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Surface Treatment of Powder-Bed Fusion Additive Manufactured Metals for Improved Fatigue Life
High-cycle fatigue (HCF) tests were conducted on samples fabricated by two powder-bed additive manufacturing techniques.
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Materials Matter : Surface Finishing Rotorcraft Gearing
Rotorcraft gearboxes are designed with the utmost precision to withstand the tremendous demand and loads required to convert thousands of horsepower and RPM into hundreds of RPM and lift torque.
Technical Papers
AH-64 Loss of Lubrication Study: Test of Isotropic Superfinished AH-64 (Apache) Engine Nose Gearbox Without Black Oxide Coating
Rotorcraft gearboxes are designed to the utmost precision to withstand the tremendous demand and loads required to convert thousands of horsepower and RPM into hundreds of RPM and lift torque.
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Materials Matter : The State of the Art of Wind Turbine Gearboxes
Much has been written here about the global growth in the wind turbine industry. Today, more than 341,320 wind turbines are operating worldwide. In particular, the number of offshore installations has exploded in the past seven years.
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Gear Expo Live! Ask the Expert with Mark Michaud
Gear Technology speaks with Mark Michaud, REM Technical Fellow of REM Surface Engineering, is the inventor and pioneer of REM […]
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Materials Matter: Nitriding’s “White Layer” and Isotropic Superfinishing
Developed in the early 20th century, nitriding has evolved into a standard process across many industrial applications. Often considered the simplest technique for case hardening, the process is commonplace in aircraft manufacturing, bearings, automotive components, turbine generation systems, and various industrial machineries.
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Repairing Wind Turbine Gears and Assemblies with Isotropic Superfinishing
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 significant issue for wind turbine gearbox manufacturers, wind turbine OEM’s and owner-operators.
Technical Papers
Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) Full Scale Gearbox Demonstration
The Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) program focused on improving the performance and affordability of current aircraft drive systems.
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Gear Repair for Helicopters and Wind Turbines via Isotropic Superfinishing
The wind turbine, aerospace, and helicopter gear industries recognize the importance of surface finish and surface texture for maximizing component and system performance.
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Oil-Out Endurance Under the Lens
Oil-out conditions, or conditions in which an aircraft is operating without any oil in its gearbox or transmission, are devastating for an aircraft’s hardware.
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Materials Matter: Additive Manufacturing: Challenges, Possibilities, and the Gear Industry
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a technology that has the potential to fundamentally alter manufacturing, specifically metal manufacturing. The ability to design complex shapes, which could not otherwise be manufactured, coupled with a significant reduction in scrap metal, has obvious benefits.
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ISF Surface Versus Machined Surface
Why ISF® Surfaces are superior to machined surfaced: As the load of the mating surface is increased, the lubrication film becomes thinner, and the asperities of the machine surface contact each other resulting in plastic deformation, metal debris and scuffing, not so with REM Surface Engineering’s ISF® Surface.
