What is New in Gears?
Today gears have become an integral feature of any industrialised products.
Most of the industries ranging from food processing industries to highly
advanced robotics the gears are employed everywhere. To keep pace with the
developments there has been phenomenal improvement in the type of gears.
From the traditional gears made by conventional methods of casting and
forging to plastic gears that are made with light but durable materials the
gears have traversed quite a long road for itself. After considerable
research the gearing industry has now come with gears that whose diameters
range from a few millimeters to gears, say for example the girth gears that
comes with large diameter. Discussed in this section are few of the latest
advancements made in the field of gear technology, that are making the gears
more productive and gear making more simple and productive.
Miniature Gears
Miniature gears are very small gears used in small and tiny components. The
main task of minature gears is to transfer movements from one component to
other and in some cases power too.
Application of Miniature Gears
Miniature gears are used for specialized applications.
- Medical Devices: Miniature gears are used in endoscopes,
which are used for surgical operations. They are also used in
sphygmomanometers, a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure. Its
another use is in dialyzer machines.
- Electronic Devices: Minature gears have found a lot of
applications in the electronic devices, such as Gages, Cameras,
Printers, etc.
- Automotive Industry: They are used for adjusting and control
drives in the automotive industry.
- Other Applications: They are used in various other
applications and in different devices, such as office machines,
household appliances, hydraulic robot mechanisms, etc.
