Gear motors or gearbox motors were designed to deliver reliability and precision for DC motor applications. Miniature DC motors used in the gear motors are often slot wound iron core drives and are paired with planetary gear heads.

Standard DC gear motors are made in a wide variety of diameters and gear motor length. Some companies provide custom gearbox motors or DC gear motors. Micro-Drive DC gear motors offer high performance at low costs. ISL products can help you source a standard DC gear motor or micro-drive DC gear motor or help you develop a custom gearbox motor to suit your needs.

Many applications call for a high start-up torque. The D.C. motor, by it svery nature, has a high torque vs. falling speed characteristic and this enables it to deal with high starting torques and to absorb sudden rises in load easily. The speed of the motor adjusts to the load. Furthermore, the D.C. motor is an ideal way of achieving the miniaturisation designers are constantly seeking because the efficiency it gives is high compared with other designs.