Cold Forming for Hot Results
Cold forming involute splines, serrations, oil grooves, snap-ring grooves, threads, and various other features using spline rolling machinery provides many […]
Gleason Aces the Mercedes Test
It seems that Mercedes-Benz design engineers never stop searching for ways to improve performance, passenger safety, and comfort. The recent […]
Induction Heating for Low-Cost Quality Gears
The gear market is looking for increased gear performance, reduction in gearbox package size, and longer gear life. Industry drivers […]
Epicyclic Gearing: A Handbook
Recent articles in Gear Solutions have discussed epicyclic gearing, but often in the context of experienced engineers. As more and […]
Lead or Helix? That is the Question
Here’s the scenario: the company is developing a new application for helical internal gears. The first trials are going well, […]
An Advanced Approach to Optimal Gear Design
The theory and practice of gear design is rich with examples of successful and sometimes outstanding combinations of various mathematical, […]
Relative Curvature of Worm & Wheel with Straight Line Generatrix
The contact on single enveloping worm gear drives is the line contact. The changing form of the worm across the […]
A Cool Approach to Optimized Bearing Performance
Bearings are a vital component in rotating industrial equipment, and they often represent a significant capital investment. To maintain that […]
Static and Fatigue Calculations of Wind Turbine Gearboxes: Part II
Wind turbine manufacturers have a vital interest in carrying out gearbox calculations on their own, and for multiple reasons: • […]
Forged Gears for Structual Integrity and Product Reliablity
For a primer on the differences between cast and forged gears, who better to turn to than the Forging Industry […]
Next Generation Gear Grinding
What do the gears that end up in trains, wind generators, speed reducers, marine transmissions, off-road equipment, and printing presses […]
Static and Fatigue Calculations of Wind Turbine Gearboxes: Part I
1 Abstract Wind turbine manufacturers have a vital interest in carrying out gearbox calculations on their own, and for multiple […]
Supplier Relationships Speed Gearbox Delivery
At Stober Drives, customer orders are filled in the fast lane. The company turns around more than 93 percent of […]
Measuring Excellence in Polymer Gearing
At Kleiss we refer to polymer gear making as a “subtle science and exacting art,” and 20 years of experience […]
The Rules for Successful Rotary Broaching
The process of rotary broaching has been around for a long time, but there are still many machinists in the […]
Reducing Gear Whine in Planetary Gear Transmissions
Gear whine is an annoyance for automotive consumers. For all practical purposes it cannot be eliminated, but only minimized. Gear […]
Selecting the Right PFPE Lubricant
If a mechanical or electromechanical component has to function for extended periods in an extreme environment, a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricant […]
Microgeometry and Bias in Helical Gear Noise Excitations
The prediction of gear noise may normally be treated as a classical source/path/receiver problem. Usually the excitation occurs in the […]
Case Study: Allison Transmission Test Drives Gleason Genesis
Somewhere in Europe a driver is enjoying his new Renault refrigerated truck, and the particularly quiet, smooth–shifting automatic transmission running […]
Natural Frequencies & Modal Properties of Compound Planetary Gears
This paper presents the structured vibration mode and natural frequency properties of compound planetary gears of general description, including those […]
