Gear Maintenance Training - DAC 205

This video is a comprehensive introduction to DAC Worldwide's Gear Maintenance Training System Plus, showcasing its functionalities, operational aspects, and key features. It offers an in-depth overview, highlighting the system's operation and emphasizing its primary attributes, providing viewers with a comprehensive understanding of its capabilities and benefits.

Advanced manufacturing and industries from nearly every sector utilize some form of mechanical maintenance to ensure their production runs smoothly. When a component malfunctions, it is crucial that the designated industrial maintenance technician be prepared to handle a variety of issues, including problems that arise that involve gears, shafts, and bearings.

DAC Worldwide’s Gear Maintenance Training System Plus teaches learners to identify, install, align, and troubleshoot a variety of gears.

The system features a CNC-machined gear box that is made of welded aluminum and mounted to a steel baseplate. Multiple types of gears are included, such as: spur gears, helical gears, worm gears, and bevel (miter) gears. These gear sets also include different pitches, ratios, pressure angles, and pitch diameters. Tapered roller bearings, radial ball bearings, shafting with keyways and keys, custom bearing housings, and flanged bearing units are also included. Additionally, there is a handle for illustrating thrust and establishing wear patterns.

Using the included training manual, learners will practice several hands-on skills and increase their understanding of precision gearing. Topics covered in the manual and activities include gear components and terminology; parallel shaft gearing; spur gears and measurement of backlash; taper roller bearings; helical gearing; 90-degree shaft gearing; bevel gears; cross shaft gearing; worm gears; and planetary gearing.