Gearbox: Selection Criteria, Types of Bearings, Lubrication and Performance Monitoring

There are many factors to consider in the selection process of the proper gear speed reducer. Unfortunately, it is not as simple as calculating speed, torque, horsepower, and output RPM. With the introduction of computerized engineering manuals, most gear reducer manufacturers have made it easy to make basic gearbox selections. The basic selection process is […]

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Gearboxes: Detailed Explanation, Terminology and Selection Process

What is a Gearbox? A box or case containing gear sets has many different names: speed reducers, reduction gearboxes, gear speed reducers, and gearboxes. Gearboxes are devices for the transmission of movement (precisely torque and speed) between two shafts, those shafts can have axis parallel, perpendicular, or cross to each other. In industry, gearboxes are

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Column Buckling (Online Calculator)

Column Buckling

What is Buckling ? Columns are an important part of machines or even civil structures such as bridges. To differentiate column and Beam, Take the example of the most common case of horizontal beams subjected to load perpendicular to its length (such as simply supported beam or cantilever beam). Those beams undergo bending or flexural

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Oil Lubrication Techniques of Rolling Element Bearings

Oil Lubrication of Bearings Bath Circulating Mist

Oil Bath / Spalsh Oil Lubrication Decisions in connection with the selection of lubricants must parallel decisions in connection with the supply of the lubricant to the bearing for maintaining conditions that will prevent rapid deterioration of the lubricant and bearing. An oil sump applicable to horizontal, inclined, and vertical axis arrangements provides a small

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Cross-Sectional Properties (Online Calculator): Second Moment of Area, Polar Moment of Area, Radius of Gyration

Use the below calculation program to calculate the second moment of area about the x-axis and y-axis, the second Polar moment of area about the z-axis, and the Radius of gyration about the x-axis and y-axis. Take care of the units of measurement such as mm or inch while entering the inputs. You can calculate

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Basics of Design of Sealing System in Hydraulic Cylinders (online calculator)

Basics of design of Sealing System of Hydraulic Cylinder

Mechanical power is transmitted through the reciprocating and rotating parts such as shaft, gear, sprocket, couplings, motor, etc. whereas the fluid power is transmitted by the pressurized fluid which can be the air, gas, or oil. In general, systems with air as a medium are known as Pneumatic system,s and with oil are known as

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