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Plastic gearbox

The gearbox technology

Gearboxes are used to adapt the speed and torque of motors so that they are suitable for the specific requirements of machines and processes.

Our drygear® gearboxes made of high-performance plastic: lubrication-free, lightweight and impact-resistant

All igus® plastic gearboxes are modular; they can be extended as required and integrated into existing systems. 
The drygear® gearboxes are especially popular for robot arms used in quality control or sorting. Gearboxes also come into play with rotary axes or sliding applications, pusher applications or format adjustments.
Our gearboxes are the ideal solution for various automation processes.

Our gearbox solutions

Versatile and flexible applications with modular gearboxes

Well gearbox with two views of the drive housing and shaft.

Strain wave gear

  • Compact, quiet and efficient
  • Areas of application: Precise motion transmission, low torques
  • Suitable for: Small robot arms
Buy strain wave gear
Round industrial component with a central opening and bolted ring.

Worm gears

  • Robust and long-lasting
  • Areas of application: High torque, slow movement, secure position holding
  • Suitable for: Conveyor technology, robotics, lifting systems, swivel drives
Buy worm gears
igus RL-D rotary table drive with motor and ball bearing housing.

Rotary axis with motor

  • Compact and easy to install
  • Areas of application: 360° movement
  • Suitable for: Rotary tables for installation applications, camera panning in photography
Buy rotary axis with motor
igus apiro rotary modules and linear axes in different sizes as a product collage.

Apiro the modular gearbox system

  • Modular lightweight construction
  • Areas of application: Wide range of requirements, flexibility in design
  • Suitable for: Automation, robotics, industry, manual and motorised drives
More informationBuy Apiro® gearbox
Planetary gearbox with isolated housing and shaft.

Planetary crank gearbox

  • High transmission ratios
  • Areas of application: High torque in a compact design
  • Suitable for: CNC machines, robotics, packaging machines
Buy planetary gearbox
drygear online shop on a laptop with a shopping basket icon.

Other gearboxes and drive components

Discover our wide range of high-quality solutions for industrial systems and robotics applications. Optimise your application's performance with gearbox technology!

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Advantages of drygear gearbox technology

Cost-effective

Manufacturing with injection moulding or 3D printing guarantees cost efficiency and creates the geometrical freedom to optimise use of installation space. The flexible modular system allows the gearboxes to be expanded as desired and integrated into existing systems.

Ideas for automation systems

Lubrication and maintenance-free

The drygear gearbox technology uses plastic gears made from high-performance polymers. The gearboxes do not require any external lubricants and are therefore insensitive to dirt. Maintenance and the associated costs are eliminated.

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Sustainable

Our gearboxes require not a single drop of lubricating oil. This benefits not only our users, but also the environment. Our tribologically optimised materials also generate less abrasion, which means less energy is needed.

More about the sustainability of plastics

Quiet

drygear plastic gearboxes impress with ultra-light materials thanks to motion plastics. This results in significantly less noise and vibration. For you as an operator, plastic gears - for example in robots - lead to an application that is up to four times quieter.

Temperature-resistant

Gearboxes that function reliably in either particularly warm or cold environments? The drygear gearbox technology products withstand almost all conditions. We also have gearboxes and motors in our product range that are suitable for extreme temperatures from -30°C to +180°C.

Tested and proven

Around 50 in-house drygear test stations are available for individual customer tests. We also test our gearboxes daily for active research and development.

Application examples for gearbox technology

VW Golf production at a 1:18 scale for trainees

In their vocational training at Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg, Germany, trainees from various departments work on simulating VW Golf delivery at a 1:18 scale. 
The smart factory consists of twelve individual stations that, when pushed together, form two parallel production lines.

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Test setup with a white model car on a rail in a test rig.

Format adjustment in the packaging industry

Successful use of the conveyor belt with drygear® Apiro® gearboxes

How innovative technology handles the challenges of transporting food packaging and allows flexible format adjustment for product channelling with igus® drygear® Apiro® gearboxes.

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PRT slewing ring bearing in a gimbal assembly with iglidur components and conveyor equipment.

low-maintenance gearbox solution and energy supply systems in an ice cream vending machine

The sec°mat IC One, made by Bochum-based Seco Manufaktur, turns the sales process into an event. The next-generation ice cream vending machine features our Apiro robot kinematics, not only for durable, low-maintenance operation, but also for user experience.

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roibot-seco collage with parts, a 3D printer and a red SECO device with a popcorn motif.

More application examples

Here you will find many more application examples from our customers from all industries. Discover applications in which igus® plastic gearbox solutions have already been used.

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Three igus Drygear gearboxes side by side on an orange background.

Automated format adjustment for the packaging and beverage industry

Simple operation - manual or automated

Perform format adjustments simply, quickly and easily.

With the modular Apiro gearbox system, you can set up your own lane adjustment using different gear ratios and length variants.

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Practical PDF downloads: Solutions and ideas for your systems

Triple mock-up of the drygear Apiro iDeas brochure with open pages and gear diagrams.

12 automation solutions

The modular Apiro® gearbox system is now available with 12 iDeas templates so that you can easily recreate your own structures.

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Brochure mockup of igus Conveyor iDeas for the beverage industry.

Optimised production lines

Our brochure "Conveyor iDeas" shows you how you can optimise your production processes with maintenance-free solutions, save time and bring down operating costs.

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drygear Getriebetechnik: format adjustment with brochures and technical graphics.

Format adjustments

With our modular gearbox system, you can integrate aisle, curve and side guides in conveyor systems efficiently and in a space-saving manner into existing systems.

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