{"id":52,"date":"2018-06-30T04:03:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T04:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/?p=52"},"modified":"2018-06-30T04:03:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T04:03:29","slug":"tips-on-selecting-and-sizing-geared-stepper-motors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/30\/tips-on-selecting-and-sizing-geared-stepper-motors\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on Selecting and Sizing Geared Stepper Motors"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this post, I\u2019ll describe the process I use for sizing gearboxes and geared stepper motors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To make the selection, I am using KEB\u2019s software sizing program called KEB-DRIVE. KEB-DRIVE is free and easy to use. If interested to follow along, you can download a copy of the software.<\/p>\n

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2. Select the correct gear technology for the application<\/strong>
\nConfigurations in KEB-Drive start at the top left. On the left, you\u2019ll see drop-downs to select different gear types and sizes.<\/p>\n

3.Motor Selection (Size, voltage, frequency)<\/strong>
\nWorking to the right, I then select the size of the motor I want. Options for both Induction motors and AC Servo motors are listed. Here is a comparison of the advantages between servo and induction motors.<\/p>\n

4.Adjust the Torque\/Speed selection<\/strong>
\nIs it a speed reducer? Or a torque Increaser? It\u2019s both \u2013 higher gear ratios will provide lower output speeds and higher torques. Use the drop down to see all the different possible configurations with the selected gearbox\/motor combo.<\/p>\n

5. What is the gearing Service Factor and why is it important?<\/strong>
\nThe gearing service factor (SF) is the ratio between the:
\nA SF of 1.0 means the gears will have a nominal output torque equal to that of their rating. Selecting a motor\/gear configuration with a SF of less than 1.0 is not advised. This means the gears will be undersized when operated at the nominal point. This could also indicate that the motor selected is too large.<\/p>\n

6.Select gearmotor options (mounting style)<\/strong>
\nThis section allows a user to select how the geared motor<\/a> will be mounted. The flexibility of mounting is one reason that the KEB integral gearmotor solution has been so popular. Users can select a unit with an output shaft. Or a shaft mounted unit with a hollow bore. Mounting feet and mounting flanges can also be selected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this post, I\u2019ll describe the process I use for sizing gearboxes and geared stepper motors. To make the selection, I am using KEB\u2019s software sizing program called KEB-DRIVE. KEB-DRIVE is free and easy to use. If interested to follow along, you can download a copy of the software. 2. Select the correct gear technology … Continue reading “Tips on Selecting and Sizing Geared Stepper Motors”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepperchina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}