Gearing Up for Improved Performance
Innovative engineering design, advanced materials, and top of the line components can yield significant improvements in gearbox efficiency, reliability, and […]
An Animated Approach to Plotting Profiles
Trochoid Spiral (TS) and Epitrochoidal Spiral (ETS) curves and special flash animations were developed by the author in 2004 and […]
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 […]
Profile Relief and Noise Excitation in Helical Gears
Gear noise results from the gear mesh dynamic forces that are transmitted through the support shafts and bearings to the […]
Are Energy Answers Blowing in the Wind?
Renewable Wind Energy Production (RWEP) in Wyoming has been related to three locations in the state: Cheyenne, Arlington, and Evanston. […]
The Sense of Synthetics in Worm Gear Lubrication
Worm gears are often used as a simple and effective solution for power transmission applications. The load carrying capacity of […]
The Advent of OptiGearing
Introduction A 25 to 35 percent increase in power density and a markedly lower operating noise are two major performance […]
Animated CAD Solutions for Gear Mechanism Design
Two-dimensional and 3D CAD programs have continually lessened the role of the engineer in the actual process of designing gears, […]
Polyglycols for Lubricating Large Gear Drives
Introduction In modern-day gear technology, the lube oil used is an important element of the gear’s overall design. Increasingly stringent […]
Extending Gear Life with Synthetic Lubricants
Petroleum oils may always have a place in the world of gearing, but as mechanisms run hotter and faster, quality […]
Direct Gear Design Drives Performance
Modern gear design based on the gear rack generating process was introduced in the 19th century and remains the only […]
The Simultaneous Dual Frequency Method of Inductive Gear Hardening
Inductive surface hardening is an attempt to harden only the surface of a structure without affecting the inner portions of […]
