| Gears are very popular mechanical items that have | | | | warships, and so. The gears used in this industry are |
| been used across various industries to serve several | | | | usually referred as marine gears. These gears not only |
| purposes for long. Gears are considered the inherent | | | | ensure huge power transmission, but high-speed as |
| and most vital part of any modern engine or | | | | well. |
| machinery. In fact, they can be remarked as the life of | | | | 3) Petrochemical Industry: As apparent from the name, |
| any engine. The prominent industries which require the | | | | petrochemical industry deals with the production of |
| application of modern gears are defence, food | | | | various types of useful chemicals. But, these valuable |
| processing, marine, sugar, petrochemicals, earth | | | | chemicals can't be produced without the use of certain |
| moving, power generation, railway, to name a few. | | | | machines and equipment which are meant for the |
| Owing to such large and widespread demand of | | | | purpose. And again, such chemical production |
| gears in the modern industries, there is no surprise that | | | | machinery require the use of several industrial gears |
| the global market expenditure on them is touching a | | | | like ground, helical, spur, and precision gears. |
| phenomenal Rs.12,500 crore mark. Since the number | | | | 4) Earth Moving Industry: Earth moving industry is |
| of industries in which the gears are used are very | | | | indispensable for the survival of construction and |
| large, it is not feasible to describe each and every one | | | | infrastructure development sectors, owing to the |
| them here. That is why some of the popular industries, | | | | necessary equipment and machinery supplied by it for |
| along with the use of gears in them and the type of | | | | various crucial activities performed in these sectors. |
| gears used in them are mentioned below: | | | | Gears like spur, helical, and planetary form an integral |
| 1) Defense Industry: Defense is a very crucial industry | | | | part of the machinery and vehicles used in the earth |
| as it is associated with the safety and security of the | | | | moving industry. |
| inhabitants of a nation. Gears are primarily used in this | | | | 5) Power Generation Industry: Power generation or |
| industry in various types of weapons as well as in | | | | power industry is an industry that forms the basis of all |
| other components required for the proper operation of | | | | other industries and sectors. As we all know, nothing |
| this industry. The use of bevel and several types of | | | | can be done without power, hence this industry is very |
| reduction gears is common in this industry. | | | | crucial. Gears play a vital role in making certain power |
| 2) Marine Industry: There is a huge demand for gears | | | | generation equipment functional. This industry |
| in the marine industry, which are generally used there in | | | | witnesses wide use of bevel, planetary, and internal |
| yachts, commercial ships, cruise liners, patrol boats, | | | | gears. |