Invention of the gear-hobbing process about 150 years ago revolutionized not only gear fabrication, but also gear design. Basically, a hob or shaper cutter traverses the gear blank to generate teeth.

Gears make the industrial world go ’round. And RIT engineering faculty and doctoral students are working to keep them moving efficiently. Gears transmit the motion necessary to operate the equipment ...

The larger gear in a pair is called the gear, the smaller is called the pinion. Gear ratio: The number of teeth in the gear divided by the number of teeth in the pinion. Also, ratio of the speed of ...

Have you ever wanted to make your own outdoor gear? On this episode of Outdoor Explorer host Paul Twardock interviews two professional gear designers to help answers questions covering concept to ...

IGD – Integrated Gear Design – continues growing every day. IGD version 3.7 comprises more than 1.4 million lines of code distributed in 1,321 files. It provides solutions for advanced gear design and ...

Peak Design’s Camera Cubes, launched in 2017, have been incredibly popular products for photographers looking for module protection for their gear. They provide protection for your equipment in any ...

If you’re into CNC machining, mechanical tinkering, or just love a good engineering rabbit hole, you’re in for a treat. Substack’s [lcamtuf] has written a quick yet insightful 15-minute introduction ...

Boeing has released details about the design of the landing gear on the 737 Max 10, the longest version of the Max aircraft family. The company has long been studying different gear options, but has ...