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Gear Technology

August 2013

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Leading the Way in Lead Crown Correction and Inspection

August 1, 2013
Forest City Gear applies advanced gear shaping and inspection technologies to help solve difficult lead crown correction challenges half a world away. But these solutions can also benefit customers much closer to home, the company says. Here's how…
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Wanted, Custom-Made Machine Tools

August 1, 2013
Matthew Jaster
The machine tool industry is as competitive as ever. New machine technologies, materials, coatings and software upgrades are changing the way gears are being manufactured. Companies like Gleason, Liebherr, Kapp/Niles and DMG/Mori Seiki spend plenty of time and resources on R&D to develop the best products for the gear market. More importantly, these companies engage with (and listen to) customer requests.
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Crash Course on New Technology

August 1, 2013
Matthew Jaster
It's nice to see old friends. It's also advantageous to make new ones. Gear Expo has always been a family reunion of sorts, but it's first and foremost an opportunity to show off the latest and greatest technologies that are impacting the gear industry today. With this in mind, Gear Technology recently spoke with those responsible for putting the Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) and Gear Expo 2013 together in Indianapolis.
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Gear Expo 2013 - An Oscar-Worthy Indy Production

August 1, 2013
We are well into an odd-number year, so it must be just about time for another Gear Expo. Indeed, the big show -- Gear Expo 2013 -- kicks off in Indianapolis at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 17, wrapping up Thursday the 19th at 4:00 p.m. And whether you are exhibiting or attending, the bottom line is you are going -- a good thing for you, your company and the tightly knit U.S. gear industry.
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Engineering Questions - SME has the Answers with Knowledge Edge

August 1, 2013
Matthew Jaster
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has been gathering, validating and sharing manufacturing knowledge for more than 80 years. Traditionally, SME resources were purchased by individuals for their own personal use or by colleges and universities as textbooks. Recently, these same colleges and universities were looking for digital resources to provide to their instructors and students. Companies were requesting SME content digitally for their employees as well.
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Design of a Flexible and Lean Machining Cell, Part II

August 1, 2013
Job shops may be ill-advised to undertake a complete reorganization into FLEAN (Flexible and Lean) cells. A FLEAN cell would (i) be flex-ible enough to produce any and all orders for parts that belong in a specific part family and (ii) utilize lean to the maximum extent possible to eliminate waste.
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Technical Articles

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Automotive Transmission Design Using Full Potential of Powder Metal

August 1, 2013
For metal replacement with powder metal (PM) of an automotive transmission, PM gear design differs from its wrought counterpart. Indeed, complete reverse-engineering and re-design is required so to better understand and document the performance parameters of solid-steel vs. PM gears. Presented here is a re-design (re-building a 6-speed manual transmission for an Opel Insignia 4-cylinder, turbocharged 2-liter engine delivering 220 hp/320 N-m) showing that substituting a different microgeometry of the PM gear teeth -- coupled with lower Young’s modulus -- theoretically enhances performance when compared to the solid-steel design.
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Addendum

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Magnetic Gearing Attracting More Followers

August 1, 2013
"Going green" and energy efficiency are goals that all industries -- especially in Europe and the United States -- are working on, in such sectors as electric motors, lubrication, gears and on and on. Drumroll here please for magnetic gearing
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Voices

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Where Did All the Displaced Manufacturing Workers Go

August 1, 2013
Following is a report from The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI). Founded in 1933, the alliance contributes to the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by providing economic research, professional development, and an independent, expert source of manufacturing information.
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Product News

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Product News

August 1, 2013
The complete Product News Section from the August 2013 issue of Gear Technology.
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Events

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Calendar

August 1, 2013
The complete Calendar of events from the August 2013 issue of Gear Technology.
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Industry News

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Industry News

August 1, 2013
The complete Industry News section from the August 2013 issue of Gear Technology.
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GT Extras

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GT Extras

August 1, 2013
Video from Felsomat, Back to Basics, E-Newsletter and Ask the Expert are featured this issue.
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Ask the Expert

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