Grinding Reduction Gear precision Manufacturing For Torque Increase
This type of gear is a core transmission component of robotic joint reducers, playing a crucial role in "speed reduction with torque increase" and "precisely controlling joint motion". It can be analyzed from the following dimensions:
1. Core Transmission Logic
The essence of a reducer is to convert the "high-speed, low-torque" output of a servo motor into the "low-speed, high-torque" required by joints through gear meshing, making it possible for robots to "drive heavy loads with small motors". The gear in the figure acts as a "bridge" for power transmission from the motor to the joint.
2. Performance and Technical Features
▶Precision Control: To meet the demand for "micron-level positioning" in tasks like welding and assembly, gears require ultra-high machining precision. Through processes such as gear grinding and heat treatment, the backlash error can be minimized, enabling the repeat positioning accuracy of robots to reach "within 0.1 mm" or even "arcsecond level".
▶Load and Rigidity: High-strength alloy steels are used, combined with "heat treatment/surface hardening" to enhance wear resistance and impact resistance; meanwhile, through "torque balance design", local stress concentration is avoided to ensure stability under heavy loads.
▶Transmission Efficiency and Noise Reduction: Optimize tooth profiles and lubrication solutions to reduce friction losses; if it is the "flexspline + circular spline" of a harmonic reducer, the "multi-tooth meshing and zero-backlash" design can also be adopted to achieve smooth transmission and reduced noise.
3. Adapt to Different Reducer Types and Cover Multiple Scenarios
There are various technical routes for robotic joint reducers, and the shape and role of gears vary accordingly:
▶Harmonic Reducer Gears: The core consists of "flexspline + circular spline + wave generator". The flexspline undergoes elastic deformation under the action of the wave generator and meshes with the circular spline to achieve a large speed reduction ratio. Such gears are small in size and high in precision, suitable for joints of robots that require "lightweight and high flexibility" like "forearms and wrists".
▶RV Reducer Gears: Composed of "planetary gears + cycloidal pinwheels". The front-stage planetary transmission performs preliminary speed reduction, and the rear-stage cycloidal pinwheels enhance load capacity. The gears are high in rigidity and large in torque, suitable for heavy-load joints such as "bases and large arms".
▶Planetary Reducer Gears: Meshed by "sun gear + planetary gears + ring gear", they are compact in structure and high in transmission efficiency, and are mostly used in scenarios such as the Z-axis lifting module of SCARA robots that "have moderate precision requirements but require high transmission efficiency".
4. Technological Evolution and Industry Value
With the development of humanoid and collaborative robots, gear technology is evolving towards "miniaturization and intelligence":
▶Miniaturization: Micro cycloidal reducer gears can achieve an ultra-high speed reduction ratio of 1:119. Combined with 3D-printed flexsplines, they enable "biological tendon-like compliant control" for bionic hand joints.
▶Intelligence: Gear/reduction modules with torque sensors can monitor working conditions in real time and provide early warnings of wear through vibration spectrum analysis, improving the operation and maintenance efficiency of robots.
From an industry perspective, precision gears are the "standard configuration for core joints of industrial robots" and also a key technology for domestic reducers to break the import monopoly, supporting the mass production of humanoid robots.
In short, the gear in is the core carrier of "small motors pulling heavy loads and rough motions achieving micro-control". Through the optimization of precision, strength, and transmission efficiency, it supports the multi-scenario applications of robots from industrial production lines to humanoid collaboration.
Aspect |
Core Indicator |
Tech Support |
Typical Scenario |
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Transmission Role |
Speed reduction + torque increase |
Gear meshing |
All robotic joint power transfer |
Core Strengths |
High precision, load-bearing, low-noise |
- Precision: Grinding/heat treatment |
- Precision: Welding/assembly |
- Load: Alloy + torque balance | - Load: Industrial robot bases | ||
- Noise: Optimized tooth/lubrication | - Noise: Collaborative joints | ||
Reducer Fit |
Match harmonic/RV/planetary reducers |
- Harmonic: Flexspline + circular spline |
- Harmonic: Robot wrists |
- RV: Planetary + cycloidal | - RV: Heavy-load joints | ||
- Planetary: Sun + planetary gear | - Planetary: SCARA Z-axis | ||
Tech Trends |
Miniaturization + intelligence |
3D-printed gears; torque sensor |
Bionic hands; smart maintenance |
Industry Value |
Drive robot development; market growth |
Domestic RV precision; $50B+ global market |
Break import monopoly; humanoid mass production |
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As a leading precision gear manufacturer, DINGSCO specializes in customized production of micro high-precision spiral bevel gears and hypoid gears through our multiple CNC seven-axis five-linkage spiral bevel gear grinding/milling machines and Gleason spiral bevel cutter technology. With DIN 6 precision class (tooth profile error ≤ ±5μm), 95%+ transmission efficiency, and ultra-high reduction ratios, we deliver reliable transmission solutions for robotics, motor drives, new energy vehicles, and more.
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