July/August 2006

Who Pays Your Salary

July 1, 2006

I just finished conducting annual reviews with our employees. They, we--all of us--get our paychecks from our customers.

New Transmissions Drive Automotive Gear Industry

July 1, 2006

News from the major automakers and transmission suppliers.

Trends in Automobile Transmissions

July 1, 2006

With all the work in transmission development these days, the demand for automobile transmission gears should remain strong for several years, but suppliers will have to be as flexible as possible to keep up with the changes.

Generating Interchangeable 20-Degree Spur Gear Sets with Circular Fillets to Increase Load Carrying Capacity

July 1, 2006

This article presents a new spur gear 20-degree design that works interchangeably with the standard 20-degree system and achieves increased tooth bending strength and hence load carrying capacity.

The Lubrication of DLC Coated Gears with Environmentally Adapted Ester-Based Oil

July 1, 2006

A main limiting factor in extending the use of hard coatings to machine component application is the lack of knowledge about how these inert coatings perform under lubricated conditions using today's lubricants.

How to Achieve a Successful Molded Gear Transmission

July 1, 2006

Molded plastic gears have very little in common with machined gears other than the fact that both use the involute for conjugate action.

A Movie for Gearheads and Other Mechanical People

July 1, 2006

Addendum's take on "The World's Fastest Indian," starring Anthony Hopkins.

Drake's Newest Thread Grinder Utilizes Robot Load-Unload System

July 1, 2006

The GS:TE-LM thread grinder from Drake Manufacturing is fitted with a robot load/unload system that provides maximum throughput for high-volume production of ground threads.