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Material Grade in Gears

The reason not all gears can be made from the same material grade has to do with hardenability. We have long unde...

If my last posting prompted you to look at a copy of a material cert, you probably noticed that the cert has much more information on it than just ...

Hulet self-unloader image courtesy of ASME. Interesting things happen when you start using “non-standard” gear geometry. As early as th...

The initial motivation for changing outside diameters was the avoidance of undercutting. Designers, engineers, and theoreticians quickly discovered...

Designing gears is somewhat of a mathematical puzzle. You have lots of interconnected factors to play with in hopes of finding the “best” overall s...

For many years, “robust” was a popular business buzz word. The idea was to make certain your procedures and processes were “strong” enough to withs...

In my last post I insisted that good design wins in the marketplace. As a student of automotive history, I am compelled to admit that some very gre...