For motor-only applications, the slower the engine speed, the bigger the motor must be. Large motors could be expensive and may not fit within the allowable envelope space of a credit card applicatoin. Utilizing a gearbox with a speed gearbox smaller sized motor allows the unit to operate at lower speeds.

In order to understand the need for using a gearbox to diminish motor speed, consider this situation. You have a pastry conveyor that provides cherry filling as the pastries go by. Because this is definitely a reasonably light load, you’ll not want the conveyor operating at 5000 rpm. If it had been, there would be pastries and cherry filling just about everywhere!