Forged Gears for Structual Integrity and Product Reliablity
For a primer on the differences between cast and forged gears, who better to turn to than the Forging Industry […]
Measuring Excellence in Polymer Gearing
At Kleiss we refer to polymer gear making as a “subtle science and exacting art,” and 20 years of experience […]
The Team Approach to Precision Plastic Gearing
Since antiquity, gears and gear systems have constantly been developed and improved. This continuing process includes the evolution of plastic […]
Heat Treating Heavy-Duty Gears
Whether required to pace the movement of a precision watch or a giant wind turbine, gears play an essential role […]
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 […]
Comparing Castings and Forgings
Material selection is one of the most crucial decisions made in the design, manufacture, and application of large structural components. […]
A Proven Process for Plastics
It’s an old problem: the common condition of misaligned mating parallel-axis (spur and helical) gear tooth surfaces. The solution—new to […]
Tips for Tougher Molded Plastic Gears
Molded plastic gearing is rapidly becoming a real contender in moderate power gearing applications. Custom gear design, precision molding equipment, […]
Rolling Contact Fatigue of Surface Densified PM Gears
Surface densification provides the opportunity for PM technology to advance into the manufacture of highly stressed product groups, such as […]
Engineered Systems for Forging Operations
Forging is a diverse industry, and Seco has a number of different furnaces, atmosphere generating systems, and quenching systems to […]
High Performance Gears for Heavy Duty Transmissons
Planetary gears in heavy truck gearboxes are normally manufactured by forging a blank, turning, hobbing, shaving, and heat-treatment followed by […]
Engineered Heat Treatment for Stronger Aerospace Gears
It is well established that carburization of low alloy steels promotes compressive residual surface stress upon quenching, and that compressive […]
Steeling Savings with P/M Materials
Recent advances in powder manufacturing and processing have made chromium an attractive element in P/M manufacturing. In addition to chromiumís […]
Forging Foundations
In past issues we’ve featured forging companies serving the gear-manufacturing industry in our profile and Q&A sections, and talking with […]
The Methodology of Metallurgy
The study of metals (metallurgy) address material selection, failure analysis, heat treating, mechanical testing, non-destructive testing, metallography, and material characterization. […]
Pure Powder, Pure Power!
In many of today’s applications for powder metallurgical steels, the requirements on the material increase consistently. Tool users are seeking […]
Forging Ahead for Gear Applications
The challenges facing today’s designers grow with each passing year. The global market provides for a more competitive stage, creating […]
New Powder Applications
Powder Metallurgy is a proven technology to produce high strength gears and tailored gear shapes for both automotive and industrial […]
Successful Plastic Gear Conversions
The conversion of a steel gear set to plastic is not a slam-dunk operation. A gear designer who is proficient […]
Rapid Stress Relief and Tempering
Stress relief and tempering are important processes, but they are still conducted much as they have been for the past […]
