Calculation criteria

• Engagement gears are designed on the basis of ensuring fatigue strength in terms of contact stresses and bending stresses.
• Plastic wheels are designed for wear resistance by bending analysis.
• Chain drives are designed according to the criterion of wear resistance and static strength.
• Belt drives are calculated based on the load capacity.

To solve the problem of designing mechanical rotation transmissions in full, in addition to the APM Trans module, it is recommended to use:

APM Graph – a flat drawing and graphic editor with a tool for calculating dimensional chains;

APM Base – a module for creating and editing databases;

APM MechanicalData – a database of standard parts and assemblies, reference data on general mechanical engineering;

APM MaterialData – database of material parameters