Industrial gearboxes come in a wide variety of forms and are typically classified based on their core gear structure or their specific application fields. In terms of gear structure, common types include planetary gearboxes, worm gearboxes, parallel-shaft/coaxial gearboxes, and right-angle gearboxes.
When classified by application field, industrial gearboxes are widely utilized across numerous industrial sectors, including metallurgy, building materials, mining, port hoisting, construction machinery, electric power, rubber and plastics, food and beverage processing, papermaking, and material handling.