Precision Electrolytic Machining
Engineers and manufacturers looking to create gears with high tolerance, precision, and a smooth surface finish have a new technology […]
CONIFLEX Plus Straight Bevel Gear Manufacturing
Bevel gears with straight teeth have an increasing popularity for certain applications. Before the development of the six-axis CNC machining […]
Analyzing Bearing Failure
The accurate diagnosis of a bearing failure is imperative to prevent repeat failure and additional expense. Rolling bearings are precision […]
Insights Into Ultrasonic Cleaning
If you’re looking for ultrasonic gear-cleaning equipment, you may begin your search by logging onto the Internet or poring over […]
Heat Treat Processes for Gears
Heat treatment is a critical and complex element in the manufacturing of gears that greatly impacts how each will perform […]
DLC Coatings for Increased Wear Resistance
An increasing number of DLC coatings have been brought to market in recent years. The main reason for the success […]
Optimizing Operating Efficiency
The potential for improving the efficiency of final drives by systematically employing special lubricants has been exhausted. For pointed gears […]
Single-Source Support Streamlining
Durable goods manufacturers can face major strategic conflicts between Lean practices, downsizing, concentration on core competencies, and transformation of machine […]
Grinding Large Module Gears
This article reviews the technologies, products, and factors leading to the transformation of gear production for parallel-axis gears 400 mm […]
New Opportunities with Open Die Forging
True, the unsteady recovery and realigning markets mean business is more difficult for the entire gear industry. Order volumes are […]
The Benefits of Bio-Based Lubricants
If your company is interested in increasing factory throughput, reducing tool costs, and improving product quality in a safer environment, […]
A New Edge On Gear Milling
What does a new generation of indexable inserts mean to the gear manufacturing industry? Minimizing lead times in gear production […]
A Study in Asymmetric Plastic Spur Gears
The basic weakness of plastic spur gear teeth is tooth fracture brought on by the accumulation of stress at the […]
Synthetic Gear Lubricants Go Green
With global industry moving toward environmentally friendly “green” lubricants, some very challenging issues have been created for lubrication in gearing […]
Small Package, Big Broaching Results
In a customer-driven pursuit of design concept solutions to make broaching relevant to lean manufacturing, the lower lot sizes associated […]
Black Oxide Finishing for Gears
The True Cost of Outsourcing Due to the hazardous nature of most black oxide processes, manufacturers have traditionally been forced […]
Designing a Bulletproof Manual Transmission
The following paper provides a detailed look at the creation of an innovative, brutally strong manual transmission for high performance […]
BIG GEARS Better Inspection
Even in this tough economic environment opportunity continues to knock on the doors of companies like Schafer Gear Works Rockford […]
Troubleshooting Wind Gearbox Problems
As the growth in wind energy continues, the average size and capacity of wind turbine generators is also increasing, stretching […]
Cutting Out the Whining
After celebrating the 20th anniversary of the founding of Romax Technology last year, long-time chief engineer Barry James recounts his […]
