Power Transmission Engineering Magazine
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Series of Metric Worm and Worm Wheels Provides over 403 Ways to Transmit Motion at a 90 Degree Angle to the Shaft

March 15, 2010

A series of metric worm gears and worm wheels from Quality Transmission Components (QTC) provides over 403 ways to transmit motion at a 90 degree angle to the shaft

These hobbed worm gears, identified as the KWG... (worm shafts) and AG... Series (worm wheels) are stocked in 4140 alloy steel for the worms and CAC702 aluminum bronze for the worm wheels. Bore diameters for worm gears range from 4 mm to 250 mm and worm shaft lengths range from 13 mm to 32.5 mm. These gears are produced by KHK Co. Ltd. under an exclusive distribution arrangement with QTC in the United States.

Complete technical specifications are contained in catalog Q420 and/or the new Q422 CD-ROM, which are available to users of power transmission components free upon request from QTC.