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GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2015-08-27

Has School Started Yet?

Based on television ads, Facebook posts, and the number of school buses on the road it appears school has started for the fall term. It seems a bit...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2015-08-18

Behind Every Great Man…

I have been traveling quite a bit lately and that means lots of waiting time in airports. My Kindle is loaded with many books and during my most re...
FEATURE ARTICLES | 2015-08-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Belts Vs. Couplings

rotary-type blowers? Examples: for motor KW; RPM; temperature; pressure production; lifetime; etc. In other words, how do I choose between belts or couplings?
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2015-07-30

New Ways to Make Old Parts

My last post discussed reviewing the ratings and designs of “legacy products,” those venerable parts and gearboxes still being ordered twenty, thir...
PRODUCT NEWS | 2015-07-08 | From Power Transmission Engineering

SKF EnCompass Program Upgrades Key Product Lines

The SKF EnCompass Field Performance Program recently launched with development of a new rolling bearing rating life model, optimized vers...
PUBLISHER'S PAGE | 2015-07-01

One More Reason

If you haven’t already done so, you should make plans to attend Gear Expo in September. It’s a unique and important show, and you should take advantage of it.
ASK THE EXPERT | 2015-07-01

Determining Bull Gear Wear

We are currently experiencing wear on the bull gear on our converter at the steel plant. We want to be able to draw the original gear profile to compare this with the worn tooth before we decide on the next steps. I have attempted this, but there is a correction factor given and I am unsure how to apply this. Could someone give advice on this? Please find attached the PDF’s for the bull gear and the pinion gear. They are old drawings! The wear is on the wheel.
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GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2015-06-18

How Do You Learn?

We hear a lot of chatter about the “crisis in education” — as if this was a completely new and unexpected situation. My home state, long proud of i...
PUBLISHER'S PAGE | 2015-06-01

Good Morning, Class

Since we began publishing in 1984, Gear Technology's mission has been to educate our readers. For 31 years, we've shown you the basics of gear manufacturing as well as the cutting edge. We take our educational mission quite seriously, and we go through steps that most publishers don't have time for or wouldn't consider.
FEATURE ARTICLES | 2015-06-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Stepper Motor Actuators

How would you compare the efficiency and capabilities of hybrid stepper motor actuators vs. can stack stepper motor actuators?
ASK THE EXPERT | 2015-06-01

Gear mesh, NVH Evaluation

The question is quite broad, as there are different methods for setting various types of gears and complexity of gear assemblies, but all gears have a few things in common.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2015-06-01

Optimal Modifications on Helical Gears for Good Load Distribution and Minimal Wear

Helical gear teeth are affected by cratering wear — particularly in the regions of low oil film thicknesses, high flank pressures and high sliding speeds. The greatest wear occurs on the pinion — in the area of negative specific sliding. Here the tooth tip radius of the driven gear makes contact with the flank of the driving gear with maximum sliding speed and pressure.
ASK THE EXPERT | 2015-05-01

Gear Mesh Assembly

When assembling a pair of gears, what is a good method for setting and checking their mesh?
FEATURE ARTICLES | 2015-04-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Plastic Bearings Have Staying Power

During the past three decades there has been an evolution in the advancement and use of highly engineered plastics in bearing applications.
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FEATURE ARTICLES | 2015-03-01

Things Are Heating Up in 2015

In this special section, our editors have gathered recent news and information related to the heat treatment of gears. Here you’ll find a comprehensive assortment of news and upcoming events that will help you understand the various heat treatment processes available for gears and choose the best option for your projects, whether you heat treat in-house or send your gears to a commercial heat treating provider.
FEATURE ARTICLES | 2015-03-01

Solving the Forgings Paradox

The process of forging metal into shapes possesses a surprisingly long and storied history. For example, the method of hot rolling can trace its protracted existence all the way back to an enigmatic Italian polymath named Leonardo da Vinci (you may have heard of him), who reportedly invented the rolling mill one lazy day in the 1400s.
ASK THE EXPERT | 2015-03-01

Calculating Face Load Distribution Factor

How should we consider random helix angle errors fHβ and housing machining errors when calculating KHβ? What is a reasonable approach?
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2015-03-01

Prediction of Surface Zone Changes in Generating Gear Grinding

One process for hard finishing gears is generating gear grinding. Due to its high process efficiency, generating gear grinding has replaced other grinding processes such as profile grinding in batch production of small- and middle-sized gears. Yet despite the wide industrial application of generating gear grinding, the process design is based on experience along with time- and cost-intensive trials. The science-based analysis of generating gear grinding demands a high amount of time and effort, and only a few published scientific analyses exist. In this report a thermo-mechanical process model that describes influences on the surface zone in generating gear grinding is introduced.
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2015-02-24

Why is this Stuff Still so Complicated?

[starbox] Much of my engineering practice is working with companies that design machines only once in a while. I enjoy working with the people on ...
FEATURE ARTICLES | 2015-02-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

A Quasar Ride to Automate 2015

Bill Walton – a 7 foot tall anomaly from the annals of basketball history who wears tie-dye shirts, listens to the Grateful Dead and, according to his own outlandish proclamations, hasn’t taken an indoor shower in 35 years – is well-known for looking at average accomplishmentsand being overcome with extreme fits of emotion.
PUBLISHER'S PAGE | 2015-02-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Maximizing Your Power Transmission (Engineering)

Engineers are often challenged with the seemingly impossible task of doing more with less. Customers want more power transmitted in a smaller space, they want more efficient designs, and, of course, they want to spend less money. So engineers are always looking for ways to squeeze the most out of their mechanical systems. They’re constantly working to maximize power density, increase energy efficiency and reduce costs to meet their customers’ needs.
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2015-01-29

Feedback and Comments

[starbox] We are starting our second year of this blog and are pleased that it was named one of the Top 50 Design and Development Blogs on the Int...
FEATURE ARTICLES | 2015-01-01

Hub of the Gear Industry

The name Gleason is practically synonymous with gear manufacturing. Since the company was founded in 1865, the technology of gear manufacturing has been its focus, its core and its competitive advantage.
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2014-11-07

The Importance of Perseverance

ASK THE EXPERT | 2014-11-01

Small-Module Gear Design

Gears with a diametral pitch 20 and greater, or a module 1.25 millimeters and lower, are called fine-pitch or low-module gears. The design of these gears has its own specifics.
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