Powder metal gears are found in aerospace, agricultural, automotive, building and construction, marine transportation, material handling, medical, military, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, power generation and robotics industries. The demand for application specific metal gears has led to the introduction of several types or styles such as anti-backlash, bevel, miter, chance, cluster, differential, helical, herringbone, hypoid, internal, planetary, spur and pinion gears. While these mechanisms can be produced in a number of machining processes, powder metal parts provide several advantages over traditional gear manufacturing methods. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Catalus Corporation
St.Marys , PA | 814-781-7004Catalus Corporation is a leading manufacturer of powder metal parts. Our products include parts used in the automotive, marine, heavy truck, lawn and garden, and recreational vehicle markets. We work with a variety of materials like iron, stainless steel, brass and bronze. Our research and development is done at our Galeton, PA facility and we offer strong engineering support and design assistance to our customers. We are registered to both the IATF-16949:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 standards.
Precision Sintered Parts
Tulsa, OK | 918-663-7511Since 1967, PSP has been a leader in small, intricate custom powdered metal parts for a wide range of industries, such as Sports & Recreation, Power Tools, Industrial Equipment, Oil & Gas.
PSM Industries
Los Angeles, CA | 888-663-8256Our metal injection molding cannot be topped! We have years of field industry experience that we want to put to work for you. It is our mission that we will be able to offer high quality customer service as well as products that will withstand the tests of time to provide lasting value. For more information on what we may be able to do for you, get in touch with our customer service department today!
Symmco Incorporated
Sykesville, PA | 814-894-2461As a powder metal specialist, we will gladly consult with you about any gears, pulleys and sprockets you need. Symmco makes sintered stainless parts: cams, food processing machinery parts, gears, structural components. In inventory: SAE 841-sintered bronze, bearings, cored and solid bar, rectangular plate. We have a capacity of 5 tons through 750 tons. Contact us today to learn more about our capabilities.
Synertech P/M, Inc.
Garden Grove, CA | 714-898-9151With over 30 years of experience, Poly Processing Company has become a leading manufacturer of rotationally molded poly tanks, plastic storage tanks, chemical tanks, double wall tanks, chemical storage tanks and miscellaneous tanks. We offer cost effective solutions to your plastic tank needs.
Powder Metal Gears - Perry Tool & Research, Inc.Most of the benefits arise specifically from the versatility allowed in press-and-sinter processing. The ability to produce multilevel gears, internal configurations and very close tolerance components eliminate or reduce the need for secondary operations, thereby cutting costs and saving time.
Powder Metal Mechanical Parts - Perry Tool & Research, Inc.The uniformity and reproducibility of these parts gives further economic value to powdered metal gears. Additionally, the porosity of sintered elements such as these allows for oil or resin impregnation which creates self-lubricating components, a feature that prolongs the working life of not only the gear, but the motor of which it is a part. The porosity, which can be closely controlled to suit specific requirements, also dampens sound and reduces the weight of a given part.
There are three basic steps to powder metallurgy, the process used to create powder metal gears. First, any of a number of techniques including atomization, flaking, pulverization, chemical reduction and electrolytic are used to reduce the initial raw metallic materials to a fine dust or powder. Specific amounts of this powder are then placed into the compaction die or mold where pressure is applied from both above and below in precise amounts relevant to the specific materials and intended use of the finished gear. This mold is pre-formed and results in the desired gear shape. After this form is ejected from the die, sintering is used to fuse the powder particles together.
The parts are placed on a moving belt which draws them through a controlled-atmosphere furnace, heating the compressed powder to just below the melting point of the raw materials. This temperature varies greatly, though a general rule is to use a temperature that is 2/3 that of the melting point for the primary metal. In this manner, the mechanical bonds of metal powders are converted into metallurgical bonds creating a solid mass from the powder. Gears can be composed of either a single metal or a composite material.
Common metals include aluminum, brass, bronze, cast iron, carbon or alloy steel, magnesium and titanium. Beyond materials, further considerations include, gear type, number of teeth, design units, tooth form, direction, gear center, pressure angle, gear features and mounting requirements.
