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 […]
Contemporary Gear Pre-Machining Solutions
Depending on annual production volumes, batch sizes, and workpiece geometry, several gear manufacturing technologies are used for industrial gear production. […]
The Best of Both Worlds in Gear Manufacturing: High Flexibility with High Productivity
Sophisticated yet simple, providing full flexibility combined with high productivity, InvoMilling is the latest development when both efficiency and production […]
Gear Lubrication-Gear Protection Also At Low Oil Temperature
In practice, industrial gears are often operated with lower oil temperatures than would normally be generated in a fully-loaded gearbox. […]
Precision Broaching of Gears Large and Small
The broaching of precision gears will always start with a designed broach to match the specification of the part print. […]
The Effect of the Surface Roughness Profile on Micropitting
A wide choice of surface roughness parameters is available to characterize components such as gears or bearings, with the goal […]
Form and Position Measurement Advancement Through Measurement Technology
This industry has a tailwind; the wind power industry is growing at a rapid pace. The reasons for this are […]
Crack Testing and Heat Treat Verification of Gears Using Eddy Current Technology
While eddy current technology was initially developed for testing of bar, tube, and wire, advances in electronics, automation, and coil […]
Two Case Studies in the Mining Industry with the KISSsoft Gearbox Variant Generator
When designing gears, the size, weight, and manufacturing cost can be influenced to a great extent by both strategically splitting […]
How to Minimize Downtime, Repair Costs, and Inventories by Extending the Life Expectancy of Your Gearbox
Just like typical cars, gearboxes have gotten smaller over time. The catch phrase is ‘power-dense’, meaning that from equal sized […]
Saving Time and Cost for Intricate Gear Peening
Shot peening is a cold working process used to produce a compressive residual stress layer and modify mechanical properties of […]
Analysis of Ripple on Noisy Gears
A low noise level is an important quality feature in modern gearboxes for passenger cars. But a troublesome noise can […]
Comparative Corrosion Characteristics of Ground and Superfinished Gear Steels
The described effort was undertaken to assess the impact of the isotropic superfinishing (ISF®) process on the corrosion resistance of […]
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 […]
Exploiting the Potential of Plastic Gears
Plastic gears afford appliance designers dramatic opportunities to reduce drive cost, noise, and weight. However, due to the properties of […]
Horror Stories of Costing
My pet peeve is seeing companies lose money needlessly in the process of costing and pricing. This happens for four […]
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 […]
Electric Furnaces Complement Heat Treat Requirements for Gears
Furnaces heated by electric elements routinely harden, anneal and stress relieve gears. Today’s heating elements operate at higher temperatures, last […]
