One of our clients, a manufacturer of military-grade gearboxes for steering systems, faced a challenge in measuring the running torque (also known as prevailing torque) of their gearboxes. Historically, they relied on a manual and less accurate method for testing torque, which involved using a spline drive and a manual torque reader. This traditional setup was time-consuming and prone to inaccuracies, particularly when measuring running torque at low speeds (such as 40 RPM).
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