Cryogenics Comes of Age
Manufacturing innovations that impart better performance, cost savings, and longer component life are typically expensive, require new equipment, and new […]
Advances in Molded Polymer Gears
The performance of molded polymer gears continues to improve with new design solutions, improved materials, and higher-accuracy molding. As a […]
Thin Rims for Internal Gears
In today’s applications it is increasingly important to use space and resource-saving gears. One possibility is to design the rim […]
Refurbishing Wind Turbine Gears
Multi-megawatt wind turbine gearboxes operate under demanding environmental conditions including considerable variation in temperature, wind speed, and air quality. It […]
Reducing Gear Rattle
Work trucks are getting quieter, driving the need for axillary power to do the same. While gear noise, whine, and […]
Alternatives to Gear Grinding
Stringent NVH requirements, higher loads, and the trend toward miniaturization to save weight and space are forcing transmission gear designers […]
Increasing Efficiency with Synchronized Systems
Every manufacturer is faced with the decision at some point: is it time to upgrade equipment and expand my capabilities? […]
Recommendations for Reverse Engineering
Reverse engineering is a necessary activity in the modern industrial world. Rather than mount a defense against those who label […]
Take a PEEK at Polymer
Much has been written about PEEK polymer’s ability to withstand extreme temperature environments and other key properties including strength and […]
Troubleshooting Gear Noise
NVH engineers are used to measuring things. Any NVH—for “noise, vibration, harshness”—lab you visit will likely as not be stuffed […]
A Solution for Gear Bore Accuracy
Did you hear about the amazing new technology that enables gear makers to achieve bore accuracies measured in ten-millionths and […]
A Seal of Approval for Gearboxes
Fixedstar Power Transmission Group, the leading small sized worm gear reducer manufacturer in China, has extended the performance of a […]
Analyzing Bearing Failure
The accurate diagnosis of a bearing failure is imperative to prevent repeat failure and additional expense. Rolling bearings are precision […]
A New Edge On Gear Milling
What does a new generation of indexable inserts mean to the gear manufacturing industry? Minimizing lead times in gear production […]
Noise Reduction in Plastic Gears
Gear noise reduction is best addressed in the design phase. Establishing optimized tooth counts, ratios, pitch, pressure angle, helix angle, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Direct Design for High-Performance Gear Transmissions
This paper presents a unique methodology for designing gears to enhance strength and life while allowing size and wear reduction. […]
Bending Fatigue of Surface Densified Gears
Surface densified powder metal gears and conventional wrought steel gears were tested using a pulsator and a back-to-back gear tester […]
