Surface Finish
Mechanical Paste Polishing vs. CAVF Finishing of Gears
A recent Materials Matter article compared generic deburring versus CAVF (chemically accelerated vibratory finishing.) Both techniques are conducted in a vibratory unit....
View MoreThe Challenges of Generic Deburring vs. CAVF Deburring
Relative to gear hobbing, shaving, and/or post heat-treat grinding to generate accurate tooth morphology there may come a time wherein vibratory deburring is a requirement to remove adherent burrs. ...
View MoreChanges Ahead in the Roughness Standards
I have written numerous articles on tooth flank surface roughness measurement. This is such a page-turner of a subject!...
View MoreMaterials Matter (DE)
Optical profilometry will become an important tool for predicting gear performance with more research and development of an objective lens to fit into tooth spaces....
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