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New Transmissions Make the Gas GREENER “Highway vehicles release about 1.7 billion tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere each year — mostly in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2) — contributing to global c... Manufacturing Jobs Are There - Workers to Fill Them ARE NOT An all too common — and disturbing — question these days: Are you having trouble finding skilled workers? Taking that a step further begs the next question — Are you having trouble... Dont Get Burned Questions to Ask Your Heat Treater Provided by Justin Lefevre (Joyworks LLC, Ann Arbor, MI), Kathy Hayrynen (Applied Process, Inc., Livonia, MI) and Vasko Popovski (Applied Process, Inc.)... I Like Big Gears and I Cannot Lie! Many years ago, when asked how the five-meter gear was checked, the quality manager responded, “When they’re that big, they’re never bad!” That may have been the attitude and ...

GEAR NOISE

More on Gear Noise

Drive Line Analysis for Tooth Contact Optimization of High-Power Spiral Bevel Gears

June/July 2011 J. Rontu, G. Szanti and E. Mäsä

In the majority of spiral bevel gears, spherical crowning is used. The contact pattern is set to the...

Transmission Error and Noise Emission of Spur Gears

March/April 2007
Piermaria Davoli, Carlo Gorla, Francesco Rosa, Fabrizio Rossi, Giuseppe Boni

The Importance of Integrated Software Solutions in Troubleshooting Gear Whine

May 2015
Paul Langlois

Detailed Computer Model of Gearbox Reduces Design Time

March/April 2006
Francois Gerard

Proposal for Tip Relief Modification to Reduce Noise and Sensitivity to Meshing Conditions in Spur Gears

March/April 2006
Ciro Santus, Fabio Presicce, Marco Beghini

Chiming in on Gear Noise: Three Experts Have their Say

August 2011
Jack McGuinn

LUBRICATION

More on Lubrication

Morphology of Micropitting

November/December 2012 Robert L. Errichello

Understanding the morphology of micropitting is critical in determining the root cause of failure. E...

Test Facility Simulation Results for Aerospace Loss-of-Lubrication of Spur Gears

June 2015
Robert F. Handschuh and Lucas J. Gargano

Worm Gears - Higher Energy Efficiency and Less Strain on Resources

May 2011
Dipl-Ing Hermann Siebert

Understanding Oil Analysis: How it Can Improve Reliability of Wind Turbine Gearboxes

November/December 2013
Michael P. Barrett, Justin Stover

Micropitting of Big Gearboxes: Influence of Flank Modification and Surface Roughness

May 2011
W. Predki, K. Nazifi, G. Luetzig

Getting a Grip on Big-Gear Lubrication

January/February 2012
Jack McGuinn

PRODUCT NEWS

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Hyundai WIA Machine America recently announced it will have multiple CNC machines on display at WESTEC in booth #1515. The event will be ...

Hyundai WIA F500 Plus Vertical Machining Center to Be Displayed in U.S. for First Time

July 31, 2015

Hyundai WIA Machine America recently announced it will have multiple CNC machines on display at WESTEC in booth #1515. The event will be ...

At EMO Milano 2015, Junker Group and Zema will be exhibiting together for the first time in Europe: Zema will be demonstrating a cylindri...

Junker and Zema to Exhibit Gear Grinding Machines Together at EMO Milano

July 30, 2015
Mitutoyo America Corporation recently announced the latest version of MeasurLink software with a variety of functional improvements. Base...

Mitutoyo MeasurLink 8.0 Re-Introduces the Gage Management Module

July 29, 2015
CD-adapco recently integrated Speed, an electric machine design tool, with Star-CCM+, an all-in-one tool that models heat transfer, fluid...

CD-adapco Speed Machine Design Tool Integrated into Star-CCM Modeling System

July 28, 2015
Walter recently introduced a trio of universal, positive insert geometries that reduce downtime and boost performance in steel, stainless...

Walter Tiger-Tec Positive Insert Geometries Come in 7 and 11 Degree Rake Angles

July 27, 2015
At WESTEC 2015, Exsys Tool, Inc. will showcase advanced manufacturing technologies in booth 1919. Amongst other products, Exsys will...

Exsys to Showcase Compact Base Holder and Preci-Flex Tooling Systems at WESTEC

July 23, 2015
The Sinumerik blackline panels OP 015 black and OP 019 black are a new generation of operator panels for the Sinumerik 840D sl CNC system...

Siemens Sinumerik Blackline Panels Enable Rapid Interaction With the User Interface

July 22, 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

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May U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $336.98 million, according to AMT. This total, as reported by companies participating in...

AMT Announces May Manufacturing Technology Orders Down 7.9 Percent from Last Year

July 30, 2015

May U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $336.98 million, according to AMT. This total, as reported by companies participating in...

ABB recently announced that it is to start producing robots in the United States, making it the first global industrial robotics company ...

ABB to Become First Global Industrial Robotics Company to Manufacture Robots in the United States

July 27, 2015
Riten Industries recently announced the capability to repair and remanufacture tailstocks for lathes and grinders from all manufacturers....

Riten Industries Now Capable of Repairing and Remanufacturing Tailstocks for Lathes and Grinders

July 23, 2015
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pennsylvania recently announced that it will be installing the largest horizontal high vacuum furnace ever c...

Solar Atmospheres to Install Record-Sized Horizontal High Vacuum Furnace

July 22, 2015
Romax Technology Ltd., recently secured an agreement to provide condition monitoring services for India’s largest independent power...

Romax Secures Condition Monitoring Services Agreement With Mytrah Energy

July 20, 2015
CRP Industries Inc. recently named Scott Shea its new chief operating officer (COO). Daniel N. Schildge, CEO of CRP Industries Inc., note...

Scott Shea Named New Chief Operating Officer of CRP Industries

July 17, 2015
EMCO Maier/EMCO Mecof Corporation (Novi, MI) recently named Gary Hulihan its new president, according to Dr. Stefan Hansch, EMCO Group CE...

Gary Hulihan Named EMCO Maier/Mecof President

July 16, 2015

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