In my last blog we went over “pitch” descriptions for spur gears. Engineers being stubborn individuals, it has not been possible to reach a consens...

So, you want to teach people about gears. It is a huge topic with many interesting and complicated facets to it. A person could spend their entire ...

A commentator recently asked for “real world” examples of how he could reduce costs and win more orders. Improved technology is often cited as the ...

My consulting practice covers a very wide range of products — from 4-inch circular pitch mill stands to 180-NDP handheld medical devices — I see th...

Plastic gears are everywhere today - throughout your car, at the oceans' lowest depths, in deep space. The question, when is a metal gear a candidate for plastic conversion, can be addressed in three words, i.e. what's the application?

Beginning with our June Issue, Gear Technology is pleased to present a series of full-length chapters excerpted from Dr. Hermann J. Stadtfeld’s latest scholarly — yet practical — contribution to the gear industry — Gleason Bevel Gear Technology. Released in March, 2014 the book boasts 365 figures intended to add graphic support of a better understanding and easier recollection of the covered material.

One of the consequences of growing older is saying good bye to friends you have made along the way. Word reached me this week that one of the best ...

[starbox] Much of my engineering practice is working with companies that design machines only once in a while. I enjoy working with the people on ...

[starbox] We are starting our second year of this blog and are pleased that it was named one of the Top 50 Design and Development Blogs on the Int...

[starbox] Much of my design work involves “math modeling” gearsets to determine the lowest-cost components which will meet the requirements. Over ...