Precision Electrolytic Machining
Engineers and manufacturers looking to create gears with high tolerance, precision, and a smooth surface finish have a new technology […]
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 […]
Abrasiveness of Boron Carbide Coatings
Hard coatings, such as boron carbide (B4C), can quickly polish the surface of the mating material during sliding contact. The […]
Wear Mechanisms of HSS Cutting Tools
1: Introduction Metal cutting puts extreme demands on the tool and tool material through conditions of high forces, high contact […]
Scuffing Resistance of Isotropic Superfinished Precision Gears
The high performance required from aerospace gears places stringent requirements upon the metallurgical quality, geometry, and surface finish of mating […]
Stress in Diamond-Coated Cutting Tools
Diamond coatings have been increasingly used in cutting-tool applications. Coating delamination is the major tool failure mode and occurs due […]
Turbo – Abrasive Machining for Edge and Surface Finishing
Turbo-Abrasive Machining [TAM] is a mechanical deburring and finishing method originally developed to automate edge finishing procedures on complex rotationally […]
Surface Enhancement: The Mikronite Process
Friction and wear can be found in every moving object, from the cars we drive to the lifesaving devices used […]
Coating Applications for Spur Gears
Introduction The power density of a gearbox is an important consideration for many applications and is especially important for gearboxes […]
Case Study: Conicity Technologies
With a reputation for manufacturing some of the strongest and quietest automobile axle assemblies, production at the Getrag Axle Plant […]
A Green Light to the Future
Imagine curing the coatings on your gears with the flip of a light switch, and being able to handle and […]
Harnessing the Horsepower Thief
Microscopic examination of the traditionally ground tooth surfaces of automotive transmission gears reveals a micro-roughness and unidirectional pattern corresponding to […]
Proven Processes for Improving Parts
It’s rare to come across a manufacturing process or method that first promises multiple increases in productivity, and then delivers […]
The Pressure’s On for Decreased Distortion
Many manufacturers [1] have reported that low pressure vacuum carburizing (LPC) has resulted in less distortion on gears than atmosphere […]
Making a Case for PVD Recoating Systems
Muncie Power Products, Inc., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been in the auxiliary power business since 1935 and started manufacturing Power […]
It’s All on the Surface
As manufacturers look to reduce cycle times, costs, and to improve the life of their products, many variables are considered […]
TWIN Blade – A Cut Above the Rest
All classic stick-blade cutting processes require a blade geometry that subordinates itself to the requirements of a positive rake angle […]
Laser Heat Treating Advances for the Gear Industry
Laser technology has been used for many years with much success in industries such as power generation, hydraulics, hand tools, […]
PVD Coatings for Improved Gear Production
Low-temperature Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coatings show proven functionality, both in increasing the performance of cutting tools used to machine […]
