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Raydafon Arrow manufactures hypoid gears with offsets, a far more common style produced by Arrow is the spiral bevel gear – an Arrow Gear specialty. Spiral bevel gears are used to transmit power between shafts that are typically at a 90-degree orientation to each other. Raydafon the spiral...

Raydafon – The high performance bevel gearbox The design of the Raydafon range has been influenced by extremely varied applications within many industry sectors. This bevel gearbox has been developed with a specific torque/speed relationship in mind and therefore benefits from many...

Driveline Boosting performance from clutch to wheels Comprised of complex, interrelated systems – transmission, power take-off unit and final drive – the driveline holds significant potential for improving overall vehicle efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions. By taking a total systems approach...

DRIVELINE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT SMT provides engineering design and consultancy services that cover the complete development cycle of vehicle transmissions. Our extensive experience in transmission and gearbox design, analysis and manufacture simulation makes us a strategic partner of choice...

Final Drives and Differential Basics The purpose of the final drive gear assembly is to provide the final stage of gear reduction to decrease RPM and increase rotational torque. Typical final drive ratios can be between 3:1 and 4.5:1. It is because of this that the wheels never spin as fast as...

When you think about what part of your center pivot endures the most wear and tear, the drive train is one of the first things that come to mind. The center drive and gearboxes bear long load hours and rough terrain day in and day out during the irrigation season. The secret to maintaining your...