Filling Some Gaps in Spline Design Guidelines: Centering, Friction, and Misalignment
Editor’s note: At the author’s request, some statements have been removed for clarity since the article was originally published in October, […]
Machine Involute Splines and Serrations with Rotary Broach Tools
Of the many ways to machine a form suitable for a gear, rotary broaching is not often the first considered. […]
A New Innovation in Spline Rolling Rack Tooling
The spline rolling process was invented by the Michigan Tool Company in 1954. The tools used for the process, commonly […]
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 […]
Cold Forming for Hot Results
Cold forming involute splines, serrations, oil grooves, snap-ring grooves, threads, and various other features using spline rolling machinery provides many […]
Calculating the Inverse of an Involute
The involute tooth form is the only tooth form that provides true conjugate action normal to the tangency of the […]
Inside Splines
What is a spline? According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (fourth edition, 2000), a spline is […]
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 […]
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 […]
