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AGMA Sets Up Shop in Living Laboratory of the Midwest. Columbus, Ohio recently surpassed Indianapolis as the second largest city in the Midwest behind Chicago, according to the United States Census Bu... RCD Engineerings switch from manual to CNC hobbing operations breaks gear manufacturing lead time records with Bourn & Koch 100H in their gear production pit crew.... When a gearbox remanufacturer is trying to decide whether to regrind or replace a gear, any number of factors could be running through their head. Here are some remanufacturers' processes on ... Skiving will be front and center when the gear industry comes together in Columbus this October. Attendees will find dedicated skiving equipment, multifunctional machines with skiving options and a sl...

GRINDING

More on Gear Grinding
Grinding of bevel and hypoid gears creates on the surface a roughness structure with lines that are parallel to the root. Imperfections of those lines often repeat on preceding teeth, leading to a mag...

MicroPulse and MicroShift for Ground Bevel Gearsets

July 2017
Dr. Hermann J. Stadtfeld
Ground bevel and hypoid gears have a designed motion error that defines parts of their NVH behavior. The surface structure is defined by the hard finishing process....

Surface Structure Shift for Ground Bevel Gears

June 2017
Sebastian Strunk
New divisions, open houses and the continued rise of the Industrial Internet of Things - There's been a lot going on in gear grinding in the past year....

Gear Grinding Today

June 2017
Alex Cannella
Excessive machine tool vibration during a precision grinding operation can result in poor workpiece quality in the form of chatter, rough finishes, burn, etc. One possible reason for excessive vibrat...

The Role of Natural Frequencies in Grinding Systems Vibration

November/December 2016
John Hagan, corporate applications engineer, Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives
Gear Technology interviews Scott Yoders of Liebherr about the latest gear machining technologies of relevance to automotive manufacturers....

Updating Modern Production Processes

August 2016
Matthew Jaster, Senior Editor
In comparison to the visionary Industry 4.0 — or the Fourth Industrial Revolution — the machine tool industry can appear rather down-to-earth....

Innovations for High Productivity Generating Grinding

June 2016
Martin Witzsch
Looking for some simple yet useful advice heading into IMTS 2016? Never second guess your machine tool investment. Flexibility is a mandatory requirement in gear manufacturing today. Accuracy, reliab...

The Comprehensive Gear Grind

June 2016
Matthew Jaster, Senior Editor
Could you explain to me the difference between spiral bevel gear process face hobbing-lapping, face milling-grinding and Klingelnberg HPG? Which one is better for noise, load capacity and quality?...

Hard-Finishing Spiral Bevel Gears

March/April 2016

HEAT TREATING

More on Heat Treating
When sending gears to be heat treated, manufacturers can end up unwittingly making mistakes that slow down turnaround time. We talked to some heat treaters to get their best advice on how you can hel...

Ask Not What Your Heat Treater Can Do for You...

July 2017
Alex Cannella, Associate Editor
Suppliers are working hard to make sure their heat treating equipment is controllable, repeatable and efficient, and manufacturers continue to incorporate technology that gives heat treaters and the...

Heat Treating 4.0

March/April 2017
Randy Stott
What quality and performance characteristics should you look for? ...

Checking Up on Your Heat Treater

July 2016
Matthew Jaster, Senior Editor
The oil industry is (pardon the pun) tanking. That may conjure up horrific images of other industries following suit in a domino effect of collective collapse into the overabundant oil slick the indus...

Defying the Oil Ripple

March/April 2016
Alex Cannella, News Editor
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.)...

Dont Get Burned

July 2015
Erik Schmidt, Assistant Editor

 

PRODUCT NEWS

More Product News
The EMO fair booth of DVS Technology Group in Hall 17, Booth C46 will be focusing on the high-precision machining of components for power...

DVS Technology Group Presenting Gear Grinding Solutions at EMO

September 20, 2017

The EMO fair booth of DVS Technology Group in Hall 17, Booth C46 will be focusing on the high-precision machining of components for power...

Seeq Corporation announced the release of its latest version, Seeq R18. This is the seventh release of Seeq software in just the past 18 ...

Seeq R18 Visual Analytics Software Adds Ease-of-Use Features, Additional Interface Options

September 11, 2017
No. 843 is an 850°F (454°C), gas-heated cabinet oven from Grieve, currently used for curing paint on steel and aluminum test coup...

Grieve No. 843 Gas-Heated Cabinet Oven Utilized for Curing Paint on Steel and Aluminum Test Coupons

September 8, 2017
Internal, external, spur, helical - everything is possible with the new LS 180 E gear shaping machine. This machine masters all types of ...

Liebherr LS 180 E Gear Shaping Machine Offers Flexibility for Small Workpieces

September 7, 2017
At this year's EMO Hannover fair (September 18th to 23rd, 2017), KISSsoft will be present at the Gleason stand, Booth D82 in Hall 26....

EMO Preview: KISSsoft

September 5, 2017
ITAMCO (Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies) is delivering components to the medical device industry made with their new EOS M...

ITAMCO Ramps Up Additive Manufacturing with EOS Printer

August 29, 2017
Mahr's wireless data transmission capability is now integrated within its new digital micrometer Micromar 40 EWRi. The new 40 EWRi is...

Mahr Expands Wireless Interfacing Products with Digital Micrometer

August 24, 2017


INDUSTRY NEWS

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After teaching the AGMA Gear Failure Analysis course for 27 years, Bob Errichello and Jane Muller of Geartech retired from instructing in...

Bob Errichello Retires; Rob Budny and Andy Milburn to Teach the AGMA Gear Faliure Analysis Course

September 8, 2017
As Ipsen focuses on supporting the industry, they have announced that several strategic changes will be made in the company's organiz...

Ipsen Announces Organizational Changes

September 7, 2017
Forest City Gear has added Brian Gustafson to its growing team of process engineers, with responsibility for creating the routings, machi...

Forest City Gear Welcomes Process Engineer

September 5, 2017
WABCO Holdings Inc., a global supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial ve...

WABCO Acquires Sheppard

August 29, 2017
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic (ATM) announced the promotion of Donald Gibeaut to Manager Tubular Products. Gibeaut has worked in the induction ...

Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Promotes Donald Gibeaut to Manager, Tubular Products

August 25, 2017
June manufacturing technology orders climbed 6.5 percent over May, according to a report released by AMT - The Association for Manufactur...

June USMTO Report Shows Orders up 6.5 Percent from May

August 24, 2017

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