A New Standard in Gear Inspection
In the June 2005 issue of Gear Solutions magazine we presented an article entitled “An Elementary Guide to Gear Inspection.” […]
New Powder Applications
Powder Metallurgy is a proven technology to produce high strength gears and tailored gear shapes for both automotive and industrial […]
Softhoning for Hard-Turned Steel Gears
Introduction Most applications reserved for flexible honing tools have restricted themselves to removing peaks, torn and folded metal, or other […]
An Elementary Guide to Gear Inspection
Gear inspection begins with the everyday tasks on the shop floor and extends into the manufacturing laboratory for complex analytical […]
The Attributes of Loaded Gear Tooth Modeling: Part Two
As I mentioned in the first installment of this article (please see June 2005 issue of Gear Solutions magazine), I’m […]
Rapid Stress Relief and Tempering
Stress relief and tempering are important processes, but they are still conducted much as they have been for the past […]
Moving Measuring to the Machine
Take a peek into the machining cells at progressive large-volume gear manufacturers these days and you’ll likely see more measuring […]
The Details of Ductile Iron
Cast iron is generally thought of as a weak, dirty, cheap, brittle material that does not have a place in […]
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, […]
Sophisticated Software for Real-Time Data Retrieval
In an age of information systems, we have immediate access to everything from our e-mail to the Internet. Gear manufacturers […]
Actual vs. Effective Involute Tooth Size
While splines have been manufactured for decades, they still seem to perplex the manufacturing engineer who is trying to insure […]
Determining the Source of Gear Whine Noise
Gear whine noise, particularly in consumer products such as motor vehicles and appliances, is an important and annoying problem. This […]
Transforming Design with Integrated Gear Software
S.M. “Jack” Marathe, the president of Universal Technical Systems, Inc., isn’t exactly modest when he talks about the power and […]
Software Solutions for Unknown Gears
Ever have a gear that you wanted to inspect, but didn’t have drawing data to define the part? M&M Precision […]
The Next Dimension in Detecting Tooth Distortion
The conventional CNC gear inspection machine will measure and evaluate helix and involute tooth flank deviations that are relative to […]
