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Gear Expo Live! Ask the Expert with Mark Michaud

Posted by Mark Michaud on Friday, February 23rd, 2018 in

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Materials Matter: Nitriding’s “White Layer” and Isotropic Superfinishing

Posted by Nathan Michaud on Thursday, August 24th, 2017 in

Developed in the early 20th century, nitriding has evolved into a standard process across many industrial applications. Often considered the simplest technique for case hardening, the process is commonplace in aircraft manufacturing, bearings, automo...

Micropitting of the sun pinion teeth in 2018

Repairing Wind Turbine Gears and Assemblies with Isotropic Superfinishing

Posted by Danny Estrada on Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 in

As the wind turbine industry matures, the importance of operations and management (O&M) costs grows. In the early years of large kilowatt and small megawatt class wind turbines, pre-mature gearbox failure due to gear fatigue was very common and was a...

Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) Full Scale Gearbox Demonstration

Posted by Danny Estrada on Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 in

The Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) program focused on improving the performance and affordability of current aircraft drive systems....

Gear Repair for Helicopters and Wind Turbines via Isotropic Superfinishing

Posted by Justin Michaud on Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 in

The wind turbine, aerospace, and helicopter gear industries recognize the importance of surface finish and surface texture for maximizing component and system performance. ...

Oil-Out Endurance Under the Lens

Posted by Danny Estrada on Friday, March 31st, 2017 in

Oil-out conditions, or conditions in which an aircraft is operating without any oil in its gearbox or transmission, are devastating for an aircraft's hardware....

Materials Matter: Additive Manufacturing: Challenges, Possibilities, and the Gear Industry

Posted by Justin Michaud on Thursday, March 30th, 2017 in

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a technology that has the potential to fundamentally alter manufacturing, specifically metal manufacturing. The ability to design complex shapes, which could not otherwise be manufactured, coupled with a significant red...

ISF Surface Versus Machined Surface

Posted by Danny Estrada on Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 in

Why ISF® Surfaces are superior to machined surfaced: As the load of the mating surface is increased, the lubrication film becomes thinner, and the asperities of the machine surface contact each other resulting in plastic deformation, metal debris an...

The Rapid ISF® Process

Posted by Danny Estrada on Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 in

REM Surface Engineering's automotive process, Rapid ISF® (Isotropic Superfinishing), is able to produce a planar surface of Ra .1 µm or less in 4 minutes. The Rapid ISF Process increases fuel efficiency and power density and is compatible with a ju...

REM ISF (Isotropic Superfinish) Process Overview

Posted by Danny Estrada on Friday, June 1st, 2012 in

REM Surface Engineering's ISF Process Overview. A basic understanding of superfinishing for metal components....