Cost Reduction Using Powder Metal for Pump and Metering Gears
Powder Metal (PM) gears are used in pumps across a wide spectrum of industries. These include lube pumps for power […]
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® […]
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. […]
Complex Form Grinding Technology for Advanced Abrasive Technology
The grinding industry is seeing major advances in abrasive technology and in the machine tool capabilities to enable this technology […]
Precision Planetary Servo Gearheads
Precision planetary gearheads are frequently used in conjunction with such servo motors in order to: balance inertial loading conditions seen […]
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 […]
From Many, One
In June 2013, a $1B industrial equipment manufacturer was on a cost savings mission for an assembled worm gear that […]
Hobbing Large Gears with Custom Workholding Let ROI Blossom
Savvy gear manufacturers not only look at new machines and cutting tools but also focus on and invest in their […]
Add Big Gear Sets to the Multi-Tasking List
Many shops increasingly incorporate full 5-axis multi-tasking machine tool technology because it allows them to handle any kind of part […]
Validation of a Model of the NREL Gearbox Reliability Collaborative Wind Turbine Gearbox
Wind power has grown to be an important part of the energy mix in the U.S. In 2012 alone, the […]
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. […]
Meeting the Challenges of Measuring Large Parts
Overall Equipment Layout Even though the measuring principles on very large equipment are the same or similar to small ones, […]
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 […]
Handling Twist
Specific and controlled handling of twist in profile grinding can solve production-related problems and simultaneously open new gear manufacturing doors. […]
Energy Efficient Industrial Gear Lubricants
The use of energy has propelled the world from earliest civilizations, through the industrial revolution, to the current technology enabled […]
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 […]
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 […]
