Gearwheel manufacturing in a 34-second cycle
Minimizing production times to ensure competitiveness is one of the most important challenges in the automotive industry — Henry Ford […]
Integrated Approach for Gear Testing of High-Performance Clean Steels
The power density of gearboxes is continuously increased by different research activities. Besides new material developments, the cleanliness of steels […]
Understanding the mounting distance: Intersected-axes gearing (bevel gearing)
Mounting distance is one of the most critical design parameters in intersected-axes gearing (in straight bevel gearing, spiral bevel gearing, […]
Root cause for noise excitation in geometrically-accurate (perfect) parallel-axes gearing
Gears are extensively used to transmit a rotation from a driving shaft to a driven shaft. Depending on the gear […]
Root Fillet Optimization of Gears with Asymmetric Teeth
By Dr. A.L. Kapelevich and Dr. Y.V. Shekhtman The Direct Gear Design method optimizes various parameters and elements of gear […]
CFD Simulation of Power Losses and Lubricant Flows in Gearboxes
Printed with permission of the copyright holder, the American Gear Manufacturers Association, 1001 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, Virginia […]
Choosing a Planetary Gearhead
From CGI Inc. staff When a motor is being designed into a motion control system, all too often the benefits […]
Extending gear life in demanding applications
Although gears and other precision components are generally made of hardened steel or metal alloys, those used in high load […]
