What does it mean to make "better" gears? "Better" gears more closely resemble the intended design parameters for proper function in an application. To make better gears, information is needed to numerically quantify the current quality status of a component. One of the keys to sorting out the issues with a "problematic" gear component is determining if the error is due to the manufacturing process or due to the assembly or mounting orientation of the gear in question.
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