Invention of the gear-hobbing process about 150 years ago revolutionized not only gear fabrication, but also gear design. Basically, a hob or shaper cutter traverses the gear blank to generate teeth.

is a powerful and comprehensive computer program for gear design, analysis, optimization and troubleshooting of gear drives. It integrates a virtual gear generator with algorithms for tooth contact ...

Anne Bruce is a microscopy photographer who likes to put antique watches, gears, and gauges under her low-power microscope. She creates glowing, strange images of tarnished gears and fragments of ...

Durability, NVH with load variation Microgeometry optimization Manufacturing variability simulation Case study of a speed gear pair No two gears are manufactured the same, but addressing manufacturing ...