In this article we introduce a finish rolling process for sintered Fe alloy gears using a new CNC form rolling […]
Gear whine noise, particularly in consumer products such as motor vehicles and appliances, is an important and annoying problem. This […]
Today’s marketplace offers a wide spectrum of needs for all types of manufacturers: from the job shops needing quick and […]
While the AGMA Powder Metallurgy gear committee has referenced 48 pitch as a working limit for fine pitch powder metal […]
It’s no secret that the pressure to reduce input costs has led prime aerospace manufacturers to reexamine each element in […]
Modern gear design based on the gear rack generating process was introduced in the 19th century and remains the only […]
Avon Gear Company commenced operations in 1974. The company started as a gear manufacturer in a 10,000 square-foot facility in […]
Since the last MAAG gear-shaping machine was built and delivered in 1990, it’s safe to say that the many outstanding […]
S.M. “Jack” Marathe, the president of Universal Technical Systems, Inc., isn’t exactly modest when he talks about the power and […]
It used to be that if you needed to grind gears, your decision was limited to a slow-form grinder that […]
Worm designs and manufacturing methods have changed very little over the past half century. Finishing a worm in soft material […]
As with all manufacturing processes, the focus remains on piece cost and workpiece quality. Piece cost is primarily composed of […]
Cost pressures, qualitative increases, and tribological and size-limiting demands are just four of the factors that have clearly characterized the […]
Gear designers around the world are seeking to increase their use of hardened gears to squeeze optimum performance out of […]
Inductive surface hardening is an attempt to harden only the surface of a structure without affecting the inner portions of […]
Faced with ever-increasing horsepower and torque requirements, in conjunction with size constraints, High Performance Gear (HPG) began investigating ways to […]
First, the basics. Worm gear sets are used to transmit power between non-parallel, non-intersecting shafts, usually having a shaft angle […]