March/April 2007

Moving Into High Gear

In February (2007), we launched a new magazine, Power Transmission Engineering (PTE). While most of you have probably already seen it...

Plastic Gear Standards: A Balancing Act

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.

Transmission Error and Noise Emission of Spur Gears

Transmission error (TE) is recognized as one of the most important causes of gear acoustic emissions...

Effects on Rolling Contact Fatigue Performance--Part II

This is part II of a two-part paper that presents the results of extensive test programs on the RCF strength of PM steels.

Asymmetric Teeth: Bending Stress Calculation

This article includes a brief summary of the characteristics of involute asymmetric teeth and the problems connected with the related bending tests.

Forest City Puts Teeth in Competitive Strategy with Sunnen's Bore Honing Machine

Forest City Gear president Fred Young has a straightforward strategy for acquiring and retaining business...

Plastic Gears--A Growing Industry Still Seeking Respect

Forty years ago, the plastics industry was practically in its embryonic phase...

Bowling for Gears

Here's what Dennis was thinking...