Process CNC Machining 3D Printing Injection Molding Die Casting Sheet Metal Advantages •Tight tolerance•High quality •Complex geometry•High resistance •Scalability •High repeatability •Near-net final shapes Mass production of thin, complexly shaped products •Make XL parts easily•Wide range of forming processes Disadvantages •Raw … Read more
A spline is a mechanical element that have a series of teeth on a drive shaft that mesh with grooves in a mating gear. A splined shaft usually has equally spaced teeth around the circumference, which are often parallel to … Read more
A Sector gear is a gear that has teeth cut along a section of its circumference only. The remaining portion of the gear has no teeth, so it is smooth. Sector gears can be applied to applications where less than 360° is required, … Read more
A planetary gearset, also referred to as an epicyclic gear train, is made up by three components: the ring gear, the sun gear, and multiple planet gears. Different gear ratios can be converted easily by simply changing out the carrier … Read more
The timing belt pulley runs with timing belts to form a non-slip, synchronous transmission of movement. Also known as a drum or sheave, the timing belt pulley allows changes in belt movement and direction. Available material: Aluminum – Grades 6061, … Read more
The internal gear, also referred to as a ring gear, is a gear with its teeth cut into the inside diameter and mesh with spur gears. Internal gears are widely used in equipment and applications, especially in light duty applications, … Read more
A sprocket, also known as a sprocket-wheel or chainwheel, is a profiled wheel with teeth that mesh with a chain or track or other intended materials. The sprocket differs from a gear and a pulley in that sprockets are used to transmit … Read more
Bevel gears are designed to contact a gear mounted on an axis at practically any angle. In most situations bevel gears are mounted on shaft that are 90 degrees apart, but they can be designed to work at other angles … Read more
The worm gear is composed of two different components, one is the worm made by the screw shape cut on the shaft, and the other is a mating gear, namely a worm wheel. Both of these components on a non-intersecting … Read more
Similar to spur gears, helical gears are also used with parallel shafts, but the teeth of a helical gear are cut at an angle to the axis or hole. Helical gears and spur gears are very similar except that the … Read more