CMTS 2019: Index and Mitcham Machine Tools July 30, 2019 At CMTS 2019, Index and Mitcham Machine Tools will be demonstrating how to increase output per operator via integrated automation and sin...Read More
Helios Introduces Hera 30 CNC Gear Hobbing Machines July 29, 2019 The Helios Hera 30 offers gear manufacturers a next-generation CNC hobbing solution for fine- and ultra-fine-pitch gears. Exclusively sup...Read More
Gear Origins: Reinventing the Family Business July 25, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Sometimes the old family recipe needs updating… My husband’...Read More
Watching the Chips Fly July 16, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments It was a real treat to spend a day at a gear shop this week. After all these years, I still enjoy watching a round blank get transformed into a gea...Read More
64+ Years of Gears—Geoff Ashcroft June 25, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments 1955. Fresh out of high school, (actually grammar school), 16 years old, unqualified academically and financially to continue full time education. ...Read More
Methods Machine Tools Announces Fanuc Robodrill EcoPlus June 24, 2019 Methods Machine Tools, Inc., has announced the introduction of the new Fanuc RoboDrill EcoPlus, offering a larger 21 tool capacity and in...Read More
Claude Gosselin: Gears — Why Not? June 18, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments When I graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1978, I landed a job in the “cold section” at Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) in Montreal. In those d...Read More
TCI Provides Blanks for CNC Skills Championship June 12, 2019 TCI Precision Metals will provide custom Machine-Ready Blanks to the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), in support of t...Read More
Heidenhain Opens CNC Controls Training Center in Chicago June 11, 2019 Heidenhain has recently opened its TNC-CNC Academy. This expanded CNC controls training center in the Chicago area is available for users...Read More
Rob Swiss — The Accidental Engineer June 11, 2019 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Another young man discovers you need not be an expert machinist to succeed as a gear engineer. Spoiler alert: never tangle with a grinding wheel; they are undefeated in all time.Read More