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...

Why did something as simple as a standard tooth form fail to get traction? While the old joke about the number of opinions at any meeting of engine...

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...

Moving required getting rid of lots of books. My much better half is also a reader and we made about a dozen trips to the resale shop to put our su...

A reader asks about ion-nitride finished shafts and the proper friction coefficient to be used for calculations.

The latest technology on display in Columbus, OH. October 24-26.

I have been following developments on gear making in general-purpose CNC machines with great interest. The advent of affordable gear grinding seems...

Manufacturers focus on tool design, materials, coating, machine tool options and cutting parameters.

Another expert takes a crack at a previously answered question about double-helical gears and universal hobs.

How many of you have any idea what your company spends on perishable tooling? Working for small companies with tight wad owners perhaps made me mor...