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What is the British Gear Association?
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Research

The Gear Research Foundation
EPSRC Funded Research

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Research

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Improving worm gear performance
Analysis and measurement of Transmission Error in precision worm gears
Generative gear grinding cost reduction
Spline stressing and wear research
Improving gear performance by enhancing the fatigue properties of steel
Improving Understanding of Micro Pitting
Improved gear stress analysis
Net forgings
Enhancing the fatigue strength of gear materials

EPSRC Funded Research

The Design and Performance of High Duty Spur Gears
The Measurement of Kinematic Errors in Precision Worm Gears
Micro-Structural and Metallurgical Aspects of the Fatigue Strength of Gear Materials
Micro-Elasto Hydrodynamics in Relation to Surface Distress in Gears
Worm Gear Design - Elastohydrodynamics
Gear Dynamic Analysis
Improving Involute, Lead & Pitch Measurement

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Technical publications

BGA Training and Seminar Notes
Mechanical Power Tansmission series

Introduction to Gear Noise
Gearbox Systems: Miniature Instrumentation for troubleshooting in Rotating Machinery Applications
Gearbox Systems: Problems and Solutions
Worm Gears
Gear Cutting Tools - Part 1
Gear Cutting Tools - Part 2
Steel Selection: The Manufacture of Engineering Steels
Gear Noise and Vibration: Gear geometry optimisation for low noise and stress using 3d F.E Mesh modelling
Gear Noise and Vibration: A new tool for designing low vibration main propulsion gears (DuQgates)
Shot Peening

Tribology Series:

Introduction - Tribological surfaces in machines
Introduction - Basic concepts in tribology
Introduction - Basic principles of bearing selection
Introduction - Wear mechanisms
Plain bearings - Bearing materials
Plain bearings - Types and principles of lubricated bearings Rolling bearings - Types and principles
Rolling bearings - Installation and sealing
Rolling bearings - Lubrication
Lubricants - Selection
Lubricants - Lubricating oils in service
Gears - Lubrication
Couplings - Types and principles
Couplings - Selection
Couplings - Lubrication of gear couplings
Seals - Types and performance of rotary seals
Seals - Mechanical

BSI, EN and Other Standards

Go to the Standards page to find a searchable database of over 850 BSI, EN and other Standards relating to Mechanical Power Transmissions manufacture and use

Codes of Practice

The specification of drawing data and associated tolerances for involute gears
The specification of the accuracy of blanks for involute gears
Involute gear measurement
Checking the reproducability of a gear measuring machine
Verifying the accuracy of gear measuring machines
The interpretation of measurements
Calculation of quantities associated with gear measurement

European Language Dictionary/Glossary for Power Transmissions

Wörterbuch der Kraftübertragungselemente
Diccionario de elementos de transmisión
Glossaire d'Organes de Transmission
Glossary of Transmission Elements
Glossario degli Organi di Trasmissione
Glossarium voor Transmissie-organen
Ordbok för Transmissionselement
Voimansiirtoalan sanakirja

Gear Technology Manual

Drive Systems
Gear System Design
Gear Geometry
Design and Stress Analysis of Spur and Helical Gears
Gearbox Design
Manufacture and Metrology of Spur and Helical Gears

Teaching Pack on Gear Technology

Gears and Transmissions Bibliographies


Gear Dynamics, Noise and Vibration Bibliography

Commercial Publications

Statistical Profile of the European Mechanical Power Transmission Industry
'Current Market Outlook' Report (European Data)
UK Mechanical Power Transmission Industry Statistics
UK Mechanical Power Transmission Industry trade (CN) data codes and descriptions
World Trade in Mechanical Power Transmissions

Software

Gear geometry and stress analysis
Gear stress and Transmission Error analysis

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