What is New in Gears?
Today gears have become an integral feature
of any industrialised products. Most of the industries ranging from food
processing industries to highly advanced robotics the gears are employed
everywhere. To keep pace with the developments there has been phenomenal
improvement in the type of gears. From the traditional gears made by
conventional methods of casting and forging to plastic gears that are made
with light but durable materials the gears have traversed quite a long road
for itself. After considerable research the gearing industry has now come
with gears that whose diameters range from a few millimeters to gears, say
for example the girth gears that comes with large diameter. Discussed in
this section are few of the latest advancements made in the field of gear
technology, that are making the gears more productive and gear making more
simple and productive.
Miniature Gears
Miniature gears are very small gears used in small and tiny components.
The main task of minature gears is to transfer movements from one component
to other and in some cases power too.
Application of Miniature Gears
Miniature gears are used for specialized applications.
- Medical Devices: Miniature gears are used in endoscopes,
which are used for surgical operations. They are also used in sphygmomanometers,
a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure. Its another use is in dialyzer machines.
- Electronic Devices: Minature gears have found a lot of applications
in the electronic devices, such as Gages, Cameras, Printers, etc.
- Automotive Industry: They are used for adjusting and control drives in the automotive industry.
- Other Applications: They are used in various other applications and in different devices,
such as office machines, household appliances, hydraulic robot mechanisms, etc.
