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GEAR TECHNOLOGY
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006
The Journal of Gear Manufacturing
FEATURES
TECHNICAL ARTICLES
The State of the Gear Industry
Results of our research on trends in sales, production, capital spending and more.........18
It's All About the Science at the Gear Research Institute
28 Why we need more focus on cooperative research……………………………………..28
96T, 64P
Characteristics of Master Gears
How a master gear’s number of teeth affects tooth-to-tooth composite error.……….…32
100T, 63.5P
Optimization of the Gear Profile Grinding Process Utilizing an Analogy
Process
32 Analyzing the causes of grinding burn……………………………………………..…...34
Gear Design: Multipoint Properties are Key to Selecting Thermoplastic
Materials
Temperature and other factors affect thermoplastic gear performance......……………..42
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DEPARTMENTS
Publisher’s Page
Bigger, Better and More Often...........................................................................................7
Product News
Gear machines for small parts, plus other new products for the gear industry..................9
Events
9 Gear China, plus our technical calendar...........................................................................50
Industry News
The latest from the gear industry......................................................................................54
Advertiser Index
Use this directory to get information fast.........................................................................60
Classifieds
Services, Heat Treating and Gear Manufacturing............................................................61
50
Addendum
Galleria Gears……………...............................................................................................64
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