Mahr Inc. MarOpto MT 100 Fizeau Interferometer Towers Offers In-Production Measurement Solution November 6, 2017 Mahr Inc. has introduced the MarOpto MT 100, the first in a new series of Fizeau interferometer towers for measuring optics directly in p...Read More
Swag of the Expo Awards November 2, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments My last blog covered the motivation for the Swag of the Expo award and my inspiration in creating it. Top contenders that did not quite qualify for...Read More
Friction Coefficient of Differently Treated Steel Surfaces November 1, 2017 A reader asks about ion-nitride finished shafts and the proper friction coefficient to be used for calculations.Read More
Thinking Big October 12, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments My local newspaper’s lead story today concerned the explosive demolition of a highway bridge in nearby Tionesta, PA. As luck would have it, our mos...Read More
Napoleon Engineering Services Announces Rolling-Contact Fatigue and Wear Testing October 10, 2017 The largest independent bearing testing and inspection facility in the United States, Napoleon Engineering Services (NES) has announced t...Read More
Where Did All the Big Projects Go? September 26, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Remembering the “good old days” too often or too fondly is an occupational hazard for a veteran blogger like me. I try to temper “story time” with ...Read More
ASM Heat Treat 2017 September 1, 2017 Don't miss these exhibitors co-located with Gear Expo.Read More
Cost Reduction Ideas August 31, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments 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 ...Read More
Fact Checking Legends August 29, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments The much better half returned from her first beauty shop appointment in Oil City, shaking her newly coiffed head. Her stylist was an Oil Country li...Read More
Coordinate Metrology Society Holds Portable Measurement Technology Conference August 18, 2017 The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) oversaw the 2017 Coordinate Metrology Society Conference (CMSC) in Snowbird, Utah, hosted hundreds...Read More