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Figure 1.1.2: The three marked circles are key references on gear teeth. The pitch circle, which is roughly in the middle of the teeth, is the reference used to define the pitch of teeth on the gear.

Worm gear reducers play a key role in mechanical systems due to their ability to achieve high gear reduction in a simple, compact design. This unique functionality makes them suitable for a range of ...

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Scientists found the 500-million-year-old fossil of a "penis worm" in the Grand Canyon—and reconstructed how the creature would have used its strange mouth to feed. The newly discovered species of ...

Every year, Outside’s gear team heads to Outdoor Market Alliance in Lakewood, Colorado, to get a glimpse at the new gear headed to the North American market. Much of what we get our hands on is headed ...

NORD has increased the maximum torques of its UNICASE worm gear units. The NORD development team thus achieved increased performance of 10 to 15 percent – without changing the gear units’ outer ...

This undated image provided by Bugwood.org shows a hammerhead worm on a leaf in India. The narrow, snakelike flatworm has a head built like that of a hammerhead shark. Arun T.P. / AP After heavy ...

When high torque, a tight design, and always-reliable gear motors are required, worm gear motors rise to the top. Such systems are effective in many cases, such as a worm gear motor for robotics and a ...