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What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

(OP)
What is the going rate for gear or chaing drive design consulting?

Does the rate drop for larger jobs?

Tim

RE: What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

(OP)
Should be chain drive.

RE: What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

Varies widely - probably from about $45 to $200 per hour, depending on the consultant's credentials, the nature of the work, supply & demand, etc.  Some consultants will discount for large jobs, some will not.

pdr@baymachinedesign.com

RE: What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

(OP)
Thanks Phil your information is very helpful.

RE: What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

Check out your proposed consultants. We had two who produced inferior designs. Both were from software houses. Get your consultation from reputable manufacturers. I used a manufacturer who solved a hard problem in a short time, and he agreed to call the session at noon. We saved money that way.

Consultants should be manufacturing-oriented not tied to a software concern. This should give you pause in the application of computer solutions to problems.

RE: What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

HEh

Let's not slam all consultants tied to software. The reputation of UTS as gear consultants is held in high esteem by it's clients and UTS is happy to conect you with consulting customers.

RE: What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

Gearhead,
I have the highest regard for UTS and PowerGear, but there are others out there trying to undermine UTS. Ask manufacturers what they are using. You may learn that there are unknown software worth considering.

RE: What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

Plasgears

Was the inferior design because the consultants didnt know what they were doing (ie. they were programmers, not engineers)?

Or was there some other reason?

RE: What is Going Rate for Gear Design Consulting

Spurs,
Programmers, not engineers. Engineers worry about all the details and working conditions. Load deflection is one detail sorely overlooked.

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