Choose From Our Planetary Gearhead Options
We have thousands of planetary gearboxes to choose from. Here's how we can help you narrow down your selection:
Economy Line
We've combined affordability with durability to offer a line of compact and powerful planetary gearboxes for demanding production cycles. Lightweight but powerful, you'll find an efficient solution at an attractive price point. Also available as right-angle gearboxes.
Precision Line
When you need to combine a superior level of accuracy with torque and stability, our precision line will deliver. With options that serve a variety of applications—such as low volume, low-vibration operations, ultra-high torsional rigidity, and more—you'll find the suitable planetary gear reducer for your needs. Also available with different types of gearing.
Application Specific
Where there is added complexity, try our application-specific gearheads, which are designed for particular environments and standards. Whether you require food-grade lubrication in your packaging machinery or an ultra durable and yet space-saving design for your AGV, our engineers will find the perfect solution.
Custom-Built Planetary Gearheads
Need a custom-designed gearbox for your motorized machine? We can help with that.
Utilising our extensive experience and commitment to quality, we'll collaborate closely with you to design a tailored gear system to fit your application requirements. It doesn't matter if it's modifying our existing standard epicyclic gearboxes or developing an entirely new gearhead from scratch, we take great pains during the consultation and development processes to ensure that your product aligns perfectly with your performance expectations.
Not Sure Which Gearhead to Choose? Try Our Tec Data Finder
With a seemingly endless number of combinations (e.g., fixed/unfixed ring gears, fixed/unfixed output shafts, additional planetary stages, etc.) you might need assistance in selecting the right gearhead solution for your drive system. Our intuitive, transparent, and user-friendly tool will help you quickly find the right gearbox for your motor.
Discover Our Wide Range of Planetary Gearheads
Why Choose Planetary Gearheads from Neugart
Our family-run business has been producing gear components for mechanical equipment since 1928. With distribution all over the world, we've long established our reputation as specialist gear-manufacturing experts. When you buy a Neugart gearbox, you know that every aspect of our products—from planning to spare parts supply—is tested for quality and precision.
With our zero-defect philosophy, Neugart remains the constant outlier in first-class quality gearboxes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Also known as an epicyclic gearhead or gearbox, a planetary gearhead is a sophisticated yet simple device that offers a wide range of uses when controlled and precise power delivery are needed—from robotics and industrial machinery to electric tools and medical devices. Due to the nature of its design and even load distribution, planetary gearheads can be both compact and powerful.
In the middle of your gear system rests the central input gear, known as the sun gear, around which spur gears or planetary gears/pinions are evenly arranged. This rotation around the sun gear is where these gearboxes get their name.
The planetary pinions are attached to a planet carrier, which allows them to rotate at the same speed and direction. All pinions are then encased within an outer ring gear. In most applications, the ring gear is stationery, but it can also rotate.
The gear ratio for single-stage planetary gearboxes is typically 3:1. Additional planetary stages can be added inside the ring gear to achieve higher gear ratios for applications requiring high torque.
“Gearhead” and “gearbox” often refer to the same thing. Depending on your background, you may prefer to use the term “gearhead” because it describes the component that sits at the head of a servo/stepper motor.
A planetary gearhead (also known as a gearbox) can function as a "gear reducer" when configured to reduce speed and increase torque. All gear reducers are gearboxes/gearheads, but not all gearboxes necessarily reduce speed.
This type of gearbox system has too many uses to name. Its flexible, robust, and simple configuration make it one of the most common motor gearheads used in mechanical engineering. They are often found in applications requiring high power, efficiency, and speed—from electric toothbrushes to industrial wrappers to theme park rides.
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