Bevel gears are very common gear configurations because of their effectiveness and reliability. They are used in rail transport applications, in marine applications, as automotive components, in control systems for pumps and liquid storage systems, in power plants, in printing presses and in a wide variety of other equipment and machinery that require the transfer of torque. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Omni Gear & Machine Corporation
Joliet, IL | 800-876-7216Omni G & M Corporation is a leading gear fabricator specializing in precision machined and custom solutions in a variety of sizes and types. Please check out Omni G & M’s website or call a friendly personnel member today!
Commercial Gear & Sprocket Company, Inc.
East Walpole, MA | 800-491-1073Gears are what we do best, and we are experts in our field. We have three generations of experience backing our company, and we use all of it to benefit you in any way possible.
Gear Motions, Inc.
Syracuse, NY | 315-488-0100Gear Motions is a leading gear manufacturer specializing in supplying custom cut and ground gears. Our wide range of precision gear manufacturing capabilities and services deliver quality gears to meet almost any application.
Cleveland Gear Company
Cleveland, OH | 800-423-3169Cleveland Gear Company has specialized in worm gear technology including industrial gears, bevel gears, helical gears, worm gears and precision gears since 1912. Applications include steel production, electric power generation, and material transport. Fulfilling your exact requirements is what has and continues to make Cleveland Gear one of the top manufacturers of gearing and enclosed gear drives.
GearTec, Inc.
Willoughby, OH | 440-953-3900Since 1987, GearTec, Inc. has been a leading manufacturer of gears. With advance technology and our extensive background with gears, we are one of the best in the business. We strive to keep continuing to get better and going beyond our customers’ expectations. Contact us today to see how we can help with your gear needs.
Bevel Gears - The Adams CompanyBevel gears range in terms of their possible tooth shape, pitch surface, pitch angle and other properties. This quality of customizability makes bevel gears attractive to professionals in all kinds of industries. While bevel gears are most often configured in a 90° angle, they can be designed to work at other angles as well. Four bevel gears in a square make a differential gear, which can transmit power to two axles spinning at different speeds, such as in an automobile.
Bevel Gears - The Adams CompanyUnderstanding a bevel gear's operation is easiest when visualizing the face of a three dimensional disk. Around the perimeter of the disk's face are the teeth - elevated segments of equal length that protrude in the Z axis and are shaped like straight lines or waves. Depending on the gear's configuration, the teeth may be higher toward the middle and lower toward the gear's perimeter; if viewed from the side, the gear would look like a ridged, truncated cone. A bevel gear's axis extends from its middle in the Z axis. That axis intersects with the axis of at least one other bevel gear, and it is this axial intersection that distinguishes bevel gears from other gear varieties.
Bevel gears are typically constructed from metal or plastic. Bevel gears can be made of various types of materials with differing properties, such as aluminum, bronze, cast iron, brass, steel, hardened steel, and stainless steel. Plastic materials used to make bevel gears include Delrin, nylon and polycarbonate. Important considerations in selecting a bevel gear are power transmission requirements, design life, the possibility of exposure to corrosive elements, and noise and heat generation. All of these factors determine the success of the gear in a particular application.