Cost, cleanliness, carbon footprint affect quenchant
Vegetable oils are seeing increased interest as quenchants for steel because of low carbon footprint, a renewable resource, and the ability to reclaim/recycle into...
Internal ring gears – design and considerations
When one is under a great deal of stress, they have a choice to either internalize the stress or to express it. Some express...
Q&A with Osny Fabricio
What do you do with Oerlikon Balzers?
I’m the Head of Cutting Tools for the Americas. That means that I am responsible for the cutting...
Q&A with Adam Gimpert
Helios is a new name in the gear manufacturing industry. What do you do?
The name is relatively new, but our company has supplied machines...
Q&A with MPT Expo attendees
The Motion + Power Technology Expo 2019 is scheduled to hit Detroit, Michigan, October 15-17. The show will bring thousands of industry experts and...
Quench system monitoring requirements in AMS 2759G
AMS 2759G Heat Treatment of Steel Parts, General Requirements was adopted April 23, 2019. This important aerospace specification governs the heat treatment of...
Tips to increase vibratory performance during gear polishing
In our final article in this series on gear polishing using vibratory equipment, let’s take a look at some troubleshooting tips to increase the...
Gear mesh and tooth modifications
As we march through this thing that we all call life, we look to find our perfect partner — that singular person that perfectly...
Reclamation and recycling of quench oil
Because of the cost, many captive and commercial heat treaters are looking at reclaiming or recycling their quench oil as a method of saving...
Vibratory media composition vs. attrition and density
The third in our multi-part series on vibratory processing of gears is focused on understanding how media of different compositions have varying attrition rates...
Q&A with MPT Expo attendees
The Motion + Power Technology Expo 2019 is scheduled to hit Detroit, Michigan, October 15-17. The show will bring thousands of industry experts and...
What is a gear engineer?
When you are a young person, perhaps 4 or 5 years old, someone might ask, “What would you like to be when you grow...
What do you do? I sell gears!
This year, my 11-year-old daughter asked me to be one of the parents who presented their profession on career day. She is very proud...
Selecting media for optimum vibe bowl gear finishing
The second in our multi-part series on vibratory processing of gears is focused on the selection of media that will be used to improve...
Q&A with T.J. Boudreau
What’s a typical day like for you at Weiler?
I wished there was a typical day — no such thing really. Our team does...
Back to basics with tempering (Part II)
After a part has been austenitized and quenched, it must be tempered. As was discussed previously , the purpose of tempering is to relieve...
Back to basics: The mechanism of quenching
Regardless of the product, it is likely that it is heat-treated and quenched. Engine components are heat-treated for wear and durability (Figure 1). Aircraft...
Standards in terminology for bevel gearing
If you still are digesting the acronyms in my April 2019 column, I apologize. As mentioned in that article, without a proper understanding of...
Q&A with Larry McMillan
What do you do in your position at Hainbuch America?
I cover parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, and I promote Hainbuch sales.
What advances in...
How to set up a vibratory bowl for gear finishing
This is the first in a multi-part series on vibratory processing of gears. This article is focused on machine set-up for optimal mass motion.
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