Design enhancements improve efficiency and eliminate leaks. Worm-gear speed reducers have offered a rugged, adaptable, and cost-effective method of power transmission for nearly a century. But their ...

To maintain its edge in a highly competitive industry, J.I. Case Backhoe/Loader Div., Burlington, Iowa, strives to continually improve product quality while reducing costs through streamlined ...

Honda Motor is recalling 1,693,199 vehicles in the U.S. because of potential steering problems. The steering gearbox worm wheel, which controls steering, may have been manufactured incorrectly in ...

Remember that unpowered, wood-framed crate you and the neighbor kid built all those years ago? You know, the one with baby buggy wheels, no seat to speak of and a steering system consisting of a loop ...

Solar power generation continues to increase, with forecasts from BloombergNEF (BNEF) calling for global solar generation to make up 22% of the world’s electricity by 2050, up from about 2% today.

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

AutomationDirect has expanded its mechanical power transmission product line to include aluminum worm gearboxes in five frame sizes, with gear ratios from 10:1 to 100:1. Constructed of aluminum alloy ...

All of us would love to bring our projects to life while spending less money doing so. Sometimes our bargain hunting pays off, sometimes not. Many of us would just shrug at a failure and move on, but ...

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