Gear Materials: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know June 20, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Before we leave our study of materials, I want to share a few thoughts on heat treating, lab tests, and hardness testing. When you start working wi...Read More
Options for Material Selection June 14, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Disclaimer: This is the policy I follow for material selection. Your situation may call for a different decision. You should not adopt this pol...Read More
Hardenability 101 June 5, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments 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...Read More
The Right Stuff May 24, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Even the most brilliant gear design will fail if the wrong material is used to make the parts. Our understanding of metallurgy and alloying element...Read More
That X Factor May 3, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Our international readers are no doubt chuckling over this silly, American “long addendum” terminology. The “civilized world” has long relied on a ...Read More
Solar Atmospheres of Western PA Receives MedAccred Heat Treating Accreditation April 3, 2018 Solar Atmospheres of Western PA announced that it has received the prestigious MedAccred Heat Treating accreditation. Becoming only the e...Read More
Minimal Worm Expertise March 20, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Worm gearing has long been a big part of the mechanical world. If you work in the gear trade, “civilians” will rightly expect you to know things ab...Read More
Seco/Vacuum Technologies Vector Vacuum Brazing Furnace Systems Sold to Defense Contractors March 14, 2018 In addition to the aerospace, automotive and energy industries, the defense industry is one of the key sectors where Seco/Warwick Group p...Read More
Applied Process to Build New Heat Treatment Plant in Arkansas March 13, 2018 Applied Process, Inc. will expand with a new multi-million-dollar heat treatment plant in Fort Smith, Ark. The 51,000-square-foot plant w...Read More