When you think about gear manufacturing companies and their custom gears, pinion gears, and bevel gears, you probably don’t think about your office job. Gears are a relatively simple tool and one of the oldest mechanisms used for motion. That doesn’t mean that they are not used in many modern applications, however. One of the newest applications … Continued

When it comes to worm gears, bevel gears, and gear pump manufacturers, you may be thinking, “So what? What’s the big deal?” In reality, these simple components and parts — seen in everyday objects like alarm clocks, trains, and motors — may be a very big deal in the years to come. In fact, gear manufacturing and … Continued

Nearly all of the machines we use every day use some sort of gears. Whether you are using an electric screwdriver, old-fashioned pendulum clock or alarm clock, a washing machine, or a sprinkler that automatically shifts from side to side, these machines are — in turn — using spur gears to function. Some gears, like … Continued

Years ago, Americans used bevel gears, worm gears, steel shafts, and splined shafts and hubs to launch rockets into space. Since the first launch, scientists and people the world have become increasingly curious and creative. This creativity inspired the launch of some pretty weird objects into space. What are some of the most unusual things that … Continued

Gears are one of the oldest tools, used for centuries to transmit motion. Today, numerous machines, from motors to mining equipment, use spur gears, bevel gears and more to function. However, when a gear breaks, you will often be unable to find a replacement ready-made, and will need to order custom gears through a custom gear … Continued

When you think of a gear, what do you picture? Chances are you imagined the spur gear mechanism inside a clock. While this is correct, gears do more than help us keep time. Gears may seem like simple machinery, but there’s a lot more to them than meets the eye. From the rack and pinion … Continued

A gear is a machine part that moves in a revolving manner to create torque. Metal teeth protrude from gears, and these teeth are spaced out at regular intervals around the circumference of the gear. The teeth allow the gear to match or mesh with another gear to provide rotational force. Gears are considered instrumental … Continued

Most people have grasped the general concept of what a gear is, and what it does, but they likely don’t know that there are various kinds of gears that each perform completely different jobs in different industries. In order for you to make sure that you’re getting the right gears for your project, here are … Continued

Are you looking for replacements for worn out gears? There might be more to custom gears than you ever realized. Charles M. Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comic, once said that “life is like a ten speed bicycle — most of us have gears we never use.” One place gears are used is in … Continued

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