When you need a gear made, whether it’s a replacement for a broken piece of machinery or a component for a new project you’re creating, you need to make sure you get the perfect fit for the job. There are hundreds of gear manufacturers out there, but some are more adept than others. You’ll figure …Continued

When most people think about “gears” in general, they picture spur gears. These are “conventional” types of gears, existing in circular shapes with evenly spaced teeth along the edge to drive some other mechanism when the gear is turned. However, spur gears only represent a fraction of the total types and number of gears in …Continued

In the gear manufacturing world, one of our most important responsibilities is creating “high quality gears,” which are worth what you pay for and serve your purposes well. Obviously, you want to choose a gear manufacturer capable of creating high quality gears, but what exactly is a high quality gear? What makes it that way? …Continued

When most people think about gears, they conjure images of what’s known as “spur gears,” the simplest type of gear. These gears have a conventional “gear” shape, consisting of a disk with individual teeth that extend out from the center in straight lines. While functional and appropriate for many contexts, these gears occupy only a …Continued

Whether you regularly place orders for new gears, or you’re completely unfamiliar with the process, chances are you harbor at least a few misconceptions about the ways that gears are actually produced. Gears are precision components, requiring dutiful engineering, planning, cutting, and shaping—and the conceptions most people have about the manufacturing process are based on …Continued

Gears are moving parts in complex systems, and as a result, they tend to deal with a lot of wear and tear over time. Even flawlessly machined gears, composed of ideal materials and taken care of appropriately, can eventually fail after enough time. When this happens, your entire system can be compromised, and of course, …Continued

Choosing a gear manufacturer is a big decision. Depending on the size and scope of your job, you could be paying thousands of dollars for custom materials—but no matter what, you need to make sure the job is done right. One small slip in precision, or one improper procedure could compromise your entire project. You …Continued

When the average person thinks about custom made gears, they don’t consider how important they are to daily living. They think of gears as something distant, used only in factories or complex equipment, but the reality is, gears are used in all kinds of applications, many of which affect your daily life—whether you realize it …Continued

Think of a gear. Any gear will do. What kind of material is the gear made of? If you’re like most people, you probably imagined some kind of metal, but the reality is, gears can be made from all kinds of different materials. Depending on the shape and nature of the gear, as well as …Continued

On the surface, gear manufacturing may seem somewhat straightforward. You have an idea of what a gear looks like, so all you need to do is punch it out of metal and plug it into your system, right? Wrong. In reality, the gear manufacturing process is far more sophisticated, requiring extensive engineer work (especially for …Continued