Online exclusive: How many mils is your coating?
Instantaneous handheld coating thickness gauges that can be operated by virtually any technician deliver lab-quality readings even on curved and […]
Two-Probe Pitch Inspection Method For Large Gears
A gear’s pitch (a k a index or spacing) accuracy is one of the most fundamental gear characteristics affecting its […]
Effects of Asymmetric Cutter Tip Radii on Gear Tooth Root Bending Stress
By Dr. Abdullah Akpolat, Dr. Nihat Yildirim, Burak Sahin, Omer Yildirim, Bulent Karatas, and Fatih Erdogan Tooth root fillet is the […]
Closed Loop Machining of Cylindrical Gears
Leonhard Euler’s 1760 invention of making cylindrical gears with an involute profile was the beginning of a success story. As […]
Advanced Thermal Processing for Enhanced Gear Tribology
Abstract Vast empirical knowledge accumulated over centuries, in conjunction with recent advances in the areas of material science, tribology, and […]
An Experimental and Analytical Comparison of the Noise Generated by Gears of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) and Steel Materials
Over the years, there have been many claims made concerning the relative noise performance of austempered ductile iron (ADI) versus […]
A Laser Focus on Leading-Edge Metrology
In the world of gear inspection, there are many factors to consider in understanding the needs of designers, manufacturers, and […]
Can Shop Floor Measurement Actually Replace Gauges?
Quality assurance on the shop floor is an integral part of the production chain today. It involves comparing production results […]
