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 […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
We all enjoy the nice warm weather and the pleasures of the outdoors, but summer also brings its own set […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Machine-related injuries or fatalities are at the highest during maintenance, service, repairs or adjustments. One simple way to avoid accidents […]
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 […]
Induction Heating: A Guide to the Process and Its Benefits
Induction hardening is being increasingly used within the gear industry. However, before looking at the advantages of the method, it […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I was talking to a friend the other day who works in manufacturing for a decent sized company. He was […]
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 […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
It’s always great news to hear that business is picking up for a company, especially if layoffs were required or […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
It seems to me that many companies have starting taking on more of an educational role in recent years than […]
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 […]
Protecting Massive Gears
As a manufacturer of motor oils and additives, LIQUI MOLY specializes in the automotive sector and is the most popular […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Gear manufacturers are active people. We’re generally out on the shop floor, or traveling to meet with customers at their […]
Cryogenics Comes of Age
Manufacturing innovations that impart better performance, cost savings, and longer component life are typically expensive, require new equipment, and new […]
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 […]
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 […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
We have discussed the concept of developing a safety program at your workplace many times. I have provided examples from […]
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 […]
Processing New Gear Steels
Carburized steel gears are widely used for power transmission in rotorcraft, transportation vehicles, agricultural and off-road equipment, industrial rotating equipment, […]
Eliminating Gear Whine
The intrusive noise known as gear whine is caused by vibrations generated by gears as they mesh as a result […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I doubt that many of us have completely avoided crossing paths with a bully or two in our lives. The […]
