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Surfaces: More than just roughness

Posted by Danny Estrada on Monday, July 24th, 2023 in

As the manufacturing community changes and evolves, there is always a need to reevaluate how one thinks about things. New […]...

An Overview of Correct Vibratory Bowl Set-Up

Posted by Danny Estrada on Monday, June 12th, 2023 in

Step 2: Media Mass Planes of Motion Media has two planes of motion in the vibratory bowl. The first plane of […]...

Tackling EV Noise Reduction

Posted by Danny Estrada on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 in

Ultimately, the next largest contributor will become the target as the transmission error is further minimized. This is typically vibro-acoustic […]...

Vibratory Bowl Media Attrition: Part 2

Posted by Danny Estrada on Monday, June 20th, 2022 in

What is the Attrition Rate of the Media You are Using? The key tidbit of information relative to predicting how […]...

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 Friday, May 15th, 2020 in

I have written numerous articles on tooth flank surface roughness measurement. This is such a page-turner of a subject!...

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

From the perspective of the shop floor environment, the previous Materials Matter column “Roughness Measurement Tips: 2 V 5” discussed the contact stylus 2-micron radius tip versus a 5-micron radius tip....

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

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

Surface roughness is a critical parameter for gears operating under a variety of conditions. It directly influences friction and contact temperature, and therefore has an impact on various failure modes such as macropitting, micropitting and scuffing...

Vibratory Media Compositions vs. Attrition and Density

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

The third in our multi-part series on vibratory processing of gears is focused on understanding how media of different compositions have varying attrition rates and densities, and why these are important in vibratory finishing of gears. ...

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

Rotorcraft gearboxes are designed with the utmost precision to withstand the tremendous demand and loads required to convert thousands of horsepower and RPM into hundreds of RPM and lift torque....

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

The described effort was undertaken to assess the impact of the isotropic superfinishing (ISF®) process on the corrosion resistance of a variety of gear steels....