[advertisement]

Search Results

384 results for "ask the expert" ( Sorted by relevance. Sort by date )

ASK THE EXPERT | 2013-02-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Ball Screws Revisited - Ask the Expert

A reader asks for clarification on last issue's Ask the Expert column about ball screw sizing.
REVOLUTIONS | 2023-09-27 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Ask the Expert Live at MPT 2023

GT and PTE Presents "Ask the Expert Live," taking place October 17-18 during the Motion + Power Technology Expo at Huntington Place in Detroit. 

This year, rather than focusing on gear basics or the more technical aspects of gear design and manufacturing, we’ve decided to address some of the issues that you’ve told us are most significant to you—the things you’re struggling with, the questions you’re hoping to find answers for, and the troubles that keep you up at night. 

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2020-05-20

Ask the Expert: 5/20/20 Edition

From time to time I’ll be doing some brief Ask the Expert questions and answers. These questions will be on topics that might be very familiar ...
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2014-02-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Specifying a Gear - Ask the Expert

A reader asks what are the required parameters to properly specify a gear.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2013-12-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Crowning Spur Teeth - Ask the Expert - December 2013 PTE

When designing spur teeth, is there a formula/guideline/design guide for determining the amount of crowning?
ASK THE EXPERT | 2013-10-01

Worm Gears - Ask the Expert

How does one determine the center of a worm and a worm wheel? Also, what are the differences between the common worm tooth forms?
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2012-08-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Sleeve Bearings or Tilting Pad Bearings - Ask the Expert

A reader asks whether sleeve bearings can take the place of more expensive tilting pad bearings in a high-speed compressor application.
[advertisement]
ASK THE EXPERT | 2015-02-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Ask the Expert

Questions by readers answered by Experts in the field.
VIDEO | 2017-12-01

Ask the Expert Live 2017 - Cylindrical Gear Cutting

Gear Technology's panel of experts answer your questions about hobbing, shaping, power skiving and more at Gear Expo 2017. Featuring Dr. Hartmuth Mueller of Klingelnberg, Dr. Hermann Stadtfeld of Gleason, Dr. Oliver Winkel of Liebherr and Tom Ware of Star-SU.
 

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2012-05-01

Ask the Expert: High Ratio Hypoid Gear Efficiency

Our question this issue deals with high-ratio hypoid gears, and it should be noted here that this is a tricky area of gearing with a dearth of literature on the topic. That being the case, finding “experts” willing to stick their necks out and take on the subject was not a given.
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2012-03-01

Ask the Expert - Bevel Gear Mounting

I am currently writing a design procedure for the correct method for setting up bevel gears in a gearbox for optimum performance...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2018-02-07

Seven Stages of Expertise

There is no “gear expert” merit badge for you to earn. I have posted before about the limited amount of gear education included in the standard eng...
PRODUCT NEWS | 2015-07-02 | From Power Transmission Engineering

SKF Enlight Program Provides Low-Cost Instrumentation With Instant Connection to SKF Experts

SKF Enlight combines a new mobile app with a Bluetooth-enabled vibration sensor to allow non-expert staff to gather critical machinery da...
PUBLISHER'S PAGE | 2012-06-01

Sustaining Expertise in the Gear Industry

Expertise is a resource that's hard to sustain. We're doing our part via our "Ask the Expert" feature. How about you?
[advertisement]
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2014-01-27

How Did You Become a Gear Expert?

[starbox] Some months ago I got a call from a young engineer asking how he could get into the consulting business. It was a flattering call but a ...
REVOLUTIONS | 2026-01-16

Control-Expert Days 2026 Offers New Insights into Global QA Market

Industrial quality assurance is undergoing a continuous, dynamic transformation process. Digitalization, automation, and constantly changing standards are constantly defining new requirements and processes. As a two-day specialist event featuring an innovative exhibition and expert presentations, Control-Expert Days 2026 is the ideal complement to the world's leading trade fair, Control 2027.

PUBLISHER'S PAGE | 2025-08-08 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Share Your Expertise

One of the core missions of PTE is to educate the industry about power transmission technology—from the basics to the cutting edge. Our articles aim to help those just starting their careers as well as established engineers and MRO professionals.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2025-04-29 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Integrated Power Services (IPS) Companies to Showcase Combined Expertise at CIM Connect

Integrated Power Services (IPS), along with three of its companies located in Canada – MDL Énergie, DUAL-Électrotech and Surplec – will showcase their combined expertise at CIM Connect at Booth 821B.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2025-02-12 | From Power Transmission Engineering

To Pick the Right Drive, Ask the Right Questions

Selecting a drive, whether for a new application or to replace an existing one, doesn’t have to be a traumatic experience. The key to success lies in asking a logical sequence of thoughtful questions.

TECH TALK | 2024-07-23

Seeking Standards Experts

AGMA wants you to be involved in gear standards development. Committee meetings are a great place to network and collaborate with experts in the field, broaden your knowledge, capture technical expertise in writing, refine the standards you use, and see how your influence helps shape best practices throughout America and around the world. We are especially looking for experts to join four new standardization projects.

WHITE PAPER | 2024-06-26 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Optimize Your Gear Drive with Expert Help

SDP/SI is a total solutions provider able to take your project from concept to completion. Offering a wide range of standard components, custom solutions, manufacturing, engineering, assembly, and world-class quality, we partner with our customers ensuring their success. Explore the many ways we can help.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2024-04-11 | From Power Transmission Engineering

FEMWORX Jury Nominates Female Experts for Young Engineer Woman Award

An independent jury consisting of members of the FEMWORX Congress Advisory Board has nominated three young female experts for the Young Engineer Woman Award. The winner will be announced on April 26 during the FEMWORX Career Congress. As part of Hannover Messe, Deutsche Messe presents the Young Engineer Woman Award to young women who have made a special contribution to scientific and technical disciplines.

INDUSTRY NEWS | 2024-04-05

Nidec Machine Tool America Bolsters Additive Manufacturing Expertise with New Application Engineer Hire

Nidec Machine Tool America, a leading provider of advanced manufacturing technologies and solutions, today announced the appointment of Tobias Dornai as Additive Manufacturing Application Engineer. In this role, Mr. Dornai will play a key role in supporting Nidec Machine Tool America’s growing additive manufacturing business and customer base.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2024-01-10 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Miki Pulley Steel ASK Couplings Offer Advantages for Centrifugal Pumps

Corrosive chemicals such as chlorine, acids, alkalis and solvents require special pumps to handle their corrosive properties. Centrifugal pumps are most often used and offer advantages during the production process particularly when operating with Stainless Steel ASK Couplings from Miki Pulley. 

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2023-08-28

ARGUS “Swarm-Based” Gear Grinding Expertise

This article describes a cloud-based process and machine component monitoring system called ARGUS. The term “swarm” is used for a large population of gear-grinding machines of individual and independent customers connected to the ARGUS system and the ARGUS cloud. These “swarm” machines permanently feed their anonymized process data into a common cloud database. Reishauer uses this database for big data analytics to discover patterns that indicate successful process and machine component behavior patterns worth integrating into the ARGUS algorithms and propagate them across the complete ARGUS customer base.

[advertisement]