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Gearheads
Applied Motion offers a complete range of pure planetary gearheads for use in precision applications with step and servo motors. These gearheads sport high torque ratings and low backlash, are available in NEMA sizes 17, 23, and 34, as well as some metric frame sizes, and come in a wide range of ratios.
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Use this page to find the best gearhead for your application. The categories at the top of this page contain gearhead characteristics that you can use to filter through the list of gearheads in the table below.
The categories of gearhead characteristics include Frame Size, Ratio, Length, Output Torque, and Backlash. Definitions for all of these categories are below.
Helpful tips for using this page:
Start by selecting the one or two most important characteristics for your application. Click the Filter button to reduce the number of gearheads shown in the table, leaving only those that match the characteristics you’ve chosen.
Refine your search by selecting additional characteristics and filtering again.
Select more than one characteristic in a given category by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard. You can also leave categories blank.
Once you’ve found a group of gearheads that match the characteristics you want, compare them side-by-side by first selecting up to four gearheads in the far right-hand column, then clicking the Compare Products button that appears.
You can also sort gearheads in the table by clicking on the table column headers. For example, sort gearheads by price by clicking on the 1pc./100pc. column header.
Use the Reset button to clear the categories and start over.
Definitions of categories:
Frame Size: Select the NEMA or metric frame size needed for your application.
Ratio: Select the range of ratio needed for your application.
Length: Select the range of gearhead length in inches needed for your application. This length value only includes the gearhead body, not the front shaft length.
Output Torque: Select the range of continuous output torque in in-lb needed for your application.
Backlash: Select the amount of backlash in arc-min allowable in your application.