Edge finishing and hole preparation
Chamfering removes sharp edges from metal parts by cutting controlled angles on corners and holes. This precision process transforms dangerous, jagged surfaces into smooth,...
Inspection & Metrology: Future-Proofing Gear Inspection
Precise measurement and quality control continue to gain ground in 2025. Customers are calling for higher product performance and reliability, driving manufacturers to maintain...
AGMA Gearbox Classifications: Industry Standards for Performance and Reliability
AGMA gearbox classifications represent the cornerstone of quality and reliability in industrial power transmission. These comprehensive standards, developed by the American Gear Manufacturers Association...
Tooling & Workholding: Redefining precision for high-speed machining
Like most modern technologies, high-speed machining has come a long way since its initial rise in popularity. First enabled by new carbide tooling, faster...
The Hidden Cost of Convenience
In the race to make 3D printing as frictionless as possible, many additive manufacturing (AM) bureaus have placed their faith in fully automated quoting...
Design Method of System Tolerances in Cylinderical Gearboxes for Cost-Efficient Optimization of the Excitation...
The design of cylindrical gears is often carried out separately from the development of surrounding gearbox components. This applies in particular to the procedure...
Generating gear grinding in e-mobility: challenges and solutions
The topic of this article is the changing focus in gear design and the resulting challenges in gear production, in particular for continuous generating...
Forging greater productivity with next- gen PM
In the realm of metalwork and manufacturing, forging equipment is an invaluable asset that can remain in production for decades. However, the key to...
Cutting tool selection criteria for cylindrical gear manufacturing
This article concludes the trilogy on the relationship between design and production of cylindrical gears.
The focus has already been on design using the available...
Design and analysis of a workholding device for convex milling
The machining of convex surfaces is a common requirement in many industries, including aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing. However, the process can be challenging due...
CFD simulation of power losses and lubricant flow in gearboxes
In the last years, efficiency has become an increasingly crucial factor across various industrial sectors. The automotive industry, for instance, is requested to develop...
Why gear skiving can be good news for jet turbine disc manufacturers
Gear skiving, also known as power skiving, is where a cutting tool gradually engages with a workpiece to create gear teeth through a shaving...
Methodology to evaluate the bending and contact allowable stress numbers of gears from rotating...
Gears must verify a fatigue load capacity concerning tooth bending failure mode at the tooth root and contact pressure or Hertzian fatigue failure mode...
What causes backlash and how can it be optimized?
Backlash in gears plays a pivotal role in the smooth operation and durability of a gear system; therefore, it is really important to understand...
The role of in-situ techniques in microstructure optimization of interstitially alloyed steels
Microstructure optimization of steel for improved performance requires detailed knowledge of the thermal response of the materials. When designing heat treatments of new materials...
Increase gear pitting capacity and reparability via improved gear surface technique
The industry has seen a significant rise in the power density of geared components to increase cost efficiency in gearboxes.
It is feasible to...
David Christopher ‘Coop’ Cooper | 1961-2024: A lasting and multi-faceted legacy
Media Solutions’ employees always knew when David Christopher “Coop” Cooper was in the office.
At any given time during the day, the hallway would be...
Involute bevel gears: The importance of conjugate action in design
The planar involute profile is well known in and out of the gear community. As such, it is easy to misconstrue its relationship with...
Local load capacity analysis for the design of a balanced flank modification for cylindrical gears...
In order to carry out an optimal gear design with the aim of cost reduction and the careful handling of resources, load capacity is...
Wear behavior of polymeric compound using a new plastic gear test rig
The objective of this work was to validate a methodology to assess the performance of a polymer compound in a gear application with a...
