--- title: Intech Power-Core Engineering Blog | Simon Barrell description: Intech Power-Core Thermoplastics Engineering Blog --- 250 Herbert Avenue Closter, New Jersey 07624 U.S.A. 1-877-218-2650 [![intech.power.logo.Power of knowledge.](https://www.intechpower.com/hs-fs/hubfs/intech.power.logo.Power%20of%20knowledge..jpg?length=300&name=intech.power.logo.Power%20of%20knowledge..jpg "intech.power.logo.Power of knowledge.") ](https://www.intechpower.com/) [![Browse Our Products](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/62516/08b25f71-daf5-4226-916d-2693bd171a1d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/62516/08b25f71-daf5-4226-916d-2693bd171a1d) [![Browse Our Products](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/62516/08b25f71-daf5-4226-916d-2693bd171a1d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/62516/08b25f71-daf5-4226-916d-2693bd171a1d) # Posts by Simon Barrell | August 3, 2011 ## [What they don't teach you in engineering school about gear design](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/65255/what-they-don-t-teach-you-in-engineering-school-about-gear-design) It’s this: [Read More](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/65255/what-they-don-t-teach-you-in-engineering-school-about-gear-design) [Power-Core gears](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/tag/power-core-gears) | May 13, 2011 ## [Still Lubricating your Rack and Pinion System?](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/57988/still-lubricating-your-rack-and-pinion-system) Lubricating a rack and pinion gear drive is often done manually. In industries, such as in food processing or packaging,... [Read More](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/57988/still-lubricating-your-rack-and-pinion-system) [Power-Core gears](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/tag/power-core-gears) ** 3 minute read | March 28, 2011 ## [Electrically insulated gear box for electrolytic metal deposition](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/55699/electrically-insulated-gear-box-for-electrolytic-metal-deposition) To increase the capacity of their metal deposition furnaces with typically one cathode and one anode, we were approached by... [Read More](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/55699/electrically-insulated-gear-box-for-electrolytic-metal-deposition) | February 17, 2011 ## [Plastic gear material shows no water absorption after 700 hrs submerged in water](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/53802/plastic-gear-material-shows-no-water-absorption-after-700-hrs-submerged-in-water) Ordinary plastic gears expand when they absorb moisture, internal stresses are relaxed, and the tensile strength drops by... [Read More](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/53802/plastic-gear-material-shows-no-water-absorption-after-700-hrs-submerged-in-water) [Power-Core gears](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/tag/power-core-gears) | January 31, 2011 ## [Stainless steel chain plating drum drive replaced by lube free gears](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/49331/stainless-steel-chain-plating-drum-drive-replaced-by-lube-free-gears) One of our customers, who use an aggressive liquid bath in a plating process for coating metal parts, was experiencing a... [Read More](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/49331/stainless-steel-chain-plating-drum-drive-replaced-by-lube-free-gears) [Power-Core](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/tag/power-core) ** 2 minute read | January 27, 2011 ## [Roller Assembly Technology that Effortlessly Opens Doors & Partitions](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/48159/roller-assembly-technology-that-effortlessly-opens-doors-partitions) Manufacturers and designers of precision sliding doors and indoor/outdoor architectural partitions are always searching for... [Read More](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/48159/roller-assembly-technology-that-effortlessly-opens-doors-partitions) [Power-Core](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/tag/power-core) ** 2 minute read | January 19, 2011 ## [Why Do Intech Power-Core Gears Last?](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/48241/why-do-intech-power-core-gears-last) Rugged, high performance Intech Power-Core™ gears, rollers, and cam followers are individually calculated and designed from... [Read More](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/48241/why-do-intech-power-core-gears-last) [Power-Core](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/tag/power-core) | January 17, 2011 ## [Power-Core Screen Support in Fish Crowder for Oregon River Project](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/48243/power-core-screen-support-in-fish-crowder-for-oregon-river-project) As a result of writing these blog posts, we realize that increasingly we have become an integral part of projects that... [Read More](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/48243/power-core-screen-support-in-fish-crowder-for-oregon-river-project) [Power-Core gears](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/tag/power-core-gears) ** 2 minute read | January 13, 2011 ## [Self-Lubricating Plastic Gear System Replaces Pulley Drive-Train](https://www.intechpower.com/blog/blog/bid/48239/self-lubricating-plastic-gear-system-replaces-pulley-drive-train) When Dexter Magnetic Technologies introduced a dual axis robotic manipulator to control sputtering in the manufacturing of... 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