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Materials Matter: How to Set Up a Vibratory Bowl for Gear Finishing

Posted by Bill Nebiolo on venerdì, Luglio 19th, 2019 in

The vibratory bowl is toroidal-shaped, consisting of a center hub surrounded by an OD wall. Direct drive machines have a motor and driveshaft set inside the center hub....

Gear Expo Live! Ask the Expert with Mark Michaud

Posted by Mark Michaud on venerdì, Febbraio 23rd, 2018 in

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Micropitting of the sun pinion teeth in 2018

Repairing Wind Turbine Gears and Assemblies with Isotropic Superfinishing

Posted by Danny Estrada on martedì, Giugno 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...

Gear Repair for Helicopters and Wind Turbines via Isotropic Superfinishing

Posted by Justin Michaud on martedì, Giugno 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. ...

Materials Matter: Wind Turbine Gear Repair

Posted by Christina Michaud on martedì, Maggio 31st, 2016 in

Due to the large installed base of wind turbines, demand for gearbox repairs has risen steadily in recent years. Isotropic […]...

Repair of Helicopter Gears

Posted by Christina Michaud on martedì, Novembre 19th, 2013 in

In order to reduce costs by extending the operational life of the sun and input pinion gears of a helicopter transmission, scraped gears were subject to a superfinishing process....