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A friend mentioned recently that he had been assigned the job of writing a safety manual for his gear cutting shop. He asked if I had any suggestions as to the form it should take. It occurred to m...

A frequently asked question is "How good does the alignment have to be?" This column and the next will attempt to answer that question. In many cases, the allowable gear misalignment is ...

GS: What's your take on the current economic environment? TL: It appears that the economic times have certainly turned the corner. The interest in all our products, and the number of calls that we...

While it might not seem logical at first glance that a degree in journalism would lead to a career in gear manufacturing, it all begins to make sense once you've heard the story. "Ingwald Ram...

As an industry leader in the field of whirling technology, Leistritz has developed an innovative solution to machining difficult internal threads. The process, which is called "internal whirl...

Hot forming operations like forging, extrusion, hot upsetting, piercing, and any other operations involving deformation of solid hot metal place difficult demands on tool steels. The operating env...

Gear noise results from the gear mesh dynamic forces that are transmitted through the support shafts and bearings to the gear housing. There are many sources of these forces, with the most importa...

Well, here we are already into the second month of 2005. How is our safety record so far? So often we all concentrate on production requirements for the new year--new budgets, equipment requiremen...

Gear Accuracy Charts -- Part 3 Pitch measurements determine the accuracy of the tooth locations around the gear. These measurements are typically made with either a single or double probe machine....

This year can be a turning point for the internationally accepted spur and helical gear capacity calculation methods. Many standards projects are being actively reviewed and balloted. Individually...

GS: I understand that your company originated hydraulic workholding. How did that come about?RL: Around 1947 a gentleman by the name of George Atherholt, who was the chief engineer for AC Spark Pl...

After Nino D'Andrea had earned his degree in mechanical engineering, he was recruited to join a cutting tool company straight out of college. He worked hard, seeing the company's sales double, and...

  Sometimes the best way to get an answer is to simply ask a question, such as "what will using a diaphragm chuck add to my operation?" In the following article I've done my best to ...

  All classic stick-blade cutting processes require a blade geometry that subordinates itself to the requirements of a positive rake angle--approximately eight to15 degrees--and a sensible rel...

The spindle is the heart of the machine tool, and the most significant component when it comes to making parts. The major theme in manufacturing these days is higher productivity. For the spindle ...

I hope that everyone had a very safe and happy holiday season, and that you were finally able to finish off all of the leftovers. Well, here it is again, the start of another year. And what do we ...

Gear Accuracy Charts -- Part 2 As noted in my last Tooth Tips column, AGMA has made significant changes in the accuracy classification system. ANSI/AGMA 2015-1-A01 is a replacement for ANSI/AGMA 2...

The race for technological advancement in all aspects of manufacturing and finishing has resulted in an additional process for gear manufacturers and engineers to consider.Everyone is aware of the...

GS: So how did you get into the deburring business?JR: It's actually a pretty interesting story. I started a company in 1980, making marking and code-dating machines for the pharmaceutical and foo...

It's a fairly common story among entrepreneurs: after spending a certain number of years learning the trade, a time comes when you're ready to leave the nest and test your own wings. What sets such...

  Gear deburring is a process that has changed substantially over the past 10 years. There have been advancements in the types of tools used for deburring operations and the development of &qu...

  During the past year the gear industry has seen growth in hard machining, a trend which is expected to continue to progress, possibly passing the levels of 2000. Gear grinding has extended t...

What is a spline? According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (fourth edition, 2000), a spline is defined as: Noun: 1a. Any of a series of projections on a shaft that fit...

What did we see at IMTS that should interest us in the safety field? The thing that I noticed the most is that machine tool vendors still don't promote safety related features. They seem to leave ...

Gear Accuracy Charts -- Part 1 Gear accuracy charts can be confusing the first time you see one, so this is the first of three articles providing answers to some of the common questions I hear. Ge...

The age-old question when trying to improve corporate profits: "is a function or process value added?" Quality managers have always been told by business-school corporate management that...

GS: I understand that you had a booth at IMTS. What was it like this year?CV: A lot better than 2002. There was more optimism, with people saying they're busy and getting busier, so that's always ...

Picture California and you probably think of beaches, sunny skies, and a generally laid-back attitude. But thoughts also lead to industries such as aerospace, filmmaking, and even gear manufacturi...

This paper is dedicated to engineers who work in the field of machining precise gears for the needs of the automotive industry. Crowning of the pinion provides a localized bearing contact and a fa...

Renewable Wind Energy Production (RWEP) in Wyoming has been related to three locations in the state: Cheyenne, Arlington, and Evanston. The listing is in accordance with facility age and size in t...

In the past 50 years, we've certainly come a long way in terms of our gear design and problem-solving capabilities. But even though the analog world was considerably different from the digital wor...

GS:When I visited your Web site, I was surprised to learn that Nye Lubricants is 160 years old.JL: That's right. The company was founded by William Foster Nye in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and it...

Based in Houston--and founded in 1910--Kreiter Geartech has been closely associated with oil-field operations for nearly a century. And while that industry is still an important part of its busine...

Although he was raised in Chicago--where he also made his start in the gear manufacturing industry in 1952--Bennie Boxx, Sr., was born in Sidonia, Tennessee. While on vacation there in 1978, he sp...