Improper gear assembly can have disastrous results from the smallest of mechanisms to the most enormous. When one thinks of gear assembly, a few things may come to mind. From handed clocks and automobiles to helicopters and roller coasters, gears play an integral role in each machine’s function. With gears being so important, it is apparent that improper assembly of such gears could result in the need to replace a favorite family heirloom or be the biggest tragedy imaginable, costing people their lives.

A gear is a part in a mechanism or transmission that works with its similar part or parts in order to transmit activity from one part to another to determine direction and/or power while performing a specific role. In nonprofessional terms, it means the gears make the machine go. When all these gears are working properly the result is a finely-tuned piece of machinery that will efficiently perform the task for which it is designed. When gears are not properly assembled the results can be devastating. For example (more…)