducers offer a choice of a good or hollow output shaft and feature an adjustable mounting position. Both SW-1 and the SW-5, nevertheless, can endure shock loading much better than other decrease gearbox styles, making them perfect for demanding applications.
Rugged compression-molded glass-fill up polyester housing
Light weight and compact
Non corrosive
Non metallic
Range of ratios
SW-1, 3.5:1 to 60:1
SW-5, 5:1 to 100:1
Grease Lubrication
Solid or Hollow output shaft
Adjustable mounting position
Worm Gear Acceleration Reducers is rated 5.0 out of 5 by 1.
8 Ratios Available from 5:1 to 60:1
7 Gear Box Sizes from 1.33 to 3.25″
Universally Interchangeable Design for OEM Replacement
Double Bearings Applied to Both Shaft Ends
Anti-Rust Primer Applied Outside and inside Gearbox
Shaft Sleeve Protects All Shafts
S45C Carbon Metal Shafts
Flange Mount Versions for 56C and 145TC Motors
Our standard 700 Series – the heart of EP Gear’s acceleration reducer product line – has been serving industry reliably for over 40 years. Its tested modular style has set the market standard for performance and may be the most imitated item in the current worm gear speed reducer marketplace. But why accept a knock-off when you’re able to have the original – from EP Gear.
Specifications
11 basic one reduction sizes
8 basic double reduction sizes
1/6 – 25 HP
5:1 – 100:1 ratios single reduction
100:1 – 3600:1 ratios double reduction
Non-flanged, NEMA C-face quill, and coupled input styles
Projecting and hollow output shafts
Projecting diameters from 1/2″ to 2-1/4″
Hollow result bore diameters from 5/8″ to 3-7/16″ (with over 20 bore sizes in stock)
Product Features
The 700 Series’ huge oil reservoir provides efficient heat dissipation and lubrication for longer operating existence.
Its multi-position mounting versatility allows for installation in practically any position.
Housings are straddle-milled, best and bottom level, for precise alignment of horizontal and vertical bases.
Internal baffles assure positive, leak-free venting.
The 700 Series’ rugged housing, fabricated of fine-grained, gear-quality cast iron, provides optimum strength for maximum durability, in addition to greater precision during worm and gear alignment.
EP Gear’s 700 Series high-strength bronze worm gear is straddle mounted between heavy-duty tapered roller bearings to increase thrust and overhung load capacities, sizes 713-760.
Our 700 Series’ high-strength steel output shaft assures convenience of high worm reduction gearbox torque and overhung loads.
Pipe plugs allow easy fill up, level, and drain in virtually any mounting position.
The 700 Series’ super-finished oil-seal diameters on both input and output shafts extend seal life.
Both 2D and 3D CAD drawings are available in our eCatalog.
GEARBOX REDUCERS
Correct angle gearboxes (worm and planetary) are tough and built for 90° turns. Inline reducers (parallel shaft and planetary) are a perfect match for motors with high input speeds, or when gearmotor effectiveness is important. Get in touch with our technical sales staff for help identifying which gearbox remedy is best for you.
RIGHT ANGLE REDUCERS
WORM GEAR REDUCER
EP’s worm equipment reducers are designed with a hollow bore and allow for a corner turn with optional dual output. The reducers can be found in 12 ratios which range from 5:1 to 100:1, with non-back-drivable ratios 30:1 and higher. Our correct angle gearboxes are designed with five mounting choices providing versatility when incorporating the reducer into item.
RIGHT ANGLE BEVEL GEARBOX
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The right angle bevel gearbox combines the features of our correct angle worm and planetary inline reducers. With a solid and efficient correct angle configuration, our correct angle planetary gearboxes offer a robust solution. The proper angle bevel gearbox will come in 18 ratios ranging from 5:1 to 1000:1, in fact it is back-drivable at all ratios.
INLINE REDUCERS
I-SERIES PLANETARY GEARBOX
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Our I-Series little planetary gearbox configurations provide the smallest footprint and quietest operation of our quickness reducers. These gearboxes are designed to deal with varying loads with small backlash. With frame sizes 52cm, 62cm, and 81cm, 12 ratios which range from 5:1 to 308:1, we’ve a solution to fit your needs. Our 52 frame size can be available with plastic gears for noise-delicate applications.
INLINE PLANETARY GEARBOX
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Our inline planetary gearbox configurations supply the highest effectiveness and best result torque of all our quickness reducers. These gearboxes are designed to handle varying loads with small backlash. Planetary gear reducers operate more quietly than parallel shaft reducers. With 18 ratio choices ranging from 5:1 to 1000:1, we have a solution to suit your needs.
PARALLEL SHAFT GEARBOX
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Parallel shaft gearboxes will be the top choice for constant duty applications. Their gear cluster design provides a highly effective method for dissipating heat. Parallel shaft gearboxes possess the shortest length of our inline equipment reducer options so they work very well in conditions with limited space. Our parallel shaft equipment reducers offer an affordable drop-in replacement solution for most small parallel shaft gearmotors.
Wormwheel gearboxes go by several names, including 90-degree gearboxes, right angle gearboxes, rate reducers, worm equipment reducers and worm drive gearboxes. Gear reduction boxes feature a gear arrangement when a equipment in the kind of a screw, also known as a worm, meshes with a worm gear. These gears are typically made from bronze and the worms are metal or stainless steel.

