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Big Daishowa Announces Vice President Sales

April 19, 2022

Big Daishowa Inc. announces Michael Herman has been promoted to vice president sales. In this role Herman oversees the Big Daishowa sales team and supports the company’s distribution network and machine tool builders throughout North America.

Forest City Gear Announces Appointment of New President, Kika Young

April 8, 2022

Forest City Gear is proud to announce the appointment of Kika Young as president of the company.

AGMA Announces New Board of Directors

April 4, 2022

The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) announced the changing of its board of directors at the 2022 AGMA Annual Meeting held March 31 through April 2 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Jergens Appoints International Product and Business Manager

March 18, 2022

Jergens announced Scott Halfhill to succeed Mark Kubik as its international product and business manager. The announcement comes after Kubik announced his retirement effective April 8th of this year. Halfhill joins Jergens with more than 20 years of leadership and business development experience in manufacturing including extensive work within the automotive industry.

Wendy Young (1952 - 2022)

March 2, 2022

Choosing the Right Heat Treater

March 1, 1998

Heat treating is a critical operation in gear manufacturing. It can make or break the quality of your final product. Yet it is one that frequently gear manufacturers outsource to someone else. Then the crucial question becomes, how do you know you're getting the right heat treater? How can you guarantee your end product when you have turned over this important process to someone else?

Capitalizing on Your Human Capital

November 1, 1997

A fundamental characteristic of the gear industry is that it is capital intensive. In the last decade, the gear manufacturing industry has been undergoing an intense drive toward improving and modernizing its capital equipment base. The Department of Commerce reports that annual sales of gear cutting equipment have increased nearly 60% since 1990. While this effort has paid off in increased competitiveness for the American gear industry, it is important to remember that there is another capital crucial to manufacturing success - "human capital."

The Total Customer Service Experience

July 1, 1997

Michael Goldstein

What is a quality product? This is not an idle question. In the Darwinian business world in which we operate, knowing the answer to this question is key to our survival. A whole library of standards and benchmarks is available to help us gage how we're doing, but they don't really tell the whole story.

ABCs Management

May 1, 1997

Michael Goldstein

Recently I had the pleasure of having dinner with Frank Sinatra, Jr. He was here in Chicago for a benefit concert for Roosevelt University (my wife is co-chairperson of the benefit). Our conversation ranged over a wide variety of subjects, including a small gem of an HBO television movie, "Truman" with Gary Sinise in the title role.

The Way of the Web

March 1, 1997

Okay. You've been convinced. You've gritted your teeth and decided to spend the money to launch a company Web site. Everybody from your teenage propeller-head to the girl in the mail room and the salesman in the flashy suit who gave you "such a deal" on Web site services has promised that your site will be the best thing that's happened to your business since the advent of CNC machines.