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If gear box operates with more tha one speed ratio or gear ratio, it is called as multi-speed gearbox.
'''''''Need of Multi-speed gear box in machine tools:''''''
The machine tool need to operate with different spindle speeds. However, the prime mover, which is an alectric motor, operates at a single constant speed.
Therefore, for obtaining number of output speeds with a single input speed, the miulti-speed gearbox is required in machine tools.
Bsic considerations in design of multi-speed gear-box: