Legacy In The Sky Marples Gears is very proud to have been around since 1942, but did you know that we have a history that predates our company’s founding? Marples Gears has a rich history in the aviation industry that extends before it’s founding in 1942. It starts with the acquisition of the assets from…
High precision gears are components that can determine the quality, performance, service life, safety and reliability of high-end power transmissions. While there various methodsof manufacturing these gears such milling or grinding, hobbing is the most widely used method of gear manufacturing. Generally, when compared with the grinding process, the hobbing process has the advantage…
“Heat treatment is a critical and complex element in the manufacturing of gears [and] greatly impacts how each will perform in transmitting power or carrying motion to other components in an assembly. Heat treatments optimize the performance and extend the life of gears in service by altering their chemical, metallurgical, and physical properties.” (Bugiliarello, et…