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A Revolution in Hobbing Technologies

In a market that has not seen any truly revolutionary changes in decades, LMT-Fette is pushing the long overdue evolution […]

SPECIAL SERIES | Layout Guides Part 3: Hypoid Gear Teeth

This is the third of a three-part series of instructions to assist engineering designers and detailers with the process of […]

A New Trend in Broaching Technology

With regards to broaching, is making new technology investments profitable? We see customers making choices based on capital investment costs […]

SPECIAL SERIES | Layout Guides Part 2: Spiral and Zerol Bevel Gears

This is the second of a three-part series of instructions to assist engineering designers and detailers with the process of […]

Hard Choices: Diamond or CBN?

A careful comparison between diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) will eventually result in a clear decision when it comes […]

Guarding Against Gearing Deviations

In the June 2005 issue of Gear Solutions magazine we presented an article entitled “An Elementary Guide to Gear Inspection,” […]

SPECIAL SERIES | Layout Guides

This series is intended to provide design engineers working on right angle geared applications with the knowledge necessary to further […]

Case Study: Hard Finishing at Nixon Gear

How does a small private job shop work its way into a premier hard finishing shop? As Nixon Gear approaches […]

Control Solutions for Maximized Manufacturing

American gear manufacturing companies are under increasing pressure to maximize productivity while reducing cost and obtaining consistent quality parts in […]

The Geometry of Full-Form Grinding

Grinding helical gear teeth or other helical forms such as drill flutes by the method of advancing a grinding wheel […]

The Straight Track on Gear Racks

In some cases the pinion, as the source of power, drives the rack for locomotion. This would be typical in […]

A New Standard in Gear Inspection

In the June 2005 issue of Gear Solutions magazine we presented an article entitled “An Elementary Guide to Gear Inspection.” […]

The Good Life for Reconditioned Thread Grinders

How many times can a thread grinder be reincarnated? So far, four–but stay tuned. Twenty-eight Jones & Lamson thread grinders […]

No Tools? No Problem.

Over the past few years we have seen several trends in the gear-manufacturing industry, to which we supply our line […]

The Fundamentals of Honing Filtration

In today’s manufacturing environment it is essential that every process be as efficient and cost effective as possible. Operating costs […]

Case Study: KAPP Technologies

The Challenge Fulton Precision Industries, Inc., operates a 78,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. Since 1995, Fulton has been […]

Softhoning for Hard-Turned Steel Gears

Introduction Most applications reserved for flexible honing tools have restricted themselves to removing peaks, torn and folded metal, or other […]

An Elementary Guide to Gear Inspection

Gear inspection begins with the everyday tasks on the shop floor and extends into the manufacturing laboratory for complex analytical […]

The Attributes of Loaded Gear Tooth Modeling: Part Two

As I mentioned in the first installment of this article (please see June 2005 issue of Gear Solutions magazine), I’m […]

The Attributes of Loaded Gear Tooth Modeling: Part One

Figures 1-14 courtesy of The Gleason Works On numerous occasions during a career with gears, I’ve had the opportunity to […]

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