Nothing Remains Constant March 6, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments We cannot leave our lesson about tooth depths without covering bevel gears. There is a tendency to think of bevels and worms as being best left to ...Read More
Reliability, Lifetime and Safety Factors March 1, 2018 A discussion of ISO and AGMA standards for gears, shafts and bearings, and the art of designing a gearbox that meets your requirements.Read More
Effect of Non-Metallic Inclusions on Bending Fatigue Performance in High Strength 4140 Steel March 1, 2018 Three samples of quenched and tempered 4140 steel, with varying levels of oxygen and sulfur, were submitted to a series of bending fatigue tests.Read More
Frenco REANY Gear Inspection Software Melds Data from Multiple Sources March 1, 2018 REANY is software for the evaluation of gears and splines that have been measured completely on all teeth. It is suited to both quality assessment and analyzing the causes for deviations. REANY is short for Reality Analysis.Read More
Out of Your Depth? March 1, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments How did that over pin calculation work out? My congratulations if you managed to work your way through it without tearing your hair out. Guess what...Read More
It Gets Complicated February 28, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments 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...Read More
If Only It Was That Simple February 22, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments In my last blog we went over “pitch” descriptions for spur gears. Engineers being stubborn individuals, it has not been possible to reach a consens...Read More
My, What Big Teeth You Have! February 20, 2018 Charles D. Schultz No Comments When I get a call from a new client, one of the first things I ask is “How big are the gears?” One person’s “big” parts may be laughably tiny fo...Read More
TDM Systems Shopfloor Manager Software Module Follows Tool Circulation from Start to Finish February 14, 2018 TDM Systems, a subsidiary of Sandvik Machining Solutions has announced the introduction of TDM Shopfloor Manager in the TDM 2017 Global L...Read More
IIoT Spotlight: The Job Shop February 12, 2018 Matthew Jaster As IIoT solutions become more readily available throughout the manufacturing sector, challenges continue when you start looking specifically at the...Read More