Feature articles

Efficiency at the Limit: How Highly Integrated Designs and High-Speed Applications Are Redefining Thermal Management in Electric Drives

Bjarne Schwarz, a research associate at the FZG at the Technical University of Munich, explains why highly integrated electric drive units — despite…

The part of electrification nobody talks about

The challenges of the electrification of construction sites require a holistic approach integrating machines, energy infrastructure, and digital…

Operation Independence: Hundreds of E-fuel Plants for Europe’s Armed Forces

Operation Independence: Self-sufficiency instead of dependence, availability instead of supply chain risk: Shena Britzen explains why Rheinmetall is…

Targeted Micro Geometry Scattering in Generating Grinding for Gear Noise Optimization

Discover a novel method to tailor gear flank geometry and enhance noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) performance. Learn how targeted micro geometry…

Optimized Carburizing Steels Reduce Manufacturing Steps

Optimized carburizing steel reduces post-treatment processes while achieving higher fatigue strength. Controlled alloy design minimizes surface…

Predicting Abrasive Wear of Reinforced Thermoplastic Spur Gears

Envalior introduces a research initiative focused on the predictive modeling of sliding wear in fiber-reinforced thermoplastic spur gears. The study…

Material modelling for short fibre reinforced plastic gears

Material modelling for short fibre reinforced plastic gears Compared to steel gears, the challenges in designing plastic gears lie primarily in…

World's most powerful gearbox with 47 MNm output torque

This presentation will show the model-based design of a geared solution in the form of a multi-motor drive and outline control engineering measures to…

Aqueous Gear Lubrication – Influence of Water Evaporation

The findings of the study support the design of gearboxes lubricated by aqueous polyalkylene glycols. The effect of water evaporation on the power…

Cutting method using a scraping-cutter for involute conjugate gears including face gears

A method was proposed to cut a gear that meshes with an involute cylindrical gear using a gear-shaped tool, and bevel-shaped gears were prototyped.…