Design engineers face continuous pressure to enhance product performance while driving down costs. For many devices, converting metal components to plastic is an effective way of achieving both goals.

"Gear Applications" provides an overview of the many different types of gears and gear drives used in mechanical applications. Gears are an essential part of many applications because they transmit ...

This article was updated March 6, 2023. It was originally published Aug. 1, 2001. Gears—even plastic ones—need to be lubricated if engineers are going to coax the best performance out of them. In the ...

High-quality gearboxes have many uses in automotive manufacturing and come in an array of configurations that make it easy to choose the perfect system for the exact needs of a given application. With ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. The 3rd Edition of Dudleyâ s Handbook of Practical Gear Design and Manufacture by Stephen P. Radzevich is a great ...

Purchasing a car is a complex process with many factors involved. You need to take form, price, and technological features into account each time you turn from one model to the next. While it will all ...

Anyone who's spent any time driving knows that semi-trucks are a fixture on American roads. Vehicles from the most popular semi-truck manufacturers covered just over 500 billion miles in 2022 alone, ...

Harmonic Drive Systems has been able to capitalize on demand growth with industrial robots and semiconductor production equipment, by having its compact strain wave reduction gears (also known as ...