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A Wellspring of Opinion

May 1, 2006

For more than 22 years, I've been dropping rocks down the well of the gear industry's public opinion. Most every issue, I drop another rock. Sometimes I think I hear a faint splash, but most times I just wait.

Constant Innovation Keeps Suppliers to Race Car Manufacturers Earning Trophies

May 1, 2006

When the fans start screaming at the Daytona 500, they're cheering for Jeff Gordon. Only the die-hard racing fan can appreciate the gearing and engineering that goes into each race car.

Marine Gears: Special Aspects for High Performance

May 1, 2006

A gearbox that absorbs 30 percent of external forces, transmits power from two engines operating at different speeds, and uses gears that meet several design and specification standards at the same time...

Influence of Surface Roughness on Gear Pitting Behavior

May 1, 2006

In earlier studies, surface roughness has been shown to have a significant influence on gear pitting life. This paper discusses how high surface roughness introduces a wear mechanism that delays the formation of pits. Accompanied by a full-page technical review.

Tool Life and Productivity Improvement Through Cutting Parameter Setting and Tool Design in Dry High-Speed Bevel Gear Tooth Cutting

May 1, 2006

This article presents some of the findings of cutting investigations at WZL in which the correlation of cutting parameters, cutting materials, tool geometry and tool life have been determined.

Products of Padua

May 1, 2006

Some things take time, but a magazine ad more than 600 years in the making?

Gleason's Genesis 130SV Gear Shaving Machine

May 1, 2006

The 130SV shaving machine from Gleason is the newest of the company's Genesis family of gear production equipment.

New Checker Scan-Measures Stick Blades with Ruby-Tipped Probes

May 1, 2006

This month, German automakers will receive the first three units of Klingelnberg's new automated blade checker designed for the shop floor.

Product News

May 1, 2006

The complete product news from May/June 2006

Events

May 1, 2006

The complete Events section from May/June 2006, including profiles of the University of Wisconsin gear seminars and the MPIF international conference on powder metallurgy.