The American Gear Manufacturers’ Association [AGMA] will celebrate its 100^th Anniversary in 2016. The party will begin with the Fall Tec...

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[starbox] I have posted previously about the need for mentors and teachers in the gear trade. Once a year the National Society of Professional E...

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"The beginning of wisdom is calling things by their proper name" -- Chinese proverb

Who taught you about gears...

When a customer needed gears delivered in three weeks, here’s how Brevini Wind got it done.

This paper examines the expanding capabilities of induction hardening of gears through methods like spin hardening or tooth-by-tooth techniques.

New material technology allows for more efficient and flexible hobbing.

AGMA president Joe T. Franklin Jr. talks about how the AGMA Gear Expo has grown and changed since its beginnings as a table-top show in 1987.