Precision Broaching of Gears Large and Small
The broaching of precision gears will always start with a designed broach to match the specification of the part print. […]
Form and Position Measurement Advancement Through Measurement Technology
This industry has a tailwind; the wind power industry is growing at a rapid pace. The reasons for this are […]
Two Case Studies in the Mining Industry with the KISSsoft Gearbox Variant Generator
When designing gears, the size, weight, and manufacturing cost can be influenced to a great extent by both strategically splitting […]
How to Minimize Downtime, Repair Costs, and Inventories by Extending the Life Expectancy of Your Gearbox
Just like typical cars, gearboxes have gotten smaller over time. The catch phrase is ‘power-dense’, meaning that from equal sized […]
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 […]
The Real Truth Behind Cpk and Ppk Capability and Potential Process Studies
The most common definition of Cpk and Ppk is this: Cpk is the short-term capability of a process, and Ppk […]
Exploiting the Potential of Plastic Gears
Plastic gears afford appliance designers dramatic opportunities to reduce drive cost, noise, and weight. However, due to the properties of […]
Horror Stories of Costing
My pet peeve is seeing companies lose money needlessly in the process of costing and pricing. This happens for four […]
The Real Truth Behind Cpk and Ppk Capability and Potential Process Studies
These are very good questions. This paper will describe what you really need to know about estimating the true potential […]
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 […]
The Surgeon and the Gear Maker
Delta Gear bought TIFCO Gage & Gear, a maker of master gears, spline gages, aerospace gears, and automotive prototype gears […]
Calculating Inverse of Involute Angle in Microsoft Excel Without Programming
A lot has been written and discussed about how to calculate the inverse of involute angle in technological magazines and […]
Epicyclic Load Sharing Map-Application As a Design Tool
One of the main advantages of planetary transmissions is that the input torque is split into a number of parallel […]
An Algorithm for Robust Gear Modifications Design
The design of gear modifications is one of the key tasks for high performance gears, where high performance may be […]
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 […]
International Calculation Method for Micropitting
The first edition of the international calculation method for micropitting, ISO TR 15144-1:2010, was just published last December. It is […]
Continuous Generating Gear Grinding
In order to improve load carrying capacity and noise behavior, case hardened gears usually are hard finished [1]. One possible […]
The Case for Grinding Perfection
In The French company ZF Bouthéon has a long history as a manufacturer of truck transmissions. The company has been […]
Applications for Self-Locking Gears
In most gear drives, when driving torque is suddenly reduced as a result of power off, torsional vibration, power outage, […]
High Performance Gear Milling
Sandvik Coromant has made significant strides in helping gear manufacturers overcome the challenges they face as quality, efficiency, and repeatability […]
