Low Pressure Carburizing for Transmissions
With the many advances that have taken place to improve quality in the gear industry, it is only logical that […]
Retained Austenite Stabilization
The phenomenon of retained austenite stabilization in tool steels is well documented [1,2]. When a steel with a martensite finish […]
Dimensional Stability in Cryogenic Treatments
When cryogenically treated, case carburized steel (En 353) showed tremendous improvement in wear resistance [1]. This is due to the […]
High Pressure Water Deburring
Increasingly, gear manufacturers and others are expected to deliver burr-free clean parts to the point of use. To meet this […]
Lubricant Contaminants Limit Gear Life
Lubricant cleanliness refers to the absence of contamination.1 Microscopic particles are the most harmful form of contamination in lubricants. They […]
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 […]
Grinding Internal Planetary Gears
Recently, various articles regarding planetary gear systems have been written and published in magazines such as Gear Solutions. In the […]
Carburizing Wind-Turbine Gears
Flame Metals Processing Corp. is a 23 year-old company that heat treats ferrous and nonferrous components in atmosphere and vacuum […]
Optimizing Ring Gear Forging
The objective of this research was to develop an optimum preform/blocker forge geometry for a ring gear blank, which would […]
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 […]
Hard Fact of Hard Rack Milling
Rack gears used for rack and pinion assembly are often hardened to increase durability. In most cases a finish grinding […]
Better Broaching through Process Control
Is your broaching process capable and predictable? Many are not. This article will discuss why and how performance metric based […]
Protecting Gears in Wind Power Applications
In wind power stations, both fluid (lubricating oils) and consistent (lubricating greases) lubricants are used. The main task of the […]
SKF Keeps Wind Turbines Spinning
The signing of a contract for more than 5,000 sets of SKF’s latest high capacity cylindrical roller bearings (HCCRB) for […]
Gearing Up for Land, Sea, and Air
As with many other industries, ongoing advancements in the precision gear industry are bringing about a paradigm shift in the […]
Investigating Epicyclic Gear Whine
Gear whine is a major source of unwanted noise in automotive applications. It is tonal in nature, which makes it […]
Higher Contact Ratios for Quieter Gears
Low-noise behavior in standard industrial gear units is becoming an important selection criterion and a factor indicating gear quality to […]
Tooth-Bending Effects in Plastic Spur Gears
This paper describes the investigation of a steel-plastic gear transmission, using both numerical (FE) and analytical methods. The aim was […]
The Next Frontier in Gear Testing
Having pioneered the science of polymer gearing, Kleiss Gears continues to focus on improving the state of the art. In […]
