Single-Piece, High-Volume, and Low-Distortion Case Hardening of Gears
Global output of the automotive industry reached 86 million vehicles in 2014. Each vehicle is fitted with a transmission gearbox […]
Analysis of Heat Treat Growth on Carburized Ring Gear and Multivariate Regression Model Development
In gear manufacturing and machine assembly, dimensional stability of each component and conformance to print requirements are of critical importance. […]
Nitrocarburizing Gears Using the ZeroFlow Method in Large-Volume Production
Retort-based nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing have been around a long time. Modern day challenges include providing known, repeatable hardness and […]
Optimizing Case-Depth Uniformity in the Vacuum Carburizing Process
Over the past few decades, the vacuum carburizing process has been proven to produce superior part quality. In addition, the […]
Producing Quality Parts in an Atmosphere Furnace: How to Optimize Your Quenching and Carburizing Processes
Throughout the manufacturing process, heat treatment is consistently viewed as a critical step for adding value to the parts produced. […]
Heat Treat 101: A Primer
Gears play an essential role in the performance of many products that we rely on in our everyday lives. When […]
Heat Treatment of Large Components
Large gear components can be offered in many applications such as marine, wind power, steel rolling mills, power plants, transportation, […]
Austempering: An Old Process with New Potential for Gears
The Austemper heat treat process was first developed in the 1930’s. Its application was initially limited to low volume, relatively […]
How to Avoid Heat Treatment Problems When Launching New Gear Programs
So you’ve just secured an exciting new gear-manufacturing project and it’s time to start production planning. Heat treatment, such as […]
A Case for Acetylene Based Low Pressure Carburizing of Gears
Low pressure carburizing (LPC) is the technology of choice for the precise carburizing of high-performance gearing [1]. To achieve absolute […]
New Simulation Software Tool Successfully Used in Carburizing Gears
In 1999 when the Center for Heat Treat Excellence (CHTE) was formed, the idea was to develop collaborative research between […]
