If you’ve ever been to a Maker Faire, perused Thingiverse, or been within 100 feet of a 3D printer, you’ve probably seen a plastic set of planetary gears with a little crank or maybe a set of ...

There was a time when print-in-place moving parts were a curiosity, but [Tomek] shows that things are now at a point where a hand-cranked turbine blower with integrated planetary gears can be entirely ...

Ronkonkoma, NY-Engineers at Thomson Micron LLC developed a "swing-link" technology for its new Equalizer(TM)gearhead that improves performance measured against comparable fixed planetary designs at a ...

From a load-capacity point of view, the most suitable gearhead ratio has the highest torque density for the most compact (and cost-effective) package. From an application point of view, the best ...

The choice between helical and spur gears in gearboxes may seem straightforward. Go with helical gears if you want the gearbox to run as smoothly and quietly as possible. Choose spur gears when you ...

The company is now offering a high-performance and economical drive program with the addition of planetary gears to its line of synchronous and stepper motors The company is now offering a ...