Opportunities of Efficiency Improvement by the Use of Hydro Lubricants
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GEAR SOLUTIONS MAGAZINE Your Resource for Machines, Services, and Tooling for the Gear Industry OPPORTUNITIES OF EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT BY THE USE HYDRO LUBRICANTS ISSUE FOCUS Lubrication | Broaching OPPORTUNITIES OF EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT BY THE USE OF HYDRO LUBRICANTS COMPANY PROFILE NEUGART MARCH 2020 MARCH 2020 gearsolutions.com TRUSTEDIN THE MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS. LOOKING FOR AN OUT OF THIS WORLD CAREER? If you’d like to be part of a world-class gear manufacturing Excellence company that values and invests in its people, and you without have what it takes to deliver Excellence Without Exception… exception. 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Premium listings feature graphic treatments to draw more attention to your company. JOIN THE GEAR SOLUTIONS For information on how you can participate in the COMMUNITY GearSolutions.com community storefront, contact FOR ONLY [email protected]. $ 350 Chad Morrison – associate publisher PER YEAR 800.366.2185 x 202 FEATURES OPPORTUNITIES OF EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT BY THE USE OF HYDRO LUBRICANTS While searching for a material that meets all of the general and 30 branch-specific lubrication requirements, water is a visionary, yet obvious, raw material available worldwide that’s non-toxic and non-combustible. By MATTHIAS PFADT, ELENA VON HÖRSTEN, and BALASUBRAMANIAM VENGUDUSAMY ADVANTAGES OF FLAT BROACHING MACHINES 38 Flat broach manufacturing is a tooling option that offers some advantages to circular broaching, but the tools need to maintain optimum sharpness in order to be effective. By JEFF BURG OFFERING MODULAR PLANETARY GEARBOX DESIGN 42 COMPANY PROFILE Starting out almost a century ago by making clock parts, Neugart now develops, produces, and sells planetary gearboxes and custom gearboxes all around the world to a variety of industries. By KENNETH CARTER March 2020 3 Manufacturers of: and Universal Gear Company 1605 Industrial Drive Auburn, CA 95603 Phone: (530) 885-1939 Fax: (530) 885-8157 4 gearsolutions.com MARCH 2020 • VOLUME 17, NUMBER 3 DEPARTMENTS 8 INDUSTRY NEWS Reports, data, and developments to keep you aware of what’s happening with your colleagues in the gear-manufacturing industry around the country and world. Exact Metrology set to open new center Buehler celebrates 100-year anniversary in Moline, Illinois. of Wilson® Hardness In this section, the premier supporter of gear manufacturing in the United States and beyond shares news of the organization’s activities, upcoming American educational and training opportunities, technical meetings and seminars, Gear Manufacturers standards development, and the actions of AGMA councils and committees. 19 Association 24 MATERIALS 26 TOOTH 28 HOT MATTER TIPS SEAT MARK MICHAUD BRIAN DENGEL D. SCOTT MACKENZIE ROTORCRAFT GEARBOX WHAT IS A STANDARD ANYWAY? BACK TO BASICS: HARDNESS REGULATIONS: LOL Gear standards are technical documents TESTING, PART 1 The European Union’s CS-29 Amendment that are developed by governing bodies Each type of hardness test is geared toward 7 places more stringent and rigorous in order to set rules, guidelines, and a specific purpose. The Rockwell testers are testing requirements for certification of definitions for the production, assembly, suitable for general purpose testing of parts Category A type pressurized gearboxes and inspection of gears — but they can and sheet, while the Brinell tester is suitable under loss of lubrication conditions vary depending on where you are. for larger components or raw materials. compared to the previous regulation. 46 PRODUCT 56 SHOWCASE Q&A New products, trends, services, and developments in the gear industry. RESOURCES 54 MARKETPLACE 55 ADVERTISER INDEX JACK CONWAY President of Atlanta Gear Works COVER PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK (4) / ILLUSTRATION BY RICK FRENNEA Gear Solutions (ISSN 1933 - 7507) is published monthly by Media Solutions, Inc., 266D Yeager Parkway, Pelham, AL 35124. Phone (205) 380-1573 Fax (205) 380-1580 International subscription rates: $72.00 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid at Pelham AL and at additional mailing offices. Printed in the USA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Gear Solutions magazine, P.O. Box 1210, Pelham, AL 35124. Publications mail agreement No. 41395015 return undeliverable Canadian addresses to P.O. Box 503 RPO West Beaver Creek, Richmond Hill, ON L4B4R6. Copyright ©2006 by Media Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage-and-retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. The views expressed by those not on the staff on Gear Solutions magazine, or who are not specifically employed by Media Solutions, Inc., are purely their own. All “Industry News” material has either been submitted by the subject company or pulled directly from their corporate website, which is assumed to be cleared for release. Comments and submissions are welcome, and can be submitted to [email protected]. March 2020 5 FROM THE David C. Cooper PUBLISHER EDITOR Chad Morrison ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER The importance of lubrication EDITORIAL and broaching Kenneth Carter ithout proper lubrication, the excess friction and dry metal-to-metal contact on gears EDITOR Wwould be detrimental to their proper functioning. Jennifer Jacobson That’s why it’s vitally important to know the challenges for proper gear lubricant for- ASSOCIATE EDITOR mulation. Joe Crowe With this month’s issue, Gear Solutions is bringing you some detailed insight into this CONTRIBUTING EDITOR gear-industry necessity. A majority of industrial lubricants are still on mineral oils, but an innovative approach is gaining headway by using environmentally friendly water. SALES In our cover article, Matthias Pfadt, Elena von Hörsten, and Balasubramaniam Chad Morrison Vengudusamy share their fascinating research into the opportunities of efficiency ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER improvement using hydro lubricants. Dave Gomez Broaching is often an essential step in gear production, but with different methods of NATIONAL SALES MANAGER broaching available, it’s important to know what type of broaching is best for a specific need. Tom McNulty REGIONAL SALES MANAGER Jeff Burg with Miller Broaching takes a look at flat broach manufacturing, and how it is a tooling option that offers some advantages of circular broaching. He also looks into the importance of maintaining optimum sharpness with broaching tools. CIRCULATION And our company profile shines a spotlight on Neugart. In that article, I talk with Teresa Cooper Christian Schilling, vice president of Neugart’s U.S. location, and how the company is MANAGER working to become a world leader in the production of planetary gearboxes. And don’t forget to dive into Gear Solutions’ regularly featured columns. 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