Changing the Game with an Innovative Machine Concept: Dry Hard-Gear Finishing
Despite the many high-speed, high-torque direct-drive technologies developed over the past years, the overall efficiency of gearboxes is still state-of-the-art. Specifically, automotive powertrains have...
Prediction of Airborne Radiated Noise from Lightly Loaded Lubricated Meshing Gear Teeth
Automotive transmission gear noise has received increased attention in recent years. The phenomenon is considered as a major noise source in the automotive industry....
Developing a Lighter, Stronger, and Cleaner Air-Melt Steel for Critical Applications
Steel components, particularly those used in critical applications such as bearings and fuel injection systems, are increasingly expected to be lighter, stronger, and capable...
Advantages of Direct Gear Design For Automotive Polymer Gear Drives
Invention of the gear-generating machining process that uses the gear rack shape tooling cutting edge (as shown in Figure 1) established basic principles of...
An Improved Load-Equalizing Means For a Multi-Flow Gear Train
This paper relates to the load-equalizing capabilities of planetary gearboxes, and more generally, addresses the load-equalizing capabilities of multi-flow gear trains, that is, gear...
Actual Tooth Contact Analysis of Straight Bevel Gears
Straight bevel gears are the simplest type of bevel gears that transfer power between intersecting axes . They are widely used in low-speed applications...
Customer Success Stories
Technology Transformation at Croix Gear & Machining
Croix Gear & Machining leverages Gleason’s total solutions package to exceed customer expectations for spiral bevel gear quality...
Gear Tooth Root Stresses of a Very Heavily Loaded Gear Pair
For aerospace applications, there is a high premium on minimizing the mass of all components while meeting operational and safety requirements. Gears for space...
Optimizing Innovation in Driveline Design Processes
In the driveline industry, innovation can only be achieved when the use of new or novel technologies or methods are applied to design and...
Flame Hardening
Heat treating gears increases their durability and strength, and there are many heat treating options to suit different applications. To achieve the best return...
Effective Methods for Checking Grinding Quality
Grinding is often the last process in the manufacture of high-quality, high-load-bearing gearbox components. High-load-bearing gears are hardened for greater strength and ground to...
Layout of the Gear Micro Geometry
The last phase in sizing a gear pair is to specify the flank line and profile modifications, also known as the micro geometry. To...
Inspection and Measuring on Threaded Tools
Increasing product varieties, shortening of production cycles, and a growing demand on quality are just a few of today’s many production requirements. Flexibility is...
Precision Bevel Gears with Low Tooth Count
Right-angle bevel gears are a particular case of intersected-axis gearing (further Ia-gearing) with an arbitrary value of the shaft angle. Commonly, bevel gears with...
Case Study: Circle Gear and Machine Company and Pequea Machine Inc.
In a joint effort to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., also known as reshoring, a relationship was formed between gear manufacturer Circle Gear...
A Comparison of Wrought Steel Gears and Surface – Densified Powder Metallurgy Gears
Automotive transmission gears are responsible for transmitting torque from the engine to the wheels. In the process of transferring torque, gear teeth are subjected...
Meeting More Demanding Requirements for Removing Burrs: Optimizing Deburring Processes with Innovative Solutions
Whether parts are manufactured by means of machining, metal forming, or master forming, deburring usually doesn’t fall into one of the part manufacturer’s areas...
Make Powerful Partnerships at Gear Expo 2015
Here’s what’s in it for you and your team:
• Attendees see firsthand 750,000 pounds of machinery and gear products — the latest technology on...
Reducing Gear Noise While Improving Performance
To protect human health and the environment, noise emission from road vehicles is limited by legislation. In Europe, essential noise limits continue to be...
High Temperature Vacuum Carburizing Drives Alloy Development
Vacuum carburizing (low pressure carburizing, or LPC) is a process used to impart hardness, wear resistance and increased fatigue life in such applications. LPC...
