A New Material for High-Speed Hobbing
Without them, our world would not move. Watches, cars, boats, wind turbines—they are all driven by gears. For more than […]
Extending Broach Tool Life
If you’re like me, you scan every issue of this magazine and read the first few sentences of each article […]
Protecting Massive Gears
As a manufacturer of motor oils and additives, LIQUI MOLY specializes in the automotive sector and is the most popular […]
Convoloid Gearing Technology
Convoloid® tooth forms and the technologies that are integral to its ultimate economic success—including design, rating, manufacture, and inspection—have been […]
Helix Angle and Root Stress
The ISO and AGMA Gear Rating Committees have for several years been comparing the results of different rating methods for […]
Eliminating Gear Whine
The intrusive noise known as gear whine is caused by vibrations generated by gears as they mesh as a result […]
Gearing Up for Efficiency
The operating efficiency of linear drives is of growing concern to machine designers. Here’s a look at three common linear […]
Advances in Molded Polymer Gears
The performance of molded polymer gears continues to improve with new design solutions, improved materials, and higher-accuracy molding. As a […]
Cyclocut Bevel Gear Production
Low-quantity bevel gearsets can be manufactured with the Cyclo-Palloid® method. The Cyclo-Palloid uses interlocking face hobbing cutters with five starts […]
Controlling the Process
Gear manufacturers have always embraced the latest technologies, constantly fine-tuning their operations to eliminate glitches and optimize efficiencies. This has […]
A New Paradigm in Gear Hobbing
The transmission of rotating movements without gear wheels is unthinkable. Whether in mechanical engineering, in automotive and transport technology, in […]
Thin Rims for Internal Gears
In today’s applications it is increasingly important to use space and resource-saving gears. One possibility is to design the rim […]
Single-Source Solutions
The quality requirements of the automotive industry for gears and transmissions are rising steadily. Compact designs and the trend toward […]
Special Report: New England Gear
According to Jeff Barnes, founder and president of New England Gear, there’s a very good reason why his company is […]
Increasing Grinding Capabilities
As the owner of Michigan Automatic Turning—which specializes in manufacturing gears and shafts, primarily for off-road and agricultural machinery—Peter Lazic […]
Contour Hardening Bevel, Hypoid, and Pinion Gears
Traditional gear heat treatment involves gas carburizing in batch or continuous furnaces for an extended time, and then oil quenching. […]
Designing Asymmetric Gears
In propulsion gear transmissions, the tooth load on one flank is significantly higher and is applied for longer periods of […]
Designing Powder Metal Gears
Powder metal (PM) gears are a cost efficient alternative for machined gears in larger series. Synchronizer gears, oil pump gears, […]
Bearing Solutions for High-Speed Gearbox Applications
With performance considerations driving gearbox design, pinion (high speed shaft) operating speeds have increased greatly in recent years, often exceeding […]
Reducing Gear Rattle
Work trucks are getting quieter, driving the need for axillary power to do the same. While gear noise, whine, and […]
