Comparison of Tooth Interior Fatigue Fracture Load Capacity to Standardized Gear Failure Modes
Introduction Gears are case hardened to produce residual stresses at the surface — improving wear resistance, bending fatigue, and contact […]
INSPECTION & METROLOGY: The Payoff from Deploying Smart Gear Inspection Systems
A quality-control plan for parallel-axis gear manufacturing requires significant investment in analytical and functional inspection equipment, labor, and production cost. […]
Influence of Contact Conditions on the Onset of Micropitting in Rolling-Sliding Contacts Pertinent to Gear Applications
Micropitting is a type of surface damage that occurs in concentrated, rolling-sliding contacts, such as those between gear teeth, through […]
The Benefits of Asymmetric Gears
Gear wheels often rotate in only one direction throughout their entire service lives. This applies particularly in the case of […]
An Experimental Evaluation of the Procedures of the ISO/TR 15144 Technical Report for the Prediction of Micropitting
Recently, ISO 15144 [1] has been approved by ISO as a technical report that presents an analysis procedure, which is […]
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 […]
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 […]
AGMA’s Wealth of Resources
The American Gear Manufacturers Association has a wealth of resources for its members. Talk to AGMA members across the country […]
A Field Case Study of ‘Whining’ Gear Noise in Diesel Engines
This paper describes the work performed to reduce first order gear mesh vibration, which was the root cause of an […]
Determining the Source of Gear Whine Noise
Gear whine noise, particularly in consumer products such as motor vehicles and appliances, is an important and annoying problem. This […]
