Can spur gear handle high speed applications?
High-speed spur gear applications reveal design challenges that aren’t obvious at lower RPMs—vibration amplification, thermal growth, and dynamic loading that can destroy even well-machined gears. Understanding these physical limits during the design phase prevents costly redesigns when prototypes fail under speed testing or field conditions. Spur gears can handle high-speed applications up to approximately 3,000-4,000 […]
When to use pom gears?
Gear material selection impacts everything from torque capacity to noise levels, and POM (polyoxymethylene) offers unique advantages that metal gears can’t match. Understanding when to choose POM over traditional metal materials can solve noise, weight, and corrosion challenges that would be costly or impossible to address with steel or aluminum alone. Use POM gears for […]
Are spur or helical gears stronger?
Gear strength isn’t just about material—it’s about how tooth geometry distributes load and manages stress concentrations. After machining thousands of precision gears for robotics, and industrial equipment, small design differences between spur and helical configurations create dramatically different performance outcomes under real-world loading conditions. Helical gears are generally stronger than spur gears due to their […]
