A new book, Servo Gearbox Secrets 2025, has been published by Apex Dynamics. Providing a unique insight into the critical and growing role of servo gearboxes at the heart of modern motion control, it demystifies the whole topic of servo gearboxes and provides valuable guidance about the process of specifying and applying servo gearboxes.
Subtitled The Definitive Guide to Specifying and Applying Precision/Servo Gearboxes in Motion Control Projects, the book has been written by Mike Gulliford, Managing Director of Apex Dynamics UK. Launched at Machine Building Live in Coventry (15th October), it draws on his more than 30 years of experience in the industrial automation industry and his expertise in precision gearboxes, providing essential reading for anyone involved in motion control projects.
Servo Gearbox Secrets 2025: Insightful, informative and free
The printed version of the book is being offered free of charge, as Mike and Apex Dynamics UK attempt to ensure the market has the best possible understanding of the history, technology and benefits of servo gearboxes. In addition, it provides clarity and structure to selecting gearboxes, helping readers manage the careful balance of design trade-offs, operating conditions, and project objectives. It can be requested by visiting the Apex Dynamics website and filling in the contact form here.
Designed to be a living guide that bridges the engineering and business worlds, Servo Gearbox Secrets 2025 provides the technical depth and strategic clarity needed to help design engineers, project managers, system integrators and end users make informed choices.
Clear, informed servo gearbox expertise at your fingertips
Divided into a series of clear sections, the book provides information about servo gearboxes that’s not generally available, as well as about their history and their usage. Offering an introduction to servo gearboxes for those with no prior knowledge, it’s also packed full of valuable insights for experienced engineers and expert predictions for the future of precision gearboxes.
The wide-ranging guide covers gearbox geometry and manufacturing, types of gearboxes, and their application across industries, operating conditions and environments. The guide also features advice on practical engineering concerns such as sizing and specifying, safety and performance factors, and lifecycle and maintenance, as well as business considerations, including supplier selection, procurement, ROI, and global market. Finally, it concludes with an exploration of the current landscape and a look at how the servo gearbox market could evolve in the age of AI, smart manufacturing, and demand for greater sustainability.
Gain access to decades of real-world experience
Mike is passionate about precision gearboxes and wants to share his extensive knowledge, gathered during a long and successful career within the industrial automation industry.
He explains, “As far as I am aware no one else has done this. I have tried with this book to include all the things I wish I’d known sooner. Precision servo gearboxes are great technology and they’re playing a growing role in the automation industry, in applications ranging from robotics and automation to renewable energy and precision manufacturing. Companies are demanding higher accuracy, higher efficiency, and higher reliability from every component in the system.
“Too often, gearbox selection is treated as an afterthought, or reduced to a catalogue comparison based only on ratios and torque. In reality, the choice is more complex and involves a delicate balance to achieve the optimal result for each application. Whether enabling the precise positioning of a robotic arm, the smooth feed of a CNC tool, or the controlled acceleration of a packaging line, these components often determine the performance and reliability of the entire system.”
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