X4 Tools HOME GEAR PRODUCTS GEAR SERVICES CNC MACHINING ABOUT US CONTACT US Prev Next Home Gear Products Worms & Worm Gears WORMS & WORM GEARS Geartronics has been meeting the needs of our customers for worms and worm gears for over 80 years, with many of our early designs still in use today. Our experienced technicians will work with you to develop or refine your designs achieve the benefits of worm gearing -- efficient power transmission, high ratio reduction, and quiet operation within a compact mechanism. Worm gearing typically consists of a worm and a worm gear. The worm has one or more straight-sided teeth wrapped around a cylindrical body very much like external threads on a screw. The mating worm gear has teeth of involute form that are throated allowing the envelopment of the worm when in mesh thus resulting in a larger area of contact between mating teeth. Mating worms and worm gears are most commonly mounted on shafts where the axes are perpendicular to one another and do not intersect. Worm & Worm Gear Experience Geartronics produces worm gear sets in various sizes and configurations that are used in a wide range of controls and drive units throughout industry. Most commonly, steel is the material of choice for worms while a softer material such as bronze or ductile iron is selected for worm gears. This allows the worm gear to wear during use to more closely match the profile of the worm teeth resulting in smoother and quieter operation. It is usually beneficial, although not required, to have the worms and worm gears produced by the same manufacturer so that each individual component can be sized appropriately to assure proper mesh and backlash during operation. Geatronics has manufactured worms and worm gears for customers from a number of industries, including: Aerospace Appliance Automotive Consumer Product Defense Food Processing Hand & Power Tools Industrial Equipment Machine Controls Medical Device & Equipment Motion Control Oil & Gas Request For Quote Ask a Technical Question WORM GEAR MATERIALS Geartronics has the capability of producing worms and worm gears from a wide range of materials, including: Aluminum Brass Bronze Castings & Forgings Delron Ductile Iron Low Carbon Alloy Steel Low Carbon Steel Medium Carbon Alloy Steel Non-Metallic Nylon Phenolic Plastics Preheat Treated Steel Stainless Steels Tool Steel CONTACT US Geartronics Incorporated 100 Chelmsford Road North Billerica, MA 01862 Call Us: 978.663.6566 Fax: 978.667.3130 Copyright © 2020 Geartronics Incorporated. All rights reserved.