MUNICH, Germany — In order to enable automotive manufacturers to adjust their gear box characteristics to variable needs, Infineon today (Oct. 17) at the Convergence automotive trade fair in Detroit ...

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 ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Today’s machine-tool shops need high speeds and high torques to quickly and efficiently carve complex parts out of ...

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.

Any project that contains something called a “flux modulator” instantly commands our attention. And while we’re pretty sure that [Retsetman] didn’t invent it after hitting his head on the toilet, this ...