Testing Center

Testing Center

The mass production of plastic gears and newly developped plastic materials have increased the application of plastic gears in automotive and others applications.

A wide variety of different types of polimeric materials, different reinforcements ( such as fiber and nanoparticels), and internal lubricants ( such as PTFE) can be used to tailor a polymer for a specific application.

In the litterature and guidelines, the allowable gear endurance limits ( for root and flank) are mainly given for PA and POM materials.

In order to appropriately design gears, it is advisable to perform gear testing in order to evaluate material selection, gears temperatures, as well as permissible root and flank stresses.