The Advent of OptiGearing
Introduction A 25 to 35 percent increase in power density and a markedly lower operating noise are two major performance […]
Methods of Hob Maintenance
Deciding on the benefits of in-house hob sharpening depends on a number of factors that gear manufacturers are faced with […]
Bladerunner 3F
In the past five years, dry-cutting technology has steadily moved to dominate production of automotive hypoid gearsets in the United […]
The Fundamentals of Face Driving
Ever-increasing demands on manufacturers to improve productivity and quality have led to the need for faster and more accurate machine […]
Animated CAD Solutions for Gear Mechanism Design
Two-dimensional and 3D CAD programs have continually lessened the role of the engineer in the actual process of designing gears, […]
Sophisticated Software for Real-Time Data Retrieval
In an age of information systems, we have immediate access to everything from our e-mail to the Internet. Gear manufacturers […]
Polyglycols for Lubricating Large Gear Drives
Introduction In modern-day gear technology, the lube oil used is an important element of the gear’s overall design. Increasingly stringent […]
Extending Gear Life with Synthetic Lubricants
Petroleum oils may always have a place in the world of gearing, but as mechanisms run hotter and faster, quality […]
Side Fit Spline Profiles
Splines are necessary for many reasons. In addition to transmission of torque, spline profiles are used to find and centralize […]
Actual vs. Effective Involute Tooth Size
While splines have been manufactured for decades, they still seem to perplex the manufacturing engineer who is trying to insure […]
Determining the Source of Gear Whine Noise
Gear whine noise, particularly in consumer products such as motor vehicles and appliances, is an important and annoying problem. This […]
Fine Pitch Powder Metal Gears Using Stainless Steel Alloys
While the AGMA Powder Metallurgy gear committee has referenced 48 pitch as a working limit for fine pitch powder metal […]
The Power of Powder
Market demand for more cost-effective processes to produce higher-performance product continues to increase. To meet this reality, manufacturers who often […]
Form Rolling for Finishing Powder Metal Gears
In this article we introduce a finish rolling process for sintered Fe alloy gears using a new CNC form rolling […]
The Basics of Brush Deburring
Today’s marketplace offers a wide spectrum of needs for all types of manufacturers: from the job shops needing quick and […]
The Basics of Rebuilding Machine Tools
Rebuilding a machine tool requires expertise in mechanical, hydraulic, lubrication, pneumatic, electrical, control, and coolant systems, as well as knowledge […]
PVD Coatings for Improved Gear Production
Low-temperature Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coatings show proven functionality, both in increasing the performance of cutting tools used to machine […]
Direct Gear Design Drives Performance
Modern gear design based on the gear rack generating process was introduced in the 19th century and remains the only […]
Staying Aloft as an Aerospace Supplier
It’s no secret that the pressure to reduce input costs has led prime aerospace manufacturers to reexamine each element in […]
Inside The ISO Certification Process
Avon Gear Company commenced operations in 1974. The company started as a gear manufacturer in a 10,000 square-foot facility in […]
