For applications where variable speeds are essential, typically an AC motor with an Inverter or brush motors are used. Brushless DC motors are an advanced option because of their wide quickness range, low high temperature and maintenance-free procedure. Stepper Motors offer high torque and clean low speed operation.
Speed is typically controlled by manual operation on the driver or by an exterior switch, or with an exterior 0~10 VDC. Rate control systems typically make use of gearheads to increase result torque. Gear types range from spur, worm or helical / hypoid based on torque demands and budgets.
Mounting configurations differ to based on space constraints or design of the application.
The drives are high performance and durable and show a compact and lightweight design.
The compact design is manufactured possible through the mixture of a spur/worm gear drive with motors optimized for performance. This is accomplished through the constant application of light weight aluminum die casting technology, which ensures a high amount of Center-drive gear motor rigidity for the gear and motor housing simultaneously.
Each drive is produced and tested specifically for every order and customer. A advanced modular system permits an excellent diversity of types and a optimum degree of customization to client requirements.
In both rotation directions, described end positions are protected by two position limit switches. This uncomplicated remedy does not only simplify the cabling, but also can help you configure the finish positions efficiently. The high shut-off precision of the limit switches guarantees safe operation moving forwards and backwards.
A gearmotor delivers high torque at low horsepower or low speed. The speed specs for these motors are regular speed and stall-speed torque. These motors make use of gears, typically assembled as a gearbox, to lessen speed, making more torque offered. Gearmotors ‘re normally utilized in applications that need a lot of force to go heavy objects.
More often than not, most industrial gearmotors make use of ac motors, typically fixed-speed motors. However, dc motors can also be used as gearmotors … a lot of which are used in automotive applications.
Gearmotors have several advantages over other styles of motor/equipment combinations. Perhaps most of all, can simplify design and implementation through the elimination of the step of separately designing and integrating the motors with the gears, thus reducing engineering costs.
Another benefit of gearmotors is definitely that having the right combination of electric motor and gearing can prolong design life and allow for optimum power management and use.
Such problems are common when a separate electric motor and gear reducer are linked together and result in more engineering time and cost along with the potential for misalignment leading to bearing failure and eventually reduced useful 
life.
Advancements in gearmotor technology include the use of new specialty materials, coatings and bearings, and also improved gear tooth designs that are optimized for sound reduction, increase in power and improved life, which allows for improved functionality in smaller deals. More after the jump.
Conceptually, motors and gearboxes can be combined and matched as needed to best fit the application, but in the finish, the complete gearmotor may be the driving factor. There are many of motors and gearbox types which can be combined; for example, a right angle wormgear, planetary and parallel shaft gearbox can be combined with long term magnet dc, ac induction, or brushless dc motors.