This article was updated March 6, 2023. It was originally published Aug. 1, 2001. Gears—even plastic ones—need to be lubricated if engineers are going to coax the best performance out of them. In the ...

WICHITA, Kan.—Lubricant manufacturer Lubrication Engineers has created a reliable gear oil designed for protecting rubber and plastic manufacturing equipment. Known as Duolec Industrial Gear Oil, the ...

Gears make the world go round—literally. Gears are an important component of almost anything that "run" whether it's industrial, consumer products, electrical, electronic or automotive, gears keep ...

It's usually safe to assume that steel is stronger and more wear resistant than plastic. But plastic gears have been shown to outperform metal ones in high-speed feeders that insert postcards inside ...