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Joe Arvin — My Story

April 16, 2019

Today’s origin story is by one of the true “good guys” in our trade. I first met Joe in 1989 when I was job hunting. He could tell I was in a b...

One That Got Away

February 19, 2019

Charles D. Schultz

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Like many fathers, I once had hopes of one of my children follow in my footsteps. When my son was four years old he even publicly declared his goal...

From Co-op to Vice President: Octave A. LaBath

January 30, 2019

Charles D. Schultz

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I was attending the University of Cincinnati in the college of engineering. After my freshman year in 1960, I started my co-op job with the Cincinn...

Beautiful on the Inside

November 15, 2018

Dwight Smith

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Higher Quality Internal Gears

Gearbox Design: Refining the Study Layout

August 21, 2018

Charles D. Schultz

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A critical step in designing a gearbox is refining the “study layout” and securing the necessary approvals so that detail design can begin. Althoug...

Gear Design: What is it Going to Cost?

August 16, 2018

Charles D. Schultz

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You may not ev...

International Gear Conference 2018

August 13, 2018

Matthew Jaster

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Lyon, France. Mechanical transmission components such as gears, rolling element bearings, CVTs, belts, chains, etc. are present in every industrial...

What’s Your Angle?

May 10, 2018

Charles D. Schultz

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Hulet self-unloader image courtesy of ASME. Interesting things happen when you start using “non-standard” gear geometry. As early as th...

Making Things Work

May 8, 2018

Charles D. Schultz

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There is an old saying that if the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Imagine that you are tasked by your employer to de...