W.Edward Deming’s quality management system was credited with resurrecting and changing Japan’s manufacturing economy after World War II. Experts t...

We suffer through lots of sports clichés in business articles and motivational speeches. What if the reverse were done to sports teams? I am a big ...

The National Football League (NFL) held its annual draft of college players here in Chicago this past week. It is probably the most publicized huma...

Here is some history that bears repeating - or at least re-reading. So take a few minutes to give it up for a long-gone Brit named Henry Maudslay (August 22, 1771 - February 14, 1831) - also known as "A Founding Father of Machine Tool Technology." You might also consider him an early leader in inspection, as he also invented the first bench micrometer capable of measuring to one ten-thousandth of an inch.

I’ve just come back from the AGMA annual meeting in Napa, California, where I had a great time visiting with friends and colleagues in the gear industry. As always, the annual meeting was a great opportunity to network and meet with other AGMA members.

I wrote last time about family and company history because it is fascinating to see how things came to be what they are. Some of the “movers and sh...

I watch too much television. My excuse is that most of it is what was classified as “educational” back before cable exploded to 500 channels plus m...

Cadillac once proclaimed itself the “Standard of the World” and did its level best to back that claim up with high levels of product quality and cu...

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 ...