Technical Guides

Operation & Maintenance

Lubrication, thermal tolerances and failure diagnostics for technopolymer gears: from commissioning to troubleshooting.

Maintenance Dry running of technopolymer gears: advantages, limits and the PV parameter Use of the pressure-velocity factor to define the thermomechanical limit and prevent tooth degradation without lubrication.
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Maintenance Greases, oils and tribology: what to use on technopolymers Chemical and tribological criteria for selecting ideal lubricants, avoiding stress cracking or polymer swelling phenomena.
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Advanced Thermal expansion and backlash calculation Mathematical quantification of the minimum backlash required to compensate for volumetric tooth expansion caused by heat.
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Maintenance Failure diagnostics: reading the damage on a gear Visual inspection and morphological mapping of defects to distinguish between failures from mechanical fatigue, overload, or thermal shock.
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