Designers generally turn to gear reducers in servopositioning applications for two reasons. First, many applications require less speed and more torque than economically available from a servo-motor ...

A clock is perhaps one of the the most popular projects among makers. Most designs we see are purely electronic and do not bother with the often more complicated mechanical part. Instructables user ...

On a regular bicycle crankset, the chainrings turn in a 1:1 ratio with the crank arms. In the case of the Ultime Ti crankset from French company MG Tech, however, things are a little different – an ...

According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which uses over one million patents to analyze innovation intensity for the automotive industry, there are 300+ innovation areas that will shape the ...

With the many industrial gearboxes available today, it’s important to match the proper type of gearbox with the drive, motor, and load. When a machine needs a servosystem (drive and motor), the ...

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For folks with high horsepower street cars, the allure of a "clutchless" manual Lenco gearbox—and the cool-looking lightning-rod shifters—is pretty clear, but historically, the cost has been ...

At Alexey Volegov's hands a rotating metal planetary chevron gear, a non-separable system that can only be obtained by 3D printing. Printed at UrFU laboratory. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...