Research Engineer, Olly Shires, looks at optimising bearing parameters in a Cycloidal Drive with planetary input.

Optimising Bearing Parameters In a Cycloidal Drive with Planetary Input

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We explore how bearing parameters in a robotics transmission can be optimised to improve the drive’s performance characteristics whilst maintaining component lifetimes.
Analysis of Sliding and Power Losses in Four-point Contact Ball Bearing, presented at Tribology Conference 2024 Spring Tokyo, Preprint, A13.

Analysis of Sliding and Power Losses in Four-point Contact Ball Bearing

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Paper written by Takafumi Tominari and Charlie Penny, presented at the Tribology Conference 2024 Spring Tokyo, Preprint, A13.
Predicting unloaded gear rattle using DRIVA - collage of graphs and diagrams.

Predicting Unloaded Gear Rattle Using DRIVA

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Senior Research Engineer, Simon Terry, looks at unloaded gear rattle: why it occurs, how it relates to engine torsional vibrations and how MASTA’s DRIVA modules can be used to accurately model rattle in a vehicle on-road scenario.
High-Speed Ball Bearings – Dynamic Models.

High-Speed Ball Bearings – Dynamic Models

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We look at the dynamic modelling of ball bearings, and the benefits of this approach when analysing high-speed ball bearings.
Predicting spline rumble analysis in MASTA CAE Software.

Predicting Spline Rumble

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We look at how to predict rumble in a modern EV gearbox using MASTA, covering quasi-static analysis, a time stepping analysis and manufacturing errors to see how different errors contribute to rumble.
2023 SMT Customer Support and Satisfaction Summary 2023.

SMT Customer Support and Satisfaction Summary 2023

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Providing great customer support is paramount to us. As such, we do an annual review of our customer support, asking customers for feedback.
High Speed Ball Bearings - Challenges and Analysis.

High-Speed Ball Bearings – Challenges and Analysis

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This article explores and focusses on the behaviour of ball bearings at high speed, but much of it is also relevant to roller bearings.
ISO 27001:2022 Certification for SMT.

SMT Achieves ISO 27001:2022 Certification

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To demonstrate our commitment to the highest standards of industry practice in information security, we have attained ISO 27001:2022.
Electric drivetrain, graphics and more.

Sidebands In Gear Noise Due To Manufacturing Errors

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We discuss how the automotive industry uses a high-fidelity MASTA analysis for NVH in electric vehicle powertrains.
SMT booth information for VDI Conference On Gears 2023.

VDI Conference on Gears 2023 Munich, Germany

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Our Research Department Manager, Dr Owen Harris, is presenting a poster, along with a talk at the VDI International Conference on Gears 2023.