Under the background of continuous upgrading of industrial automation equipment, the selection of transmission motors has become an important topic for the technical upgrading of manufacturing enterprises. Recently, the industry has conducted in-depth discussions on the technical characteristics of worm gear motors and helical gear motors to provide professional references for equipment selection in different application scenarios.
The worm gear transmission system has shown significant advantages in specific fields due to its unique structural design. The technical director of a food packaging machinery manufacturer revealed to reporters that after its production line adopted worm gear motors, the equipment start-stop response speed increased by 40%. "The self-locking characteristics of this transmission method effectively prevented the conveyor belt from accidentally slipping back, and a single production line reduced maintenance costs by about 120,000 yuan per year." This technology is also used in the lifting system of three-dimensional storage equipment, and it performs outstandingly in safety braking.
Helical gear motors continue to make breakthroughs in load-bearing performance. According to the latest report of the China Transmission Equipment Association, the installed capacity of helical gear motors in the field of engineering machinery will increase by 27% year-on-year in 2024. The technical director of a heavy industry enterprise said: "The new helical gear structure enables our concrete mixing equipment to achieve a transmission efficiency of over 92%, which is 18% more energy-efficient than traditional models." This stable torque output characteristic makes it also popular in high-precision equipment such as CNC machine tools.
It is worth noting that the application distinction between the two technologies is gradually blurring with the innovation of materials. The composite reducer recently launched by a motor manufacturer in Jiangsu integrates the self-locking function of the worm gear while maintaining the efficient transmission of the helical gear through precision tooth shape optimization. The R&D director of the company introduced that this product has been successfully applied to intelligent parking equipment, and the measured energy consumption has been reduced by more than 15%.
"There is no absolute optimal solution. The key depends on the specific working conditions." Professor Wang of the School of Mechanical Engineering of South China University of Technology pointed out that "intermittent working scenarios such as food processing prefer worm gear solutions, while continuous working conditions such as automobile production lines are suitable for helical gear configurations." With the advancement of Industry 4.0, intelligent selection systems are helping more companies achieve the optimal matching of transmission solutions.
Market data shows that in the first half of 2024, the market size of my country's reduction motors will reach 21.8 billion yuan, of which helical gear products account for 58% and worm gear products account for about 31%. Industry insiders predict that with the surge in demand for new energy equipment manufacturing, the two types of products will maintain a differentiated competitive landscape and jointly promote China's smart manufacturing to move towards high-end.
