REM Processing Archives - REM Surface Engineering

Gear designers and manufacturers will need to review and update their tooth flank roughness specifications based on the new ISO 21920 GPS family of standards.

Changes Ahead in the Roughness Standards

Posted by Mark Michaud on Monday, June 22nd, 2020 in

Just when you thought it was safe to calculate a tooth flank surface roughness measurement, think again. By Mark Michaud […]...

Materials Matter : Roughness Measurement: Optical vs. Contact Stylus Profilometry

Posted by Mark Michaud on Sunday, April 19th, 2020 in

Optical profilometry will become an important tool for predicting gear performance with more research and development of an objective lens to fit into tooth spaces....

Materials Matter : Roughness Measurement Tips: Calibration, the Razor Blade Test

Posted by Mark Michaud on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 in

If a problem is found with a contact stylus profilometer during routine check with a Rubert-Song specimen, do a little troubleshooting before sending it off for calibration and recertification....

Roughness Measurement Tips: The Scratch Pad

Posted by Mark Michaud on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 in

You can check a profilometer’s overall performance following a quality-control-defined procedure and frequency using this traceable calibration specimen. By Mark Michaud […]...

A Comparison of Surface Roughness Measurement Methods for Gear Tooth Working Surfaces

Posted by Mark Michaud on Friday, October 25th, 2019 in

A Comparison of Surface Roughness Measurement Methods for Gear Tooth Working Surfaces Matthew Wagner, Aaron Isaacson, Mark Michaud, and Matt […]...

Vibratory Media Compositions vs. Attrition and Density

Posted by Bill Nebiolo on Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 in

Vibratory media composition vs. attrition and density WILLIAM P. NEBIOLO PRODUCT MANAGER REM SURFACE ENGINEERING Media content is based […]...

AN ANALYSIS OF A LOSS OF LUBRICATION TEST OF ISOTROPIC SUPERFINISHED GEARS WITHOUT BLACK OXIDE COATING

Materials Matter : Surface Finishing Rotorcraft Gearing

Posted by Danny Estrada on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 in

An analysis of a loss of lubrication test of Isotropic Superfinished gears without black oxide coating. By Lane Winkelmann Rotorcraft gearboxes are […]...

Comparative Corrosion Characteristics of Gear Steels 1

Comparative Corrosion Characteristics of Ground and Superfinished Gear Steels

Posted by David Smith on Friday, November 15th, 2013 in

Comparative Corrosion Characteristics of Ground and Superfinished Gear Steels By Suren Rao, Doug McPherson Gear Research Institute The Pennsylvania State University […]...