Industry Overview and Development Trends of Reducer, Reducer Motor and Intelligent Execution Unit

Mechanical equipment generally consists of three major systems: power, transmission, and execution. With the development of modern machinery towards mechatronics integration, precision, automation, and intelligence, the transmission system has become the key to achieving mechanical functions and precision control. The transmission method of the vast majority of mechanical equipment is gear transmission. Compared with belt, chain, hydraulic, pneumatic and other transmission methods, gear transmission has a series of characteristics such as precision, efficiency, safety, reliability, and superior cost-effectiveness.

Reducer, reduction motor, servo motor, driver, etc. are the core basic components in the field of power transmission and motion control applications. Intelligent execution unit is an integrated component that integrates the aforementioned core components according to customer needs. The aforementioned core components and components are the core of intelligent manufacturing equipment and the key to achieving modern industrial automation.

(1) Reducer

The reducer is an intermediate mechanism that connects the power source and the actuator, and has the function of matching speed and transmitting torque. There are many types and models of reducers, which can be divided into general transmission reducers and precision reducers according to control accuracy. The control accuracy of general transmission reducers is low, which can meet the basic power transmission requirements of mechanical equipment. Precision reducers have small backlash, high precision, long service life, and are more reliable and stable. Mainstream reducers include harmonic reducers, RV reducers, etc. They are widely used in high-precision scenarios such as industrial robots, machine tools, semiconductors, aerospace, etc., especially in articulated robots.

(2) Reduction motor

Reducer motor is an integrated product of motor and reducer, developed under the trend of mechatronics integration. The deceleration motor adopts a modular and serialized design concept, providing various electromechanical combinations and structural solutions to meet different application needs. By integrating power transmission and motion control functions, the reduction motor simplifies design, saves space, greatly improves the fit, reliability, and automation level of the motor and reducer, and enhances the operational efficiency of mechanical equipment.

A general transmission reducer paired with a regular motor can achieve integrated general transmission requirements; The combination of precision reducers and servo motors can achieve low speed, high torque, high precision, and intelligent precision transmission and control requirements at a lower cost.

(3) Intelligent Execution Unit

Intelligent execution unit is a mechatronics integrated product formed by the combination and matching of core components such as precision reducers, servo motors, and drivers. The driver receives control signals and converts them into current and voltage signals that can run the servo motor, thereby driving the servo motor to operate. Servo motors drive working machinery through precision reducers, ultimately achieving high-speed and high-precision displacement, speed, and torque control of mechanical motion.

The intelligent execution unit integrates power transmission and motion control functions, enabling it to efficiently convert algorithms and decisions into precise motion, thereby achieving various complex operations in automation systems. Intelligent execution units are widely used in fields such as robots, high-end CNC machine tools, intelligent logistics, as well as specialized machinery and equipment for food, packaging, textiles, electronics, medical care, etc.