While worm gears are similar to a spur equipment, the worm gearboxes are considerably smaller than other gear reduction boxes. A main benefit of worm equipment reducers is usually that they produce an output that’s 90° from the insight and can be used to transmit higher torque or reduce rotational speed. Frequently, a worm gearbox provides right hand threads; to change the path of the result, a left-hand thread worm gearbox is necessary.
Worldwide HdRS133-10/1-R Cast Iron Right Angle Worm Gear Reducer 10:1 Ratio

Cast Iron Worm Equipment Reducers are available in center distances 1.33 – 3.25 inches in ratio’s from 5:1 to 60:1. The products have a one piece #Fc20 all cast iron housing, NEMA engine quill style input flanges or shaft inputs, come pre-stuffed with synthetic oil and have a 12 months warranty.

Features:
Tapered roller bearings on the input and output shafts
Embedded double-lip oil seals
Anti-rust primer applied outside and inside of the gearbox
Air dry special dark paint
Product Specifications

OUTPUT SPEED (RPM) 175
OVERHUNG LOAD LBS. 300
EFFICIENCY 86
BRAND EP
MANUFACTURERS PART Amount HdRS133-10/1-R
CROSS REFERENCE Boston 713; Grove B213
DESCRIPTION Cast Iron Correct Ange Worm Gear Reducer
BACKLASH (FT.) (ANGULAR MINUTES) 27
Result SHAFT THRUST LOAD (Pounds.) 300
MAX INPUT HP 0.77
MAX TORQUE (IN-LBS.) 247
WCD CENTER INCHES 1.33
GEAR RATIO 10:1

Ever-Power EP series triple-reduction worm gear swiftness reducers can be found in ratios from 5000:1 to 175,000:1 and center distances from 7” to 20” (larger sizes available on request). Result torque ranges from 33,000 in pounds. for the 7” CD EP-70 to 582,900 in lbs for the EP-200. Mechanical HP insight requirements are from 0.09 HP for the 175,000:1 7 in CD reducer to 6.25 HP for the 5000:1 20” CD unit. These reducers can be found in four configurations: horizontal, vertical, shafted, and shaft mounted.

These reducers are well suited for water/waste-water tools drive applications such as thickeners and clarifiers, which require a vertical down shaft. Other obtainable configurations also make Ever-Power triple reduction reducers perfect for use on mixers, elevators, solar panels, astronomical telescopes, indexing tables, hoists, conveyors, or various other process or materials handling systems where large torques/slower speeds are needed.

