Shear Stability Is Key to Proper EAL Gear Oil Selection
Selecting a gear oil for use in marine thrusters or a stern tube lubricant for use with propeller shaft bearings […]
Prediction of Airborne Radiated Noise from Lightly Loaded Lubricated Meshing Gear Teeth
Automotive transmission gear noise has received increased attention in recent years. The phenomenon is considered as a major noise source […]
The Impact of Surface Condition and Lubricant on Gear Tooth Friction
The most exhaustive experimental study quantifying gear tooth friction is by Yoshizaki [1], in which spur gears with various geometries […]
Application of a Unique Anti-Wear Technology — Ion-Sulfurized Lubricating Gradient Material
History Of Ion-Sulfurized Lubricating Gradient Material (LGM) Technology In modern industry, large fraction of machinery components, including gears, splines, and […]
The Efficiency of a Simple Spur Gearbox — Thermally Coupled Lubrication Model
Introduction The efficiency of drivetrain components is quickly becoming a significant research area pushed by the intensifying quest for improved […]
Proactive Contamination Control for Industrial Gearing
No matter what industry you serve, there’s a good chance that gears and gearing are critical to your process. In […]
Purchasing Gear Lubricants: Be Careful When Playing the Numbers Game
An assumption has been made that anyone reading this has a basic knowledge of most gear types and their geometric […]
The Anatomy of a Lubrication Erosion Failure: Causation, Initiation, Progression, and Prevention-Part II
As a result of our evaluation of the pit type defects observed on all of the Cameron Pinion Shaft teeth, […]
The Anatomy of a Lubrication Erosion Failure: Causation, Initiation, Progression, and Prevention: Part I
Material science is the oldest of all science and engineering disciplines. It is not an overstatement to say that materials […]
Energy Efficient Industrial Gear Lubricants
The use of energy has propelled the world from earliest civilizations, through the industrial revolution, to the current technology enabled […]
Gear Lubrication-Gear Protection Also At Low Oil Temperature
In practice, industrial gears are often operated with lower oil temperatures than would normally be generated in a fully-loaded gearbox. […]
Understanding and Preventing Surface Distress
In many industrial applications that have lubricated rolling/sliding contacts such as rolling bearings, power density has steadily increased over time […]
Gear Lubrication – Stopping Micropitting by Using the Right Lubricant
Micropitting formation is often reported to occur in field applications even though industrial gear oils with a high micropitting load-carrying […]
Protecting Massive Gears
As a manufacturer of motor oils and additives, LIQUI MOLY specializes in the automotive sector and is the most popular […]
Magnetic Filtration Technology
Wind power is the world’s fastest-growing source of renewable energy that is capable over time of significantly reducing our dependence […]
Essential Lubrication Aspects
Empirical studies prove that 70-85 percent of the expected life cycle costs of a machine are determined during its development […]
Running Gear Drive Repairs
When it comes to repairing the tooth flanks of large girth gear drives, repair lubrication provides a number of advantages […]
The Benefits of Bio-Based Lubricants
If your company is interested in increasing factory throughput, reducing tool costs, and improving product quality in a safer environment, […]
Synthetic Gear Lubricants Go Green
With global industry moving toward environmentally friendly “green” lubricants, some very challenging issues have been created for lubrication in gearing […]
Best-Practice Gearbox Lubrication
Modern gears are performing heavier work and carrying greater loads than ever before. Gear manufacturers are redesigning, modernizing, and using […]
