Root Fillet Optimization of Gears with Asymmetric Teeth
By Dr. A.L. Kapelevich and Dr. Y.V. Shekhtman The Direct Gear Design method optimizes various parameters and elements of gear […]
Comparison of Tooth Interior Fatigue Fracture Load Capacity to Standardized Gear Failure Modes
Introduction Gears are case hardened to produce residual stresses at the surface — improving wear resistance, bending fatigue, and contact […]
Pitch Factor Analysis for Symmetric and Asymmetric Tooth Gears
In comparison with traditional gear design based on pre-selected, typically standard generating rack parameters and its addendum modification also known […]
Application of Advanced Mesh Analysis To Eliminate Pinion Failures
Through a case study involving pinion failures on plastic extruder drives, this paper covers failure analysis, gear rating review, application […]
Calculating the Risk of Micropitting Using ISO Technical Report 15144-1:2014 – Validation with Practical Applications
For high-performance gear transmissions, case-carburized and ground gears are used in most cases. International standards have been developed to provide […]
Analysis and Optimization of Asymmetric Epicyclic Gears
The design objective of asymmetric tooth gears is to improve performance of the primary drive flank profiles at the expense […]
The Benefits of Asymmetric Gears
Gear wheels often rotate in only one direction throughout their entire service lives. This applies particularly in the case of […]
An Experimental Evaluation of the Procedures of the ISO/TR 15144 Technical Report for the Prediction of Micropitting
Recently, ISO 15144 [1] has been approved by ISO as a technical report that presents an analysis procedure, which is […]
Medical Device Assembly Case Study: National Bearings
Overview A leading, U.S.-based medical device manufacturer was experiencing significant product failure. The surgical device, which included a plastic gear, […]
Cryogenics Comes of Age
Manufacturing innovations that impart better performance, cost savings, and longer component life are typically expensive, require new equipment, and new […]
