Harnessing Drive Data for Smart Process Design
Optimal interplay between innovative gear cutting tools and powerful bevel gear cutting machines results in highly productive cutting processes with […]
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 […]
Turning to Rolling Bearings for Industrial Gearboxes
Rolling bearings play vital roles in supporting the shafts and gear wheels of industrial gearboxes and, often, several different […]
Impact of Surface Condition and Lubricant on Effective Gear Tooth Friction Coefficient
The impact of gear tooth surface roughness and advanced coatings on frictional losses in a gear mesh is of significant […]
Developing an Energy-Efficient Industrial Gear Oil
Gearboxes found in mining and manufacturing sectors encounter a variety of harsh conditions. Heavy loading, longer duty cycles, and high […]
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 […]
Optimizing Gear Macro and Microgeometry To Minimize Whine and Maximize Robustness for a Diesel Engine Application
The desire for engines that provide more torque and power is driving higher loads into the gear train. At the […]
New Refinements to the Use of AGMA Load Reversal and Reliability Factors
The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) rating standard, ANSI/AGMA 2101-D04, “Fundamental Rating Factors and Calculation Methods for Involute Spur and […]
Pitch Factor Analysis for Symmetric and Asymmetric Tooth Gears
In comparison with traditional gear design based on pre-selected, typically standard generating rack parameters and its addendum modification also known […]
Calculating the Risk of Micropitting Using ISO Technical Report 15144-1:2014 – Validation with Practical Applications
For high-performance gear transmissions, case-carburized and ground gears are used in most cases. International standards have been developed to provide […]
Case Study: Gleason Corporation and Schafer Gear Works
When the operations manager at Schafer Gear Works, Paresh Shah, visited the Gleason booth at Gear Expo 2015, he wasn’t […]
Analysis and Optimization of Asymmetric Epicyclic Gears
The design objective of asymmetric tooth gears is to improve performance of the primary drive flank profiles at the expense […]
