Tooling & Workholding: Software thought backwards
There are already an infinite number of different gear geometries. Nevertheless, engineers are constantly coming up with new variants. For […]
Hob quality basics
The quality of a hob directly affects the final quality of the gear it generates. AGMA has developed a standard […]
Power Skiving with integrated cutter resharpening
Gear manufacturing by Power Skiving takes the traditional approach: After a cutter has reached its maximum wear, the operator changes […]
Tooling & Workholding: Why precision clamping matters
Precision clamping devices can be custom designed for applications and can vary over a wide range of industries. David Jones, […]
Long hob cost savings over the length of a job
Manufacturers consider many factors when shopping for a gear hob solution: What material is being cut? What is the pitch […]
Conjugate Action Law in Intersected-Axes Gear Pairs and in Crossed-Axes Gear Pairs
The article deals with the kinematics and the geometry of geometrically-accurate gearing (with perfect gearing). Considered at the beginning for […]
Micro-skiving – (r)evolution of a known production process
Production of internally toothed gear wheels is possible in many different ways. Different techniques such as gashing, broaching, wire EDM, […]
Advantages of flat broaching machines
A broaching machine requires precision broaching tools to increase productivity and efficiency. New broaching tools can be expensive and difficult […]
Reducing Tool Wear in Spiral Bevel Gear Machining with the Finite Element Method
Due to the complexity of spiral bevel gear machining, the cutting tools can be a significant cost of gear manufacturing. […]
Methods to Determine Form Diameter on Hobbed External Involute Gears
In custom designs of external spur or helical gears, designers generally prefer a lower form diameter for greater transverse contact […]
Chamfer Hobbing, Perfect Timing
New gearbox developments, particularly for eDrives, are creating a whole new set of gear design and manufacturing criteria. Compact gearbox […]
Effects of Asymmetric Cutter Tip Radii on Gear Tooth Root Bending Stress
By Dr. Abdullah Akpolat, Dr. Nihat Yildirim, Burak Sahin, Omer Yildirim, Bulent Karatas, and Fatih Erdogan Tooth root fillet is the […]
Fast, Flexible Bevel Gear Cutting
Well over 100 bevel gear cutting machines crowded this Chicago factory floor just a few years ago, all busy producing […]