REE Automotive has been granted a patent for a system that locks a rotatable shaft using a base member with curved slots and pins. An actuator displaces the pins to insert them into the slots, ...

Materials — When complicated geometry proves more trouble than it’s worth, the deceptively simple function of transmitting torque can be improved by even small changes in chemical makeup. The core ...

Motors and gearboxes that generate high torque and acceleration may make shaft keys obsolete. Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of keyless and keyed shaft connections is vital when connecting ...