Economics of Machining Bevel Gears on Multi Tasking Machines
Bevel gears have been made for over 50 years. There have been several incremental improvements to the initial methods, but […]
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. […]
Enhancing Control of Distortion Through One-Piece-Flow Heat Treatment
Proper distortion control has become even more important than in previous days. Distorted gear components cause noise in the transmission […]
AGMA’s Wealth of Resources
The American Gear Manufacturers Association has a wealth of resources for its members. Talk to AGMA members across the country […]
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 […]
AlCrN-Based Hard Coatings on Modern Carbide Tools
According to a general rule of thumb, a significant reduction of costs in mechanical machining can only be achieved by […]
Powder Metal Gears, Part IX
In Part IV, Macro Design was discussed and a corrugated web was presented. The idea of the corrugated web came […]
Casting, Forming, and Forging
There are many methods for manufacturing gears, including: Metal removal processes (hobbing, shaping, milling, shaving, grinding, honing, and lapping) Various […]
Development of Novel CBN Grade for Electroplated Finish Grinding of Hardened Steel Gears
The grinding processes used in finish grinding of hardened gears can be classified as generating grinding and profile grinding, depending […]
A Field Case Study of ‘Whining’ Gear Noise in Diesel Engines
This paper describes the work performed to reduce first order gear mesh vibration, which was the root cause of an […]
The Real Truth Behind Cpk and Ppk Capability and Potential Process Studies
The most common definition of Cpk and Ppk is this: Cpk is the short-term capability of a process, and Ppk […]
The Real Truth Behind Cpk and Ppk Capability and Potential Process Studies
These are very good questions. This paper will describe what you really need to know about estimating the true potential […]
The Surgeon and the Gear Maker
Delta Gear bought TIFCO Gage & Gear, a maker of master gears, spline gages, aerospace gears, and automotive prototype gears […]
Calculating Inverse of Involute Angle in Microsoft Excel Without Programming
A lot has been written and discussed about how to calculate the inverse of involute angle in technological magazines and […]
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 […]
Special Report: New England Gear
According to Jeff Barnes, founder and president of New England Gear, there’s a very good reason why his company is […]
The Case for Cold Rolling
Powdered metal, extruded, hobbed, rack rolled, or cold roll formed… which manufacturing method produces the best gears and splines? That […]
Abrasiveness of Boron Carbide Coatings
Hard coatings, such as boron carbide (B4C), can quickly polish the surface of the mating material during sliding contact. The […]
Quality Cleaning for Gearing Applications
Gears are precision components that place great demands on cleaning. The cleaning industry offers various solutions in order to fulfil […]
A Hard Turn Toward Efficiency
Since its broader introduction in the mid 1980s hard part turning has evolved considerably as a machining process. Developments of […]
