Appreciating the Gory Details August 29, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Big equipment often requires special processing equipment. Those 300-ton locomotives used unique heat treatment on the gears which required the des...Read More
KISSsoft Offers Contact Analysis (LTCA) of Asymmetric Gears August 26, 2019 KISSsoft now also offers contact analysis for asymmetric gears according to Langheinrich's dissertation (module ZA38). This allows, i...Read More
A Global Gear Community August 15, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Roman Cisek’s journey from Poland to the United States is an example of how the gear trade has become one big international community. A few weeks ...Read More
Gear Origins: Roman Cisek August 13, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments I was lucky to get a job as a design engineer – drive train department with a big construction equipment manufacturer (HSW) in Poland, right after ...Read More
Polishing the Crystal Ball August 8, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Few people enjoy cost estimating and pricing exercises. I have blogged about this topic before but thought it was worthy of another look ...Read More
Finding New Vendors August 6, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Record low unemployment rates have some unforeseen consequences. My home county’s rate has not been this low in many years, yet the residents do no...Read More
Impact of Root Geometry Manufacturing Deviations from a Theoretical Hob Rack on Gear Bending Stress August 1, 2019 This study emphasizes the importance of a closed-loop approach togear design and manufacturing to assure designed root fillet shapes are attained in production, and gears meet the design intent.Read More
Defining the Spline Pressure Angle August 1, 2019 A reader requests help designing the mating gear for an internal spline.Read More
Pieces of a Puzzle July 30, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments One of the things I most enjoy about teaching newbies is the need to come up with different ways to explain important concepts. Today’s high school...Read More