While bicycle gearboxes date back to at least the 1920s, they’re relatively unseen in bike racing. One exception is Honda’s race-winning mid-drive gearboxes, and [Alee Denham] gives us a look at what ...

Today's passenger aircraft house some of the most cutting-edge innovations in engine technology, and that list most certainly includes turboprop engines. In layman's terms, a turboprop is a jet engine ...

All factory equipment requires some degree of maintenance, monitoring, and replacement, but some need much more than others. One group of high-maintenance components are gearboxes. They are ...

Long before companies like Volkswagen and Porsche got the technology right with DSG and PDK, respectively, many automakers spent years trying and failing to make a manual gearbox work with no clutch ...

A bicycle gearbox is a mechanical system that can change a bike's gear ratio, enabling you to adjust your pedalling effort and speed. Gearboxes use a clever spur gearing system and are integrated ...

With the many industrial gearboxes available today, it’s important to match the proper type of gearbox with the drive, motor, and load. When a machine needs a servosystem (drive and motor), the ...

As the renewable energy sector continues to grow, so does the complexity of technology and equipment such as wind turbines, solar arrays, and transmission infrastructure. Gear oils and lubricants are ...

The 2025 UCI Downhill World Cup will feature more belt-driven gearbox bikes than ever before. Riders from Intense Factory Racing, the Continental Atherton Race Team, MS Zerode and AON Racing will all ...

These days, automatic transmissions are usually quicker to reach 60 mph than their manual counterparts. But a few manual ...

For acceleration and economy, automatics are winning. Stick shifts can’t handle high amounts of power, either. Even BMW may drop the clutch. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...

Engineers have developed a rework procedure which resolves the problem of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 gearboxes affected by a recent corrosion issue. The European Aviation Safety Agency had previously ...

Wind turbine gearboxes have been designed with a life-expectancy of 20 years, but the harsh reality is that they are not lasting for a quarter of that time, says Leyla Alieva, CEO and co-founder, NEOL ...