Authors: Zan Smith, Ticona Staff Engineer and Maribeth Fletcher, Celcon
® Product Manager - General Industries
For mechanical engineers, plastic gears are a powerful means of cutting drive-cost, weight, noise and wear. Plastic gears also open new opportunities for smaller, more efficient transmissions in many products. What are the payoffs when using plastic gears in place of metal? Where do they make most sense? How are they specified, and which plastics are best? These questions are timely as more engineers turn to plastic gears in higher-power, high-precision applications.
This article highlights how gears are critical, complex drive components that directly affect function and reliability. Engineers must therefore understand both the potential and the pitfalls of plastics, to get the most from them in gearing applications.
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