[starbox] I wrote last time about how the Internet has made it easier to reconnect with people you used to know. It has also been a boon to the fo...

[starbox] One of the great things about our Internet Age is the ability to reconnect with old friends and associates.  Apparently I have left qu...

[starbox] A few years ago I presented a paper on reverse engineering at the AGMA Fall Technical Meeting. I heard through the grapevine that some f...

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[starbox] One of the first posts of this blog encouraged participation in AGMA’s Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) “paper” program. Our magazine reprin...

At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, so-called mechanics were tasked with devising the precise methods that would make mass production possible. The result was the first generation of machine tools, which in turn required improved tooling and production methods.

The name Gleason is practically synonymous with gear manufacturing. Since the company was founded in 1865, the technology of gear manufacturing has been its focus, its core and its competitive advantage.

Pretty much everyone old enough to utter the familiar, dual syllabic refrain of “beep boop” in the electro-mechanical, monotone pitch from every sci-fi movie ever made has the same idea of what a robot looks likes.

[starbox] With only a few days before the Holiday Break, gear shops big and small are diligently trying to get important projects completed. Peo...

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