Creating standards for plastic gears calls for a deft touch. The challenge is to set uniform guidelines, yet avoid limiting the creative solutions plastic offers gear designers.

Publisher Michael Goldstein wants to know what you think about the 2007 redesign of Gear Technology magazine

The palette of thermoplastic materials for gears has grown rapidly, as have the applications themselves. Designers need to be aware of key properties and attributes in selecting the right material.

Molded plastic gears have very little in common with machined gears other than the fact that both use the involute for conjugate action.

In earlier studies, surface roughness has been shown to have a significant influence on gear pitting life. This paper discusses how high surface roughness introduces a wear mechanism that delays the formation of pits. Accompanied by a full-page technical review.

Plasgear from Asahi America is a thermoplastic gear operator from Asahi America. According to the company’s press release, the P...

Ten years ago, most mainstream gear manufacturers didn't even consider plastics as an option, especially in higher power applications.

Corus Engineering Steels' formula for its new gear steels: Maintain achievable hardness while using fewer alloys, thereby cutting steel costs for gear manufacturers.

The gear designer needs to know how to determine an appropriate case depth for a gear application in order to guarantee the required load capacity.