Saving Time and Cost for Intricate Gear Peening
Shot peening is a cold working process used to produce a compressive residual stress layer and modify mechanical properties of […]
Comparative Corrosion Characteristics of Ground and Superfinished Gear Steels
The described effort was undertaken to assess the impact of the isotropic superfinishing (ISF®) process on the corrosion resistance of […]
Taking Technology & Service to New Heights
What you get with the above combination is a very happy customer and a universal grinder that outperforms the competition […]
Electric Furnaces Complement Heat Treat Requirements for Gears
Furnaces heated by electric elements routinely harden, anneal and stress relieve gears. Today’s heating elements operate at higher temperatures, last […]
Induction Heating: A Guide to the Process and Its Benefits
Induction hardening is being increasingly used within the gear industry. However, before looking at the advantages of the method, it […]
Extending Broach Tool Life
If you’re like me, you scan every issue of this magazine and read the first few sentences of each article […]
Cryogenics Comes of Age
Manufacturing innovations that impart better performance, cost savings, and longer component life are typically expensive, require new equipment, and new […]
Processing New Gear Steels
Carburized steel gears are widely used for power transmission in rotorcraft, transportation vehicles, agricultural and off-road equipment, industrial rotating equipment, […]
Single-Source Solutions
The quality requirements of the automotive industry for gears and transmissions are rising steadily. Compact designs and the trend toward […]
Cryogenic Treatment of Gear Steel
Case carburized steel (En 353) is the material commonly used for making crown wheels and pinions. The reasons for the […]
Contour Hardening Bevel, Hypoid, and Pinion Gears
Traditional gear heat treatment involves gas carburizing in batch or continuous furnaces for an extended time, and then oil quenching. […]
A Portable Chamfering Powerhouse
The Gear Chamfering Robot (GCR) is a portable powerhouse, designed to be flexible enough to fit a broad range of […]
Integrated Heat Treating
For decades the gear industry has faced the challenge of producing high performance components in a cost-effective manner. To meet […]
Refurbishing Wind Turbine Gears
Multi-megawatt wind turbine gearboxes operate under demanding environmental conditions including considerable variation in temperature, wind speed, and air quality. It […]
A Grinding Solution
A company approached Ontario Drive & Gear (ODG) concerning a problem they were experiencing with a gear set used 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 […]
The Compass Points to Automated Gear Deburring
“Now, more than ever” seems to be a common phrase in this economic environment, and to manufacturers it can mean […]
Carbon Coatings for Transmission Components
The use of carbon-based coatings has steadily increased over the last decade. It all started with high-tech applications in high-end […]
Improvements in Precision Turning
The outcome of performance, and of achieving the results you require when turning precision features on parts, depends on getting […]
Precision Electrolytic Machining
Engineers and manufacturers looking to create gears with high tolerance, precision, and a smooth surface finish have a new technology […]
