Multi-sensor metrology advances
Demand for accurate gears delivered on tight schedules is increasing. To keep pace, technology is continually advancing, enabling manufacturers to […]
Inspection & Metrology: Laser interferometry – An enabling technology for optimized automated manufacturing
Technological advances over recent years have elevated metrology from being a “necessary evil” in manufacturing scenarios to enabling technologies, allowing […]
Inspection & Metrology: ‘We must never stand still’
Small series and prototype production at ZF Friedrichshafen AG create new challenges for quality control time and again: measurement programs […]
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 […]
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.” […]
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 […]
The Sensitive Side of Computer-Aided Design
Context sensitive assistance facilitates the integration of design and manufacturing. Context sensitive assistance in computer aided design systems may be […]
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 […]
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 […]
Direct Digital Simulation Modeling
Direct Digital Simulation (DDS) is a universal method for computer modeling of gear design manufacturing and analyses. Unlike the commonly […]
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 […]
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 […]