These reducers are also obtainable with a helical main reduction stage and are termed the HDVM series

Enclosed Gears / Gearboxes
Enclosed gears, also referred to as gearboxes or rate reducers, are open gears within a housing. The casing facilitates bearings and shafts, holds in lubricants, and protects the elements from surrounding circumstances. Gearboxes are available in an array of load capacities and swiftness ratios.

The purpose of a gearbox is to increase or reduce speed. As a result, torque output will be the inverse of the function. If the enclosed drive can be a quickness reducer, the torque output increase; if the drive increases speed, the torque result will decrease. Gear drive selection factors include: shaft orientation, swiftness ratio, design type, character of load, gear rating, environment, mounting position, operating temperature range, and lubrication.

Basic Types of Gearboxes

Worm Gear Speed Reducers
A single reduction swiftness reducer can achieve up to 100:1 reduction ratio in a little package. Referred to as right angle drives, these consist of a cylindrical worm with screw threads and a worm. With a single begin worm, the worm equipment advances only 1 tooth for every 360-degree turn of the worm. So, whatever the worm’s size, the gear ratio may be the ‘size of the worm gear to 1′. Higher decrease ratios could be created by using double and triple reduction ratios.

Helical Gear Speed Reducers
Provide high-efficiency speed reduction through 1, 2, 3, or 4 pieces of gears. Power can be transmitted from a high-swiftness pinion to a slower-speed equipment. Helical gears generally operate with their shafts parallel to one another. The two most common types will be the concentric (input and result shafts are in collection) and parallel shaft (insight and result shafts are offset). Single-stage helical equipment reducers are usually used for gear ratios up to about 8:1. Where decrease speeds and higher ratios are required, dual, triple, and quadruple equipment reduction stages may be used.

Cycloidal Disc Speed Reducers
Different from conventional gearing because they operate with out a high swiftness pinion or equipment teeth, and the components operate in compression instead of shear. This is because of the style of the cycloidal discs that roll within a ring gear housing, comparable to a planetary design. The main components will be the eccentric cam, the internally flanged output shaft, the discs, and the ring gear casing.

Three Mounting Options
(L-R) Foundation Mounted, Shaft-Mounted, Gearmotor
(L-R) Base-Mounted, Shaft-Mounted, Gearmotor

Base-mounted reducers, that have feet for bolting, are the most common.

Shaft-mounted reducers possess a hollow output shaft that slips more than the driven shaft.

A gearmotor combines a specific gearset with a motor. A motorized reducer resembles a gearmotor except that it’s driven by a separate NEMA C-face motor.

Seals and Breathers
Seals are used between your gear housing and input and output shafts to retain oil and prevent dirt. The mostly utilized type, the radial lip seal, consists of a metal casing that fits in to the casing bore and an elastomeric sealing lip that presses on the shaft. Labyrinth seals are make use of for high-speed applications, and consist of a housing with some rings that limit leakage. A breather is definitely a plug with a hole that is mounted in the apparatus housing to permit airflow and relieve internal pressure.

Lubrication
Enclosed gears are generally lubricated with oil. The most common types of essential oil are rust and oxidation inhibiting, severe pressure, compounded, and synthetic. Other styles include grease and solid film. Grease can be utilized for worm, planetary, cycloidal, and hypoidal reducers. Common distribution strategies are a splash program and a circulating system
Worm Reduction Gearbox Application:

Worm drives are a compact method of substantially decreasing rate and increasing torque. Little electric motors are usually high-speed and low-torque; the addition of a worm drive increases the selection of applications that it could be suitable for, particularly when the worm drive’s compactness is known as.

Worm drives are found in presses, in rolling mills, in conveying engineering, in mining industry machines, and on rudders. Furthermore, milling heads and rotary tables are positioned using high-precision duplex worm drives with adjustable backlash.