Selecting a worm gear lubricant
To compete in the marketplace, engineers across all industries are being tasked with increasing gearbox efficiency. Modern designs therefore must […]
A new approach for the calculation of worm shaft deflection in worm and crossed helical gear drives
Worm gear drives are characterized by a simple design, which allows the realization of a high gear ratio within one […]
The commonalities and differences between helical ‘low-tooth-count gears’ and ‘multiple-start worms’
The article deals with geometrically-accurate worm gear pairs that feature line contact between tooth flanks of a worm gear and […]
Design features of worm gearing composed of plastic and/or powder-metal components
This article deals with worm gearings in cases when the worm-gear pair is composed either of plastic or of powder-metal […]
Worm Screw High-Speed Manufacturing
This paper shows how to produce worm screws when your actual gear hobbing machine configuration has the hob axis perpendicular […]
Review of Microstructure and Properties of Non-Ferrous Alloys for Worm Gear Application and Advantages of Centrifugally Cast Gears
Worm gears are used for large gear reductions. Gear ratio ranges of 5:1 to 300:1 are typical. Generally, worm gear […]
The Whirling Process in a Company that Produces Worm Gear Drives
The worm geometry of worm gearboxes, especially the thread profile and the shape of the thread flanks, depends on the […]
Investigations on the Efficiency of Worm Gear Drives
Due to a wide range of properties, worm gears are an indispensable element on the current transmission market. Next to […]
Why Use a Wire EDM Worm Wheel in a Plastic Injection Molded Application
Crossed-axis helical gears (non-enveloping) is a method of transferring motion when using non-parallel axis shafts. These shafts are typically at […]
A Seal of Approval for Gearboxes
Fixedstar Power Transmission Group, the leading small sized worm gear reducer manufacturer in China, has extended the performance of a […]
Relative Curvature of Worm & Wheel with Straight Line Generatrix
The contact on single enveloping worm gear drives is the line contact. The changing form of the worm across the […]
The Whirling Process for Internal Threads
As an industry leader in the field of whirling technology, Leistritz has developed an innovative solution to machining difficult internal […]
The Sense of Synthetics in Worm Gear Lubrication
Worm gears are often used as a simple and effective solution for power transmission applications. The load carrying capacity of […]
As the Worm Turns… Toward Rolling
Cylindrical die worm rolling is a proven high-speed process which can produce precise worms with excellent surface finish and high […]
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