What should be in it? and Why? Gear specification is generally not in the curriculum of engineering classes, so here is a breakdown of how to specify gears, what the terms mean, and why the information is necessary for your next gear project. When gears are correctly specified on drawings it makes the quoting and…
Gear Inspection: How do we do it? Why is it important? Gear Inspection occurs throughout the manufacture process for higher precision gears. Gear Inspection can be done in different methods depending on how the gear is called out on an engineering blueprint. The inspection process is vital to insure the quality of the gears…
Involute Gear Profile Gears are mechanisms used to transmit power. There are many different types of gears that can be specialized to a specific application. Gears transmit power through the messing of gear teeth at single point along a line of action. The tooth profile is one side of a tooth in a cross section between…