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2023 State of the Gear Industry
Gear Technology’s annual State-of-the-Gear-Industry survey polls gear manufacturers about the latest trends and opinions relating to the overall health of the gear industry. As in years past, the survey was conducted anonymously, with invitations sent by e-mail to gear industry companies—primarily in North America, but also including some respondents from around the world. Nearly 200 individuals responded to the survey.
February 13, 2023

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Aspects of Gear Noise, Quality, and Manufacturing Technologies for Electromobility
In modern automotive vehicles, gear noise becomes more and more of an issue. The main reason is the reduced masking noise of the engine, which vanishes completely in the case of an electric driveline. Improved gear quality unfortunately does not correlate with a better noise performance in any case. High...
February 21, 2023

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November 29, 2021

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Low Pressure Carburizing of Gears
Solar Atmospheres provides low pressure carburizing (LPC) that significantly increases the surface hardness/strength of steel parts for improved friction and wear. Performing LPC in a vacuum furnace results in clean parts with less distortion reducing post process finishing operations, and costs.
December 13, 2022
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November 29, 2021

November 29, 2021

Beers and Gears
Trade show swag. It’s everywhere on the show floor—chocolates, plastic toys, T-shirts, free...
December 5, 2022
By Matthew Jaster

KISSsoft Release 2023 Available in April
The new KISSsoft release 2023 comes with numerous novelties. Among others, Gear Mesh Frequencies (GMF) can now be calculated for cylindrical and bevel gears. GMF results are visualized in two different diagrams, i.e. GMF versus rotational frequency of the reference gear, and GMF versus amplitude.
March 24, 2023

The Undercut Phenomenon
“It appears that undercut can be eliminated in some cases but in most cases, the elimination of undercut, for example by increasing the root fillet radii of a pinion, results in performance problems in the operation with its mate. My question is, when can I eliminate undercut and why is it not possible in...
September 1, 2021

Gear Noise Cause of a Different Stripe
“ It is very hard to find out any paper regarding ‘tiger stripes’ failure, created by electrical discharge current over the gear teeth.” I wish to have some more information on this issue + how it affects the vibration / noise signatures; why does it creates the tiger stripes profile; how deep are the...
May 1, 2021

The Hunting Tooth and its Effect on Break-In
Has there ever been any experimental verification of the benefits of designing a gear pair to have a “hunting tooth” or is it just theoretical?
January 1, 2021

Starrett Names New Sales and Marketing Director for North America, Industrial Products
The L.S. Starrett Company, a leading global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, metrology systems and more, has promoted Mr. Michael Connor to Sales and Marketing Director North America, Industrial Products.
March 24, 2023

Gear Dynamics & Gear Noise Short Course
June 5, 2023
Fawcett Center (Ohio State Campus)
Nextlub 2023
April 18, 2023
Maritim Hotel
CTI Symposium USA 2023
May 24, 2023

AGMA STRIVES TO CONNECT & ENGAGE
From 2020 to 2022 I had the honor of serving as the AGMA Chair. As I close the two-year service commitment, I have been asked by several people: What has AGMA accomplished recently, and where is the 107-year-old trade association heading? This question is easy and difficult to answer all at the same time.
February 13, 2023

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