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 […]
The Principles of Workholding: Part II
This is the second installment of a series of articles devoted to presenting and/or introducing the various designs — and […]
Predicting Hypoidcontact Conditions
Problems are often encountered in the design of automotive drive axles, since hypoid gear sets are very sensitive to the […]
Overcoming the Chamfering Technology Impasse
While the gear-making industry has seen many technology advances with respect to the sophistication of other necessary equipment, the process […]
Gleason Aces the Mercedes Test
It seems that Mercedes-Benz design engineers never stop searching for ways to improve performance, passenger safety, and comfort. The recent […]
The Principles of Workholding: Part I
This article is the first of a mult-part series intended to inform, guide, and assist the gear manufacturing industry in […]
The Foundations of Function-Testing Gear Assemblies
Functional gear testing could be defined as a series of tests that simulate the intended function of the product in […]
Wear Mechanisms of HSS Cutting Tools
1: Introduction Metal cutting puts extreme demands on the tool and tool material through conditions of high forces, high contact […]
Next Generation Gear Grinding
What do the gears that end up in trains, wind generators, speed reducers, marine transmissions, off-road equipment, and printing presses […]
Stress in Diamond-Coated Cutting Tools
Diamond coatings have been increasingly used in cutting-tool applications. Coating delamination is the major tool failure mode and occurs due […]
The Rules for Successful Rotary Broaching
The process of rotary broaching has been around for a long time, but there are still many machinists in the […]
Measuring Excellence in Polymer Gearing
At Kleiss we refer to polymer gear making as a “subtle science and exacting art,” and 20 years of experience […]
Case Study: Allison Transmission Test Drives Gleason Genesis
Somewhere in Europe a driver is enjoying his new Renault refrigerated truck, and the particularly quiet, smooth–shifting automatic transmission running […]
Straight Bevel Gears on Phoenix Machines Using Coniflex Tools
Manufacturing of straight bevel gears was in the past only possible on specially dedicated mechanical machines. Such machines are by […]
Surface Hardening: Hard Turning or Grinding?
Hard turning and grinding are competing finishing processes for the manufacture of precision mechanical components such as bearings, gears, cams, […]
Face-off: Face Hobbing vs. Face Milling
Less than 10 years ago the selection of machinery was a system decision; presently continuous indexing (face hobbing) and single […]
Turbo – Abrasive Machining for Edge and Surface Finishing
Turbo-Abrasive Machining [TAM] is a mechanical deburring and finishing method originally developed to automate edge finishing procedures on complex rotationally […]
Gaining the Edge in CBN Tool Performance
Users of “superhard” materials such as CBN (cubic boron nitride) in cutting tools commonly believe that chamfering — also known […]
A Novel Hob Design for Precision Involute Gears Part II
Abstract This paper is aimed at the development of a novel design of precision gear hob for the machining of […]
