Special Report: New England Gear
According to Jeff Barnes, founder and president of New England Gear, there’s a very good reason why his company is […]
A New Paradigm in Gear Hobbing
The transmission of rotating movements without gear wheels is unthinkable. Whether in mechanical engineering, in automotive and transport technology, in […]
The Case for Cold Rolling
Powdered metal, extruded, hobbed, rack rolled, or cold roll formed… which manufacturing method produces the best gears and splines? That […]
Better Bevel Gear Production
Gleason revolutionized bevel gear production in 1989 with the introduction of the first fully CNC controlled cutting machine, called the […]
Milling Tools for Bevel Gears
Curved bevel gears are one of the most complex components in mechanical engineering, and special machines and tools have therefore […]
Expert Broaching Services
Machine tool rebuilders—or those who consider themselves to be machine tool rebuilders—are commonplace nowadays. Rebuilding everything from CNC lathes to […]
A New Angle on Cutting Bevel Gears
Straight bevel gears are widely used in the design of automotive differentials, as well as in other applications. In high […]
Continuous Generation Grinding
When I first heard the word “generation” as a kid it was used in a family context: my grandmother, my […]
CONIFACE Face Gear Cutting and Grinding
According to the traditional definition, face gears are plane ring gears with a face angle of 90° that mate with […]
CONIFLEX Plus Straight Bevel Gear Manufacturing
Bevel gears with straight teeth have an increasing popularity for certain applications. Before the development of the six-axis CNC machining […]
Fixturing and Workpiece Articulation
It would be unwise to challenge some companies in the Rockford, Illinois area to an engineering contest if the subject […]
Small Package, Big Broaching Results
In a customer-driven pursuit of design concept solutions to make broaching relevant to lean manufacturing, the lower lot sizes associated […]
Better Bevel Gearing
Above a ratio of 2.5 it is common gear design practice to convert a gearset from two generated members into […]
Better Broaching through Process Control
Is your broaching process capable and predictable? Many are not. This article will discuss why and how performance metric based […]
Hard Fact of Hard Rack Milling
Rack gears used for rack and pinion assembly are often hardened to increase durability. In most cases a finish grinding […]
Gleason Aces the Mercedes Test
It seems that Mercedes-Benz design engineers never stop searching for ways to improve performance, passenger safety, and comfort. The recent […]
Cold Forming for Hot Results
Cold forming involute splines, serrations, oil grooves, snap-ring grooves, threads, and various other features using spline rolling machinery provides many […]
Relative Curvature of Worm & Wheel with Straight Line Generatrix
The contact on single enveloping worm gear drives is the line contact. The changing form of the worm across the […]
The Rules for Successful Rotary Broaching
The process of rotary broaching has been around for a long time, but there are still many machinists in the […]
Straight Bevel Gears on Phoenix Machines Using Coniflex Tools
Manufacturing of straight bevel gears was in the past only possible on specially dedicated mechanical machines. Such machines are by […]
