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POWDERED METALLURGY – GEAR ADJUSTERS

ASCO Sintering is an award-winning custom manufacturer of gear adjusters utilizing the powdered metallurgy process. ASCO Sintering in 1998 received the Non- Ferrous Grand Prize Award from the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF). The award was given in recognition of the gear adjuster for sprinkler heads used in lawn and garden product applications. The gear adjusters are manufactured from a brass material produced using a two-piece sinter-bonded design, which is accomplished by slightly altering the material characteristics. The powder metallurgy process utilized by ASCO Sintering in the production of the gear adjuster allows for the complex configuration of the spur gear, radial flange teeth, hex socket, and provides an online incremental spray adjustment.

There are numerous advantages in producing parts such as gear adjusters using powder metallurgy process over alternative fabricating processes. Advantages in the powdered metallurgy process include substantial cost savings, a wider choice of raw materials, lower energy consumed to produce components, and less time involved. Powdered metal parts can be produced in large quantities to tight tolerances. ASCO Sintering has developed breakthrough designs for powdered metal gears that increase performance and reduce system cost – such as, American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) class-8 heat treated gears, utilizing proprietary high strength, wear and impact resistant materials. Other lawn and garden applications include sprinkler rotors, spray nozzles, irrigation components, pattern adjusters, valves, cutters, linkages, counter balances, clutch rotors and shoes.