Induction Hardening for Wind Turbine Bearing Rings
It seems nothing — not even a worldwide financial crisis — can stop the rise of wind energy. The 2008-12 […]
Flexible Automation Technology Enables Lean Production Processes at BJ-Gear
When asked how they envision a robot, most people either think of huge, unwieldy robots working in fenced off areas […]
Molecular Decomposition Process = Electrochemical Assisted Precision Form Grinding
Introduction Molecular decomposition process is an electrochemical grinding process that has been refined to enable: • The removal of increased […]
Forging: 101
Introduction PeripWhen buyers must select a process and supplier for the production of a critical metal component, they face an […]
Involute Spiral Face Couplings and Gears: Design Approach and Manufacturing Technique
Introduction Face gears typically have a straight or skewed tooth line and varying tooth profile in normal cross section at […]
Optimization of Gear Tooth Contact by Helix Angle Modification
Introduction Gears that are smaller, cheaper, and equipped with more efficient power transmission are the ongoing objective of gear designers. […]
Gear Resonance Analysis and Experimental Verification Using Rapid Prototyped Gears
Weight reduction is of great importance in the design of gearing for aerospace applications. Natural resonance responses of the gear […]
Principal Design Parameters Of Gearing With Non-Parallel Axes Of Rotations
This paper pertains to gearing with non-parallel axes of rotation of the driving and the driven members. Examples of the […]
CASE STUDY: RUF Briquetting Systems and Corrugated Replacements, Inc. and Horsburg-Scott
Briquetting is a way to regain value from the materials you already have. Gear grinding operations are finding the value […]
Using Integrated Computational Material Science to Create Virtual Simulations of Gear Fatigue Lifetime
Material science is the oldest of all science and engineering disciplines. It is not an overstatement to say that materials […]
Analysis of Gear Root Forms: A Review of Designs, Standards and Manufacturing Methods for Root Forms in Cylindrical Gears
Gear root form is an important but often neglected element of the gear. The stress concentration point typically lies in […]
Striving for High Load Capacity and Low Noise Excitation in Gear Design
Many dimensions of the gears and the toothing are determined that have significant influence on load capacity and noise excitation. […]
Contact Analysis for Planets in KISSsoft
KISSsoft’s contact analysis software is widely used because it calculates a wide variety of characteristics of interest for gears that […]
A Plastic Gear Design Update
Plastic gears have a long history in autos, appliances, office equipment, tools, and elsewhere. Designers continue to extend their use […]
Gearing Up to a Better Chamfering and Deburring Process
As with any machining process, the manufacturing of gears by hobbing or shaping results in burrs on the front edge. […]
Squeezing Productivity Out of Gear Milling Operations
Gashing in gear milling applications is basically a slotting operation. Whether it is a gear tool such as a CoroMill® […]
Micro Skiving: Precision Finishing of Hardened Small Diameter Fine Module/Pitch Gears, Splines, and Serrations
The skiving process, which means “to slice,” with respect to cylindrical spur and helical gears and some limited spline hobbing […]
Dynamic Analysis of a Cycloidal Gearbox Using Finite Element Method
The cycloidal style of speed reducer is commonly used in many industrial power transmission applications. This type of mechanism, known […]
AGMA’s Wealth of Resources II
In the depths of the recession that started in 2008, there were a lot of questions surrounding Gear Expo 2009. […]
Case study: The Gleason Works
The Gleason Works sought to create a dynamic, torque-controlled lapping solution with responsive, real-time feedback to create better quality gears […]
