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Mahr white paper on gear inspection Map and directory of Gear Expo 2017. Plan your visit with this handy guide.... Design and manufacture of gears is among the most complex and difficult disciplines of the industrial arts. From initial conception to machining and finishing, making gears ain't bean-bag. A... First, the facts: powder metallurgy is a cost-effective method of forming precision net-shape metal components that allows for more efficiently designed products. It saves valuable raw materials throu... The aim of the study was to apply such a specialized tooth contact analysis method, well-used within the steel gear community, to a polymer gear application to assess what modifications need be made t...

GRINDING

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In order to improve load-carrying capacity and noise behavior, gears usually have profile and lead modifications. Furthermore, in gears where a specified tooth-flank load application direction (for dr...

Efficient Hard Finishing of Asymmetric Tooth Profiles and Topological Modifications by Generating Grinding

August 2017
Andreas E. Mehr, Scott Yoders
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

HEAT TREATING

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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

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Modern tool grinding requires a complex network of different parameters in a sensitive total production environment. All components invol...

Vomat and ANCA Partner to Bundle Competencies

October 13, 2017

Modern tool grinding requires a complex network of different parameters in a sensitive total production environment. All components invol...

Cutting tool and tooling system specialist Sandvik Coromant has unveiled a new, high-feed version of the CoroMill 745 face mill...

Sandvik Coromant CoroMill 745 Face Milling Cutter Provides Higher Metal Removal Rates for Roughing and Semi-Finishing Milling Operations

October 3, 2017
SMT is pleased to announce the next major release of its MASTA software. Available immediately for all users and evaluators, this latest ...

SMT Releases MASTA 8

September 26, 2017
KISSsoft's spline calculation now also includes a new function for calculating the strength of involute splined joints according to A...

KISSsoft Calculations Include Splines, Springs and Plain Hydrodynamic Bearings

September 22, 2017
The Dillon jaw forming ring is an easy-to-use tool that provides a more uniform grip on the workpiece, thereby maximizing jaw life for cu...

Dillon Jaw Forming Ring Maximizes Jaw Life Through Uniform Grip

September 22, 2017
The newly developed LC 280 α gear hobbing machine provides Liebherr quality with maximum flexibility and short delivery times. The ...

Liebherr LC 280 Gear Hobbing Machine Updates Tested Design with New Components

September 21, 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...

DVS Technology Group Presenting Gear Grinding Solutions at EMO

September 20, 2017


INDUSTRY NEWS

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Sinto America, Inc. Group Companies, which includes Roberts Sinto Corporation and SandMold Systems, Inc., announced that Michael Halsband...

Sinto America Group Appoints Michael Halsband as Executive Vice President and COO

October 16, 2017
TimkenSteel recently announced leadership changes in commercial operations. Tim Haubenstricker has been named vice president of sales, an...

TimkenSteel Announces New Leadership Changes

October 13, 2017
The largest independent bearing testing and inspection facility in the United States, Napoleon Engineering Services (NES) has announced t...

Napoleon Engineering Services Announces Rolling-Contact Fatigue and Wear Testing

October 10, 2017
The German American Chambers of Commerce (GACCs) are proud to announce the first “Apprenticeship Award” to honor outstanding ...

GACC Announces Apprenticeship Award 2017

October 9, 2017
Hidden Champion of the Year is a title granted to companies which effectively develop in the international environment. The elite of Hidd...

Seco/Warwick Nominated for Hidden Champion of the Year Award

October 3, 2017
REM Surface Engineering announced the grand reopening of their newly remodeled facility in Brenham, Texas. They have put the finishing to...

REM Surface Engineering Opens Upgraded Texas Facility

September 25, 2017

